Teks -- Isaiah 28:21 (NET)

28:21 For the Lord will rise up, as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself, as he did in the Valley of Gibeon, to accomplish his work, his peculiar work, to perform his task, his strange task.

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Wesley: Isa 28:21 - Perazim

Where he fought against the Philistines, 2Sa 5:20.

Wesley: Isa 28:21 - Gibeon

Where he fought against the Canaanites, Jos 10:10, &c. and afterwards against the Philistines, 1Ch 14:16.

Wesley: Isa 28:21 - Strange work

For this work of bringing total destruction upon Israel, was contrary to the benignity of his own nature, and to the usual way of dealing with his people.

JFB: Isa 28:21 - Perazim

In the valley of Rephaim (2Sa 5:18, 2Sa 5:20; 1Ch 14:11), there Jehovah, by David, broke forth as waters do, and made a breach among the Philistines, David's enemies, as Perazim means, expressing a sudden and complete overthrow.

JFB: Isa 28:21 - Gibeon

(1Ch 14:16; 2Sa 5:25, Margin); not Joshua's victory (Jos 10:10).

JFB: Isa 28:21 - strange

As being against His own people; judgment is not what God delights in; it is, though necessary, yet strange to Him (Lam 3:33).

JFB: Isa 28:21 - work

Punishing the guilty (Isa 10:12).

Clarke: Isa 28:21 - As in Mount Perazim

As in Mount Perazim - כהר kehar ; but בהר bahar , In the mount, is the reading of two of Kennicott’ s, one of De Rossi’ s, and one of my own MSS.

Calvin: Isa 28:21 - For as in Mount Perazim // Shall Jehovah rise up // His strange work

21.For as in Mount Perazim Since he speaks here of the reprobate, the Prophet holds out nothing but terrors and cruel punishment; for while the Lord deals kindly and gently with his children, he shews that he will be an object of terror to the reprobate. For this purpose he produces examples, in which the Lord displayed his arm in defense of his people, as when he routed the Philistines in the valley of Perazim, when David pursued them, (2Sa 5:20; 1Ch 14:11,) and at another time, when the Amorites and other enemies were slain by the Israelites in the valley of Gibeon, with Joshua as their leader, to whom the Lord granted that the “sun and moon should stand still,” that they might more easily pursue their enemies. (Jos 10:10.)

Shall Jehovah rise up By the word “rise up” he points out the power of God, because we think that he is lazy and indolent, when he does not punish the reprobate. It is therefore said that he “rises up” or stands erect, when he openly exhibits to us proofs of his power, and such as especially manifest the great care which he takes of his Church. Although the manner was different, (for in ancient times he “rose up” in defense of his chosen people against foreigners, but now he threatens war against the Jews,) yet Isaiah skillfully applies these examples; for by driving out internal enemies God will promote the advantage of his Church not less than if he directed his strength and arms against foreigners. He would thus reckon them in the number of enemies, though they falsely boasted that they were his people.

His strange work ²³⁹ Some think that this “work” is called “strange,” because nothing corresponds better to the nature of God than to be merciful and to pardon our sins; and that when he is angry, he acts against his will, and assumes a character that is foreign to him and that is contrary to his nature. By nature he is gentle, compassionate, patient, kind, slow to anger, as Scripture declares by many words and by a variety of expressions his infinite compassion. (Exo 34:6; Psa 103:8.) Others explain it to mean that the “work” is “strange,” because formerly he was wont to defend his people, and that it is monstrous that he now proceeds to attack and exterminate them, as if they were enemies.

For my own part, I consider “strange” to mean simply what is uncommon or wonderful; for this appellation is given to what is rare and unusual among men, and we know that they almost always view with astonishment whatever is new. It is as if he had said, “The Lord will punish you, and that not in a common or ordinary way, but in a way so amazing that at the sight or hearing of it, all shall be struck with horror.” It is certain that all the works of God are so many proofs of his power, so that they ought justly to excite our admiration; but because, through constant habit and looking at them, they are despised by us, we think that he does nothing unless he adopt some extraordinary methods. On this account Isaiah quotes ancient examples, in order that we may know that, though to men this vengeance be new and amazing, yet to God it is far from being new, since for a long period he has given proofs of his power and ability not less remarkable than these. Yet I willingly admit that the Prophet contrasts the wicked Israelites with the Philistines and Canaanites, as if he had said, “The Lord formerly performed miracles when he wished to save his people; he will now perform them in order to destroy that people; for since the Israelites have degenerated, they shall feel the hand of God for their destruction which their fathers felt for their salvation.”

