Isaiah 50:10 Study Bible: Who is among you who fears the LORD, who listens to the voice of his servant? He who walks in darkness, and has no light, let him trust in the name of the LORD, and rely on his God.

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Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.

Study Bible

Who among you fears the LORD
This phrase calls out to those who possess a reverent awe and respect for God. The Hebrew word for "fears" is "yare," which encompasses a deep sense of reverence, honor, and respect, rather than mere terror. In the context of ancient Israel, fearing the LORD was foundational to wisdom and understanding (Proverbs 9:10). It implies a relationship of trust and obedience, recognizing God's sovereignty and holiness. Historically, this fear was a distinguishing mark of the faithful remnant who remained true to God amidst widespread idolatry and apostasy.

and obeys the voice of His Servant?
The "voice of His Servant" refers to the prophetic messages delivered by God's chosen messengers, often seen as a reference to the Messiah in the broader context of Isaiah. The Hebrew word for "obeys" is "shama," meaning to hear intelligently, often with the implication of attention and obedience. This phrase emphasizes the importance of not just hearing but actively following the guidance and commands given by God's appointed Servant. In the historical context of Isaiah, this would have been a call to heed the prophetic words that pointed towards redemption and restoration.

Who walks in darkness
Walking in darkness symbolizes living in a state of confusion, uncertainty, or distress. The Hebrew word "choshek" for "darkness" often represents adversity or the absence of divine guidance. In the biblical narrative, darkness is frequently contrasted with light, which represents God's presence and truth. This phrase acknowledges the reality that even those who fear the LORD may experience times of spiritual or emotional darkness, yet it serves as a prelude to the hope and trust that follows.

and has no light?
The absence of light signifies a lack of clarity or understanding, often experienced during trials or periods of waiting for God's intervention. The Hebrew word "or" for "light" is associated with illumination, both physically and spiritually. In the scriptural context, light is synonymous with God's presence, guidance, and revelation. This phrase highlights the human experience of feeling abandoned or lost, yet it sets the stage for the subsequent call to trust in the LORD.

Let him trust in the name of the LORD
Trusting in the "name of the LORD" signifies placing one's confidence in God's character and promises. The Hebrew word "batach" for "trust" conveys a sense of security and reliance. The "name of the LORD" represents His nature, attributes, and covenant faithfulness. In the historical and scriptural context, this trust is a call to rely on God's unchanging nature and His past acts of deliverance, even when circumstances seem bleak.

and rely on his God
To "rely" on God is to lean on Him for support and strength. The Hebrew word "sha'an" implies a sense of resting or depending on someone. This phrase encourages believers to find their stability and assurance in God alone, especially during times of darkness and uncertainty. It is a reminder of the covenant relationship between God and His people, where He is both their protector and provider. In the broader biblical narrative, this reliance is a testament to faith that transcends immediate circumstances, rooted in the assurance of God's eternal faithfulness.

Persons / Places / Events

1. The LORD (Yahweh)
The covenant God of Israel, who is the central figure in this passage, calling for reverence and trust.

2. The Servant
Often interpreted as the Messiah or a prophetic figure representing God's voice and will. In the context of Isaiah, this can be seen as a reference to the Suffering Servant, a messianic figure.

3. The People of Israel
The original audience of Isaiah's prophecy, who are being called to trust and obedience despite their circumstances.

4. Darkness
Symbolic of trials, uncertainty, or spiritual blindness that the faithful may experience.

5. Light
Represents understanding, guidance, and the presence of God, which may seem absent during times of trial.

Teaching Points

Fear and Obedience
True reverence for God is demonstrated through obedience to His word and His appointed servants.

Walking in Darkness
Believers may experience times of spiritual darkness or uncertainty, but these are opportunities to deepen trust in God.

Trust in the Name of the LORD
The name of the LORD represents His character and promises. Trusting in His name means relying on His faithfulness and sovereignty.

Reliance on God
Reliance on God is an active choice, especially when circumstances seem bleak. It involves surrendering our understanding and control to Him.

