On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large. On that dayThis phrase signifies a specific time of divine intervention and deliverance. In the context of Isaiah, it often refers to a future moment when God will act decisively on behalf of His people. Historically, this points to the Assyrian oppression of Israel and Judah, and prophetically, it can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate deliverance through Christ. The phrase emphasizes God's perfect timing and sovereignty in the affairs of nations and individuals. his burden
The "burden" refers to the oppressive control and heavy demands placed upon the people by the Assyrian empire. In a broader spiritual sense, it symbolizes any form of bondage or oppression that weighs down God's people. The Hebrew word for burden, "mas'sa," can also imply a prophetic oracle, suggesting that the burden is not only physical but also spiritual and emotional. will be lifted
This phrase indicates a divine action of removal and relief. The Hebrew root "sur" means to turn aside or remove, highlighting God's power to change circumstances and bring freedom. It is a promise of liberation, reflecting God's compassion and commitment to His covenant people. from your shoulders
The shoulders are symbolic of strength and responsibility. In ancient times, burdens were literally carried on the shoulders, making this a vivid image of relief from oppression. Spiritually, it suggests that God will relieve His people from the weight of sin and guilt, allowing them to stand upright and free. and his yoke
A yoke is a wooden beam used to pair animals together for work, symbolizing subjugation and control. The "yoke" here represents the domination of Assyria over Israel and Judah. In a broader sense, it can symbolize any form of spiritual or physical bondage. The breaking of the yoke signifies liberation and the restoration of freedom. from your neck
The neck is a vulnerable part of the body, and placing a yoke on it signifies control and submission. The removal of the yoke from the neck is a powerful image of deliverance and the restoration of dignity and autonomy. It reflects God's desire to free His people from all forms of oppression. the yoke will be broken
This phrase emphasizes the complete and decisive nature of God's deliverance. The Hebrew word "chabal" means to destroy or ruin, indicating that the yoke will not merely be removed but utterly destroyed. This points to the finality of God's victory over oppression and sin. because of the fatness
The term "fatness" can be understood as abundance or prosperity. In the Hebrew context, "shemen" refers to oil or fat, symbolizing richness and blessing. This suggests that the yoke is broken not by human effort but by the blessing and anointing of God. It is a reminder that God's provision and presence bring freedom and victory. Persons / Places / Events 1. IsaiahA major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book. He prophesied during the reigns of several kings of Judah and is known for his messages of judgment and hope. 2. AssyriaA powerful empire during Isaiah's time, Assyria was a significant threat to Israel and Judah. The yoke mentioned in this verse symbolizes Assyria's oppression. 3. JudahThe southern kingdom of Israel, which was under threat from Assyrian invasion. Isaiah's prophecies often addressed the people of Judah, calling them to repentance and trust in God. 4. The Day of DeliveranceThis refers to a future time when God would intervene to remove the oppression of Assyria from His people. 5. The YokeA symbol of oppression and burden, often used in the Bible to describe subjugation by foreign powers or sin. Teaching Points God's DeliveranceJust as God promised to lift the burden of Assyria from Judah, He promises to deliver us from the burdens and oppressions we face today. Trust in His timing and power. Breaking the YokeThe breaking of the yoke "because of the fatness" can be understood as God's blessing and abundance making the yoke unfit. In our lives, spiritual growth and God's blessings can break the yokes of sin and oppression. Spiritual GrowthThe "fatness" can symbolize spiritual growth and maturity. As we grow in our faith, the burdens of this world become less binding. Freedom in ChristReflect on the freedom that comes through Christ, who breaks the yoke of sin and offers a life of peace and rest. Hope in God's PromisesIsaiah's prophecy reminds us of the hope we have in God's promises. Even in times of oppression, we can hold onto the assurance of His deliverance. Bible Study Questions 1. How does the historical context of Assyrian oppression help us understand the significance of Isaiah 10:27? 2. In what ways can we experience God's deliverance from modern-day "yokes" or burdens? 3. How does the concept of "fatness" or abundance relate to spiritual growth in our lives? 4. What are some practical steps we can take to ensure we are living in the freedom that Christ offers, as mentioned in Galatians 5:1? 