TSK: Isa 28:21 - in mount Perazim // the valley // his strange

in mount Perazim : 2Sa 5:20; 1Ch 14:11

the valley : Jos 10:10,Jos 10:12; 2Sa 5:25, Geba, 1Ch 14:16

his strange : Isa 28:19; Deu 29:21-24; Jer 30:14; Lam 2:15, Lam 3:33; Eze 33:21; Luk 19:41-44

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Poole: Isa 28:21 - Shall rise up // Mount Perazim // His strange work // a marvellous work

Shall rise up to act and fight against you; as he is said to sit still , when he doth forbear to act.

Mount Perazim where he fought against the Philistines, 2Sa 5:20 . The valley of Gibeon ; where he fought against the Canaanites, Jos 10:10 , &c, and afterwards against the Philistines, 1Ch 14:16 .

His strange work the execution of his judgment against Israel, which he calleth his strange work, to intimate either,

1. That God would punish them not with ordinary punishments, but in a most dreadful, and singular, and extraordinary manner; such a judgment being called

a marvellous work Isa 29:14 , although the Hebrew word there used be not the same with this, but of a much differing signification. Or rather,

2. That this work of bringing total and irrecoverable destruction upon Israel was contrary to the benignity of his own nature, and to the usual way of dealing with his people, whom he used and delighted to protect, and spare, and bless; and whom, even when he is angry with them, and punisheth them, he handleth more gently than he doth other persons, in judgment remembering mercy to them, as was noted, Isa 27:7,8 : see also Isa 26:11 .

Haydock: Isa 28:21 - As in // Strange

As in, &c. As the Lord fought against the Philistines in Baal Pharisim, (2 Kings v.) and against the Chanaanites, in the valley of Gabaon, Josue x. (Challoner) ---

Strange. He punished unwillingly. (Calmet) ---

"It is not God's work to ruin what he has created." (St. Jerome) ---

He will punish in an extraordinary manner those scoffers, ver. 15., and Numbers xvi. 29. (Piscator)

Gill: Isa 28:21 - For the Lord shall rise up as in Mount Perazim // he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon // that he may do his work, his strange work, and bring to pass his act, his strange act

For the Lord shall rise up as in Mount Perazim,.... Where the Lord broke forth on David's enemies the Philistines, as the breach of waters; see Isa 28:17 and destroyed them, from whence the place had the name of Baalperazim, 2Sa 5:20. The Targum is,

"for as the mountain which moved when the glory of the Lord was revealed in the days of Uzziah the king;''

referring to the earthquake in his time, Amo 1:1,

he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon; Josephus Ben Gorion ^b makes mention of the valley of Gibeon, where a battle was fought between Cestius the Roman general and the Jews, in which the latter got the victory, and says it was about six miles from Jerusalem: here the Philistines were smitten, returning again after they had been vanquished before, 1Ch 14:16 though it is more generally thought that this refers to the discomfiture of the Canaanites in the times of Joshua, when also hailstones fell upon them, and destroyed many; see Isa 28:17 and when the sun and moon stood still till Israel were avenged on their enemies, and which showed the power and presence of God with them, Jos 10:10 and so the Targum, which adds,

"and in the miracles which he (the Lord) did for Joshua, in the valley of Gibeon;''

and these instances are mentioned as proofs of the divine power and vengeance, and to assure the Jews that the Lord would rise up in the same wrath and indignation against them, and consume them:

that he may do his work, his strange work, and bring to pass his act, his strange act; which may be called so, because in the above mentioned instances he fought for his people Israel, but in this he would fight against them; and because this was a work and act of strict justice and awful severity, and not so agreeable to him as acts of mercy, grace, and goodness, in which he delights; or rather, because it was an unusual one, marvellous and surprising, and would be so to the Jews themselves, and even to their enemies, and to all the world, as the destruction of Jerusalem was, especially as by the Romans; see Hab 1:5. Vitringa, besides this, adds the calling of the Gentiles, the seizing of the inheritance of the world, and the destruction of the kingdom of Satan in the Roman empire. The Targum interprets this in a very contrary sense, of such as do strange works, idolatry, for which they are consumed.