Messianic Hope
The reference to "His servant" points to the hope found in the Messiah, who is the ultimate light and guide for believers.

Bible Study Questions

1. What does it mean to "fear the LORD" in the context of Isaiah 50:10, and how can this be applied in our daily lives?

2. How can we identify and respond to times of "darkness" in our spiritual journey, according to this passage?

3. In what ways does trusting in the "name of the LORD" provide comfort and guidance during difficult times?

4. How does the concept of obedience to "His servant" in Isaiah 50:10 connect to the teachings of Jesus in the New Testament?

5. Reflect on a time when you had to rely on God without clear guidance. How did this experience strengthen your faith, and how can it encourage others?

Connections to Other Scriptures

Psalm 23
The theme of trusting God in the "valley of the shadow of death" parallels the call to trust in God while walking in darkness.

John 8:12
Jesus declares Himself as the "light of the world," providing a New Testament connection to the concept of light and guidance.

Hebrews 11:1
Faith is described as confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see, aligning with the call to trust in God without visible light.

Proverbs 3:5-6
Encourages trust in the LORD with all your heart, leaning not on your own understanding, which complements the message of reliance on God.

Sermons

A Searching Query	W.M. Statham	Isaiah 50:10
Counsel for Those Who Walk in the Dark	R. Tuck	Isaiah 50:10
The Name of God	Charles Kingsley	Isaiah 50:10
A Word in Season to the Weary	E. Johnson, M.A.	Isaiah 50:4-11
A Word to the Weary	J. Parker, D.D.	Isaiah 50:4-11
A Word to the Weary	E. Mellor, D. D.	Isaiah 50:4-11
A Word to the Weary	J. Hamilton, D.D.	Isaiah 50:4-11
Christ Speaking a Word in Season to the Weary	J. Matheson.	Isaiah 50:4-11
God's Day School	H. C. Leonard, M.A.	Isaiah 50:4-11
God's Voice Heard in Stillness		Isaiah 50:4-11
Morning Communion with God		Isaiah 50:4-11
Noble Gifts for Lowly Uses	W. Baxendale.	Isaiah 50:4-11
The Gift of Consolation	F. Delitzsch, D.D.	Isaiah 50:4-11
The Inspiration of Noble Ideas	C. S. Robinson, D.D.	Isaiah 50:4-11
The Lord's Servant Made Perfect Through Sufferings	Prof. J. Skinner, D.D.	Isaiah 50:4-11
The Messiah an Instructed Teacher	R. Macculloch.	Isaiah 50:4-11
The Ministry of Preaching	R, Roberts.	Isaiah 50:4-11
The Tongue of the Learned	C. Ross M. A.	Isaiah 50:4-11
The Weary	F. B. Meyer, B.A.	Isaiah 50:4-11
The Weary World and the Refreshing Ministry	Homilist	Isaiah 50:4-11
Weariness	E. Mellor, D. D.	Isaiah 50:4-11
Weary Souls	W.Birch.	Isaiah 50:4-11
Words in Season for the Weary	F. B. Meyer, B.A.	Isaiah 50:4-11
Words to the Weary	E. Mellor, D. D.	Isaiah 50:4-11
Signs of Faithful Service	W. Clarkson	Isaiah 50:5-10
A Child of Light Walking in Darkness		Isaiah 50:10-11
A Day-Star for Dark Hearts	R. Glover, D. D.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Counsel to Those Who Walk in Darkness		Isaiah 50:10-11
Darkness And, Light, and Light and Darkness	H. Batchelor.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Darkness the Element of Trial	R. Scott, M.A.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Depression	E. C. S. Gibson, M.A.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Desertion	H. Verschoyle.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Encouragement	R. Glover, D. D.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Encouragement and Warning		Isaiah 50:10-11
F.W. Robertson's Experience and Counsel		Isaiah 50:10-11
Facing Godwards	W.L. Watkinson.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Faith Useful in Dark Days	J. A. Davies, B. D.	Isaiah 50:10-11
False and True in Character	Homilist	Isaiah 50:10-11
God in The Thick Darkness	H. H. Dobney.	Isaiah 50:10-11
God's Message to the Desponding	W. M. Taylor, D. D.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Light and Darkness	E. M. Goulburn, D.C.L.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Light in Darkness	R. Price, D.D.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Light in Darkness: True and False	L. Blackburne, D. D., E. Avriol, M.A.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Looking Godwards	H. H. Dobney.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Melancholy Christians		Isaiah 50:10-11
Polish Up the Dark Side	The New, Age	Isaiah 50:10-11
Security in the Darkness of Life	W. L. Watkinson.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Spiritual Darkness	J. Wardrop, D. D.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Spiritual Darkness	F. Hastings.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Spiritual Darkness	J. Pulsford, D.D.	Isaiah 50:10-11
The Believer in Darkness	J. Summerfield, M.A.	Isaiah 50:10-11
The Child of God in Darkness		Isaiah 50:10-11
The Child of Light Walking in Darkness		Isaiah 50:10-11
The Cloud Across the Sun	T. Sanderson.	Isaiah 50:10-11
The Duty of Those Who have not Assurance	A. McLeod, D. D.	Isaiah 50:10-11
The Fear of the Lord Blends	R. Macculloch.	Isaiah 50:10-11
The Prophet's Sublimity and Sarcasm	L. Blackburne, D.D.	Isaiah 50:10-11
The Want of Assurance	A. McLeod, D.D.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Trust in God	J. Witherspoon, D.D.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Trust in the Name of the Lord		Isaiah 50:10-11
Unwilling Darkness	J. R. Macduff, D.D.	Isaiah 50:10-11
Willing and Unwilling Unbelief	C. Voysey, M.A.	Isaiah 50:10-11

