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Isaiah 33:18

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where [is] the scribe? where [is] the receiver? where [is] he that counted the towers?

Isaiah 33:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 33:18

Theological / Devotional

Shall meditate terror. Delivered from their enemies, God’s people reflect on the fearful scenes through which they have passed. The trials of the past seem as but a dream. This was true when Jerusalem had been delivered from Sennacherib’s hosts, and will again be true of the saints at Christ’s second coming.

The scribe … the receiver. Where were the Assyrian scribes, fixing the amount of tribute to be exacted from each unfortunate victim? Where were the receivers of tribute and the masters of the siege? Now all were gone, and everything was at peace. Similarly, at Christ’s second coming, the faithful will rejoice in deliverance from the hands of those who have so recently sought to slay them.

By SdaBc