Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in
it with a man's pen concerning Maher-shalal-hashbaz.
Isaiah 8:1 and Isaiah 9:7. The first seven verses of Isaiah 9:1
belong to this section. Isaiah 8:1 continues the subject of Isaiah
7:1, but a later period (cf. Isaiah 8:4 with... [ Continue Reading ]
And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest,
and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
I TOOK UNTO ME FAITHFUL WITNESSES TO RECORD - `The Lord said to me
that I should take,' etc. (Maurer.) Hebrew, wª'aa`iydaah (H5749)
`eediym (H5707) - literally, 'and I will make to witness fo... [ Continue Reading ]
And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son.
Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hashbaz. AND I
WENT UNTO THE PROPHETESS - perhaps the same as the "virgin" (), in the
interim married as Isaiah's second wife: this is in the primary and
temporary sense. Immanuel... [ Continue Reading ]
For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my
mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken
away before the king of Assyria.
FOR BEFORE THE CHILD SHALL HAVE KNOWLEDGE TO CRY, MY FATHER - within
a year.
THE RICHES OF DAMASCUS, AND ... SAMARIA SHALL... [ Continue Reading ]
The LORD spake also unto me again, saying,
THE LORD SPAKE ALSO UNTO ME ... FORASMUCH AS THIS PEOPLE REFUSETH THE
WATERS OF SHILOAH THAT GO SOFTLY.
Their source is on the southeast of Zion and east of Jerusalem. It
means sent, the water being sent through an aqueduct (). Figurative
for the mild,... [ Continue Reading ]
Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of
the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his
glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his
banks: NOW THEREFORE - for the reason given in , the Assyrian flood,
which is first to overflo... [ Continue Reading ]
And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he
shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings
shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
AND HE SHALL PASS THROUGH JUDAH - the flood shall not stop at Syria
and Samaria, but shall penetrate into Judea.... [ Continue Reading ]
Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces;
and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall
be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in
pieces.
ASSOCIATE YOURSELVES `Congregate yourselves' (Vulgate and Chaldaic)
[row`uw from raa`aa... [ Continue Reading ]
Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word,
and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
TAKE COUNSEL TOGETHER, AND IT SHALL COME TO NOUGHT; SPEAK THE WORD -
of command, for the assault of Jerusalem.
AND IT SHALL NOT STAND: FOR GOD IS WITH US - Hebrew, `imaanuw (H5973)
'... [ Continue Reading ]
For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me
that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,
FOR THE LORD SPAKE THUS TO ME WITH A STRONG HAND - or else, when He
grasped me with His hand (Horsley). Maurer, as the English version,
'with the impetus of his hand' - i... [ Continue Reading ]
Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say,
A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.
The words of Yahweh.
Verse 12. SAY YE NOT, A CONFEDERACY - rather. A conspiracy; Hebrew,
quesher, an appropriate term for the unnatural combination of Israel
with Syria... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of
Jacob, and I will look for him.
AND - i:e., Accordingly. This is the believing response of Isaiah to
the encouragement of God to His disciples to "sanctify" Him, even
though most of the nation were about to "stumble" in respec... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs
and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in
mount Zion.
BEHOLD, I AND THE CHILDREN WHOM THE LORD HATH GIVEN ME, ARE FOR SIGNS
AND FOR WONDERS IN ISRAEL FROM THE LORD OF HOSTS. Isaiah means
salvation of Y... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar
spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a
people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
Continuation of Isaiah's address to the believing people.
AND WHEN THEY SHALL SAY UNTO YOU, SEEK UNTO - C... [ Continue Reading ]
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this
word, it is because there is no light in them.
TO THE LAW AND TO THE TESTIMONY - To the revelation of God by His
prophet (Isaiah 8:16), he directs them to refer those who would advise
necromancy.
IF THEY SPEAK NOT ACCORDING TO... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it
shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret
themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
More detailed description of the despair which they shall fall into
who sought necromancy instead... [ Continue Reading ]