People

Isaiah

Places

Zion

Topics

Brightness, Confide, Dark, Darkness, Ear, Faith, Fear, Feareth, Fearing, Fears, Giving, Hearkeneth, Hearkening, Lean, Obeyeth, Obeys, Places, Relies, Rely, Servant, Stay, Support, Though, Trust, Trusts, Voice, Walked, Walketh, Walking, Walks, Yet

Dictionary of Bible Themes

Isaiah 50:10

     1335   blessing
     4811   darkness, symbol of sin
     5436   pain
     5566   suffering, encouragements in
     8023   faith, necessity

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September 14. "For the Lord God Will Help Me, Therefore Shall I not be Confounded; Therefore, have I Set My Face Like a Flint, and I Know I Shall not be Ashamed" (Isa. L. 7).
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Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth

The Name of God
ISAIAH l. 10. Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God. To some persons it may seem strange advice to tell them, that in the hour of darkness, doubt, and sorrow, they will find no comfort like that of meditating on the Name of the Ever-blessed Trinity. Yet there is not a prophet or psalmist of the Old Testament who does not speak of 'The Name of the Lord,' …
Charles Kingsley—Discipline and Other Sermons

Dying Fires
'Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that gird yourselves about with firebrands: walk ye in the flame of your fire, and among the brands that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.'--ISAIAH l. 11. The scene brought before us in these words is that of a company of belated travellers in some desert, lighting a little fire that glimmers ineffectual in the darkness of the eerie waste. They huddle round its dying embers for a little warmth and company, and they …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Servant's Words to the Weary
'The Lord God hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I should know how to sustain with words him that is weary; he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught.'--ISAIAH l. 4. In chapter xlix. 1-6, the beginning of the continuous section of which these verses are part, a transition is made from Israel as collectively the ideal servant of the Lord, to a personal Servant, whose office it is 'to bring Jacob again to Him.' We see the ideal in the …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Servant's Obedience
'I was not rebellious, neither turned away back'--ISAIAH l. 5. I. The secret of Christ's life, filial obedience. The fact is attested by Scripture. By His own words: 'My meat is to do the will of My Father'; 'For thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness'; 'I came down from heaven not to do My own will.' By His servant's words: 'Obedient unto death'; 'Made under the law'; 'He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.' It is involved in the belief of His righteous manhood. It is essential …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Servant's Inflexible Resolve
'For the Lord God will help Me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set My face like a flint.'--ISAIAH l. 7. What a striking contrast between the tone of these words and of the preceding! There all is gentleness, docility, still communion, submission, patient endurance. Here all is energy and determination, resistance and martial vigour. It is like the contrast between a priest and a warrior. And that gentleness is the parent of this boldness. The same Will which is all submission …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Servant's Triumph
'He is near that justifieth Me; who will contend with Me? let us stand together: who is Mine adversary? let him come near to Me. 9. Behold, the Lord God will help Me; who is he that shall condemn Me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.'--ISAIAH l. 8, 9. We have reached the final words of this prophecy, and we hear in them a tone of lofty confidence and triumph. While the former ones sounded plaintive like soft flute music, this rings out clear like the note of a …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Great Shepherd