5. How can we apply the promise of God's deliverance in Isaiah 10:27 to situations of personal or communal oppression today? Connections to Other Scriptures Exodus 6:6This verse speaks of God delivering the Israelites from the burdens of the Egyptians, similar to the deliverance from Assyrian oppression in Isaiah 10:27. Matthew 11:28-30Jesus invites those who are weary to take His yoke, which is easy and light, contrasting the oppressive yoke of sin and foreign powers. Galatians 5:1Paul speaks of the freedom Christ provides, breaking the yoke of slavery to the law and sin. People Anathoth, Assyrians, Egyptians, Isaiah, Jacob, Laish, Oreb, SaulPlaces Aiath, Anathoth, Arpad, Assyria, Calno, Carchemish, Damascus, Egypt, Gallim, Geba, Gibeah, Hamath, Jerusalem, Laishah, Lebanon, Madmenah, Michmash, Midian, Migron, Mount Zion, Nob, Ramah, Samaria, ZionTopics Anointing, Broken, Burden, Depart, Destroyed, Fat, Fatness, Grown, Lifted, Neck, Oil, Pass, Prosperity, Reason, Removed, Rimmon, Shoulder, Shoulders, Weight, YokeDictionary of Bible Themes Isaiah 10:27 4696 yoke
5858 fat Library Light or Fire?
'And the Light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.'--ISAIAH x. 17. With grand poetry the prophet pictures the Assyrian power as a forest consumed like thistles and briers by the fire of God. The text suggests solemn truths about the divine Nature and its manifestations. I. The Essential Character of God. Light and Holiness are substantially parallel. Light symbolises purity, but also knowledge and joy. Holiness …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureNob. Bahurim.
That Nob was placed in the land of Benjamin, not far from Jerusalem, whence Jerusalem also might be seen,--the words of the Chaldee paraphrast, upon Isaiah 10:32, do argue. For so he speaks; "Sennacherib came and stood in Nob, a city of the priests, before the walls of Jerusalem; and said to his army, 'Is not this the city of Jerusalem, against which I have raised my whole army, and have subdued all the provinces of it? Is it not small and weak in comparison of all the fortifications of the Gentiles, …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica Covenanting Predicted in Prophecy.
The fact of Covenanting, under the Old Testament dispensations, being approved of God, gives a proof that it was proper then, which is accompanied by the voice of prophecy, affording evidence that even in periods then future it should no less be proper. The argument for the service that is afforded by prophecy is peculiar, and, though corresponding with evidence from other sources, is independent. Because that God willed to make known truth through his servants the prophets, we should receive it …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting If Then the Prophets Prophesied that the Son of God was to Appear Upon The...
If then the prophets prophesied that the Son of God was to appear upon the earth, and prophesied also where on the earth and how and in what manner He should make known His appearance, and all these prophecies the Lord took upon Himself; our faith in Him was well-founded, and the tradition of the preaching (is) true: that is to say, the testimony of the apostles, who being sent forth by the Lord preached in all the world the Son of God, who came to suffer, and endured to the destruction of death …
Irenæus—The Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching His Holy Covenant
"To remember His Holy Covenant; to grant unto us that we, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, should serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him, all our days."-LUKE i. 68-75. WHEN Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, he spoke of God's visiting and redeeming His people, as a remembering of His Holy Covenant. He speaks of what the blessings of that Covenant would be, not in words that had been used before, but in what is manifestly a Divine revelation …
Andrew Murray—The Two Covenants The Instrumentality of the Wicked Employed by God, While He Continues Free from Every Taint.
1. The carnal mind the source of the objections which are raised against the Providence of God. A primary objection, making a distinction between the permission and the will of God, refuted. Angels and men, good and bad, do nought but what has been decreed by God. This proved by examples. 2. All hidden movements directed to their end by the unseen but righteous instigation of God. Examples, with answers to objections. 3. These objections originate in a spirit of pride and blasphemy. Objection, that …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion King of Kings and Lord of Lords
And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, K ING OF K INGS AND L ORD OF L ORDS T he description of the administration and glory of the Redeemer's Kingdom, in defiance of all opposition, concludes the second part of Messiah Oratorio. Three different passages from the book of Revelation are selected to form a grand chorus, of which Handel's title in this verse is the close --a title which has been sometimes vainly usurped by proud worms of this earth. Eastern monarchs, in particular, …
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 2 Humility is the Root of Charity, and Meekness the Fruit of Both. ...
