Isaiah 30:21

"Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your teachers won’t be hidden any more, but your eyes will see your teachers;"

Key Reflection

In Isaiah 30:21, the verse suggests that even in times of hardship and testing, God ensures that His teachings and guidance are still accessible. Despite facing adversity, believers will not remain without spiritual direction; instead, they will have clearer and more direct access to their spiritual teachers and guides.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And thine ears shall hear a word -A command or admonition. You shall not be left without spiritual guides and directors. Behind thee -That is, says Vitringa, the voice of conscience, as an “invisible” guide, shall admonish you. The idea, however, seems to be that if they were ignorant of the way, or if they were inclined to err, they should be admonished of the true path which they ought to pursue. The idea is taken either from the practice of teachers who are represented as “following” their pupils and admonishing them if they were in danger of going astray (Grotius; or from shepherds, who are represented as following their flocks, and directing them when they wandered.

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