Bible Commentaries
Isaiah 4

Verses 2-6

1. 16. (4:1) Many men would die in the coming war that the women would do anything to get a husband.
       1. Remember, in their society if a women wasn’t able to find a husband, they were objects of shame; now these proud women faced lives of disgrace.
2. 17. Ch.3’s warning? - Beware of living on substitutes!
3. HOW TO SAVE A CITY! (4:2-6)
   1. SOCIETY RESTORED! (4:2-6)
   2. Isaiah expects to things in the future A City & A Savior!
   3. (2) The branch of the Lord –
      1. In Jeremiah he was David’s Branch(His humanity); Isaiah points the fact He is the Lord’s Branch(his Divinity).
   4. (3) Holy – i.e. altered in status & transformed in character.
   5. (4) Washed & Purged – ghfg
   6. (5) Every dwelling place – Every home will be a “tabernacle of God”!
      1. i.e. the cloud/day & fire/night(His presence).
      2. Q: Is yours now?
   7. (5b) Covering = canopy( / ){huppa}
      1. In the old Tab days the Lord was present but His tent was closed to them. Not so any longer! He invites them under his bridal canopy
      2. This is the bridal canopy in the Jewish wedding festivity.
      3. Usually made of ornamented satin, or velvet, supported by 4 poles.
      4. The huppa symbolizes the new Jewish home that the couple creates together.
         1. The Lord says, “Come under My canopy!”
      5. As He was Jonah’s gourd…He is: our shade, our refuge, our shelter, our strong tower, our protector, our awning, our shelter, our covering, our patio cover, our roof, our umbrella, our haven, our sanctuary, our asylum, our envelope, our safe,…
      6. T or F – “In Christ the sons of Adam boast more blessings than their father lost?” [from Issac Watts, Jesus shall reign where’er the sun]
         1. YES! – A resounding Yes! (Not visits from God in the cool of the garden…but constant companionship never to be interrupted!)
   8. (6) Shade, refuge, shelter –
      1. Q: Why should we wait for these blessings when God can give them to us now?
         1. He will wash us clean; set us apart; & bless us in our homes w/His presence.
      2. Vance Havner said, “We should start living “in kingdom come!”
      3. Read - Natalie Pollards Story(1st grade teachers)!
         1. “Emphasize Judas’ statement!”
      4. This is not “God’s plan for Salvation; nor a charter for world peace; nor is it only application for the future in the millennium!”
      5. It is certain that this Sermon has definite application for us today!
      6. These truths are all repeated in the N.T. epistles for the church today!
      7. See Jesus’ own ending in whom He says it is for Æ Mt.7:24-27.
         1. Not just those that heard His words, but those that’ll hear His sayings!(vs.24)