Humility is the root of charity, and meekness the fruit of both. There is no solid and pure ground of love to others, except the rubbish of self-love be first cast out of the soul; and when that superfluity of naughtiness is cast out, then charity hath a solid and deep foundation: "The end of the command is charity out of a pure heart," 1 Tim. i. 5. It is only such a purified heart, cleansed from that poison and contagion of pride and self-estimation, that can send out such a sweet and wholesome …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Purposes of God.
In discussing this subject I shall endeavor to show, I. What I understand by the purposes of God. Purposes, in this discussion, I shall use as synonymous with design, intention. The purposes of God must be ultimate and proximate. That is, God has and must have an ultimate end. He must purpose to accomplish something by his works and providence, which he regards as a good in itself, or as valuable to himself, and to being in general. This I call his ultimate end. That God has such an end or purpose, …
Charles Grandison Finney—Systematic Theology A Discourse of the House and Forest of Lebanon
OF THE HOUSE OF THE FOREST OF LEBANON. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. That part of Palestine in which the celebrated mountains of Lebanon are situated, is the border country adjoining Syria, having Sidon for its seaport, and Land, nearly adjoining the city of Damascus, on the north. This metropolitan city of Syria, and capital of the kingdom of Damascus, was strongly fortified; and during the border conflicts it served as a cover to the Assyrian army. Bunyan, with great reason, supposes that, to keep …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 Of Antichrist, and his Ruin: and of the Slaying the Witnesses.
BY JOHN BUNYAN PREFATORY REMARKS BY THE EDITOR This important treatise was prepared for the press, and left by the author, at his decease, to the care of his surviving friend for publication. It first appeared in a collection of his works in folio, 1692; and although a subject of universal interest; most admirably elucidated; no edition has been published in a separate form. Antichrist has agitated the Christian world from the earliest ages; and his craft has been to mislead the thoughtless, by …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 The Providence of God
Q-11: WHAT ARE GOD'S WORKS OF PROVIDENCE? A: God's works of providence are the acts of his most holy, wise, and powerful government of his creatures, and of their actions. Of the work of God's providence Christ says, My Father worketh hitherto and I work.' John 5:17. God has rested from the works of creation, he does not create any new species of things. He rested from all his works;' Gen 2:2; and therefore it must needs be meant of his works of providence: My Father worketh and I work.' His kingdom …
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity Concerning Christian Liberty
CHRISTIAN faith has appeared to many an easy thing; nay, not a few even reckon it among the social virtues, as it were; and this they do, because they have not made proof of it experimentally, and have never tasted of what efficacy it is. For it is not possible for any man to write well about it, or to understand well what is rightly written, who has not at some time tasted of its spirit, under the pressure of tribulation. While he who has tasted of it, even to a very small extent, can never write, …
Martin Luther—First Principles of the Reformation And for Your Fearlessness against them Hold this Sure Sign -- Whenever There Is...
43. And for your fearlessness against them hold this sure sign--whenever there is any apparition, be not prostrate with fear, but whatsoever it be, first boldly ask, Who art thou? And from whence comest thou? And if it should be a vision of holy ones they will assure you, and change your fear into joy. But if the vision should be from the devil, immediately it becomes feeble, beholding your firm purpose of mind. For merely to ask, Who art thou [1083] ? and whence comest thou? is a proof of coolness. …
Athanasius—Select Works and Letters or Athanasius Isaiah
CHAPTERS I-XXXIX Isaiah is the most regal of the prophets. His words and thoughts are those of a man whose eyes had seen the King, vi. 5. The times in which he lived were big with political problems, which he met as a statesman who saw the large meaning of events, and as a prophet who read a divine purpose in history. Unlike his younger contemporary Micah, he was, in all probability, an aristocrat; and during his long ministry (740-701 B.C., possibly, but not probably later) he bore testimony, as …
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