Isaiah 10:27

"The LORD of Armies will stir up a scourge against him, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb. His rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up like he did against Egypt."

Key Reflection

This passage suggests that God will use a powerful nation, likely Assyria, as a scourge to punish the wicked, much like He used Gideon’s army in the defeat of Midian at Mount Oreb. The imagery of lifting up a rod over the sea mirrors the miracles performed against Egypt, indicating divine control and judgment, ultimately leading to destruction for those who oppose God's will.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

His burden shall be taken away -The oppressions and exactions of the Assyrian. From off thy shoulder -We bear a burden on the shoulder; and hence, any grievous exaction or oppression is represented as borne upon the shoulder. And his yoke ... -Another image denoting deliverance from oppression and calamity. And the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing -In the interpretation of these words, expositors have greatly differed. The Hebrew is literally, ‘From the face of oil,’מפני-שׁמןmı̂peney-shāmen. The Vulgate renders it, literally,a facie olei.

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