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Isaiah 8:17

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

Isaiah 8:17

Verse 17 of 22

Scripture focus

And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Isaiah 8:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 8:17

Theological / Devotional

I will wait. Isaiah is again the speaker. This is his personal response to God’s message in vs. 12-16. Whatever others may do, the prophet affirms his purpose to obey God and to find in Him confidence and strength.

Hideth his face. God never arbitrarily hides His face from any man or nation. It is when men turn their backs upon God that He turns His face from them (see ch. 59:1, 2). God does not forever continue to speak to those who will not hear. It was because Israel had turned away from hearing the Word of the Lord and from obeying His law that, as it were, He “hid” His face from them. The experience of the nation as a whole was now similar to that of Saul when the Lord would no longer answer him (1 Sam. 28:6).

I will look. Whatever the experience of others might be, Isaiah would look to God, give ear to His words, and walk in His ways (see Joshua 24:15).

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