30:19
There will come a time when people will dwell in Zion. Now look at this from the whole context of Isaiah. At the time of Isaiah the Jews were still living in Jerusalem. Later, during the Babylonian exile, most were not and the return to Jerusalem was a far off dream. There are many, in fact most, scholars who seek to split Isaiah in two parts, chapters 1-39 and 40-66. But the Assyria-Babylonian aspects are intermingled throughout Isaiah, as we have already seen. And both are looking forward to the true and everlasting salvation in Christ. There will be an end to weeping, and a time will come when He will answer quickly. If we are suffering today we can be sure that a time will come when we will weep no more.
30:20
It might seem that there was a contradiction between the Lord disciplining Israel and His promises to be gracious to them. In our own lives there can be times when life seems to be telling us that the Lord does not love us. Notice here that the suffering that Israel was enduring was given to them by the Lord. It was not something that happened to them despite the Lord, but because of the Lord. A time would come when teachers would no longer be hidden from them. “Teachers” here is referring to those who genuinely teach God’s word. They would see them with their own eyes. A key point in our recovery from difficult times is when we start to listen to the Lord and learn from Him.
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