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. I t is not easy for those, whose habits of life are insensibly formed by the customs of modern times, to conceive any adequate idea of the pastoral life, as obtained in the eastern countries, before that simplicity of manners, which characterized the early ages, was corrupted, by the artificial and false refinements of luxury. Wealth, in those …
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 1

Voluntary Suffering
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. T hat which often passes amongst men for resolution, and the proof of a noble, courageous spirit, is, in reality, the effect of a weak and little mind. At least, it is chiefly owing to the presence of certain circumstances, which have a greater influence upon the conduct, than any inherent principle. Thus may persons who appear to set death and danger at defiance in the hour …
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 1

Deepening Shadows.
We shall perhaps understand better some of the remaining prayer incidents if we remember that Jesus is now in the last year of His ministry, the acute state of His experiences with the national leaders preceding the final break. The awful shadow of the cross grows deeper and darker across His path. The hatred of the opposition leader gets constantly intenser. The conditions of discipleship are more sharply put. The inability of the crowds, of the disciples, and others to understand Him grows more …
S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon—Quiet Talks on Prayer

The Shame and Spitting
Of whom else, let me ask, could you conceive the prophet to have spoken if you read the whole chapter? Of whom else could he say in the same breath, "I clothe the heavens with blackness and I make sackcloth their covering. I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair" (vv. 3, 6). What a descent from the omnipotence which veils the heavens with clouds to the gracious condescension which does not veil its own face, but permits it to be spat upon! No other could thus …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 25: 1879

Ninth Day. Prayerfulness.
"He continued all night in prayer to God."--Luke, vi. 12. We speak of this Christian and that Christian as "a man of prayer." Jesus was emphatically so. The Spirit was "poured upon Him without measure," yet--He prayed! He was incarnate wisdom, "needing not that any should teach Him." He was infinite in His power, and boundless in His resources, yet--He prayed! How deeply sacred the prayerful memories that hover around the solitudes of Olivet and the shores of Tiberias! He seemed often to …
John R. Macduff—The Mind of Jesus

The Mat
Heinrich Suso Is. l. 6 It was on a winter's morning In the days of old, In his cell sat Father Henry, Sorrowful and cold. "O my Lord, I am aweary," In his heart he spake, "For my brethren scorn and hate me For Thy blessed sake. "If I had but one to love me That were joyful cheer-- One small word to make me sunshine Through the darksome year! "But they mock me and despise me Till my heart is stung-- Then my words are wild and bitter, Tameless is my tongue." Then the Lord said, "I am with thee; …
Frances Bevan—Hymns of Ter Steegen, Suso, and Others

Truth Hidden when not Sought After.
"They shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."--2 Tim. iv. 4. From these words of the blessed Apostle, written shortly before he suffered martyrdom, we learn, that there is such a thing as religious truth, and therefore there is such a thing as religious error. We learn that religious truth is one--and therefore that all views of religion but one are wrong. And we learn, moreover, that so it was to be (for his words are a prophecy) that professed Christians, …
John Henry Newman—Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII

A Composite Picture.
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S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon—Quiet Talks on Prayer

The Wilderness State
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John Wesley—Sermons on Several Occasions

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Its Meaning
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