The Chosen Key Word in this Chapter is “Words” it comes from the Hebrew Word “davar” which means “words.”
Isaiah warns again against trusting Egypt’s horses rather than the Holy One of Israel. Welcome to Bible Life Basics Chapter Reviews, I am Chris and this is Isaiah 31.
Isaiah pronounces woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, trusting in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but who do not look to the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord, yet He also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back His “words,” “davar” in Hebrew, but will arise against the house of evildoers, and against the help of those who work iniquity.
Isaiah declares the Egyptians are men, and not God, and their horses flesh, and not spirit, when the Lord shall stretch out His hand, both he who helps shall fall, and he who is helped shall fall down, and they all shall fail together, describing how as the lion and young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for their noise, so the Lord of hosts shall come down to fight for Mount Zion.
Isaiah describes how as birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem, defending also He will deliver it, and passing over He will preserve it, urging his readers to turn to Him from whom they have deeply revolted, since in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which their own hands have made for a sin, closing with a description of the Assyrian falling with the sword, not of a mighty man, and the sword, not of a mean man, devouring him, and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited, this chapter reinforcing this section’s consistent warning against trusting worldly power rather than genuine faith in God.
Isaiah’s blunt reminder that Egyptians are merely men, not God, and their horses flesh, not spirit, cuts through the impressive appearance of military strength to expose its genuine, ultimate limitation compared to divine power. His vivid image of God defending Jerusalem like a hovering bird protecting its nest offers a tender, protective picture balancing this chapter’s otherwise stern warnings against misplaced trust.
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