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Verse Isaiah 28:16. _BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION_] See the notes on the
parallel places in the margin (Genesis 49:32; Psalms 118:22; Matthew
21:...
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THEREFORE THUS SAITH THE LORD - God. This verse is introductory to the
solemn threatening which follows. Its design seems to be this. The
prophet was about to utter an awful threatening of the judgmen...
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3. THE SIX WOES OF THE PROPHET, JUDGMENT RUINS AND RESTORATION GLORIES
TO COME (28-35)
CHAPTER 28
The First Woe and the Message of Assurance
1. _Ephraim addressed (Isaiah 28:1)_ 2. _Jerusalem equall...
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JERUSALEM ALSO IS THREATENED WITH DESTRUCTION. But Jerusalem like
Ephraim reels with intoxication, the priests and prophets especially.
The prophet is not steady in his vision, the priest when pronoun...
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I LAY. I have laid. So the Syriac and Septuagint. Laid, in the
counsels of eternity: in Abraham's promise (Genesis 12); in David's
covenant (2 Samuel 7).
IN ZION. In Zion; not Zion itself.
A STONE. T...
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There is again a _literary_connexion with what precedes; although the
passage is probably a summary of an independent discourse. The
prophet's aim is to impress on his opponents the disastrous
consequ...
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There is but one true ground of confidence Jehovah's revealed purpose
with regard to Zion.
_Behold, I lay_ Strictly: BEHOLD, I AM HE THAT HATH LAID (for the
Hebr. construction cf. ch. Isaiah 29:14; Is...
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BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION, &C.— Or, _Behold, I am he who layeth for a
foundation in Zion, a stone, a tried stone, a corner stone, precious,
a sure foundation,_ &c. The prophet seemed immediately about to...
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2. STABILITY
TEXT: Isaiah 28:14-29
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Wherefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scoffers, that rule this people
that is in Jerusalem:
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Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and...
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a
foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure
foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
BEHOLD, I LAY I...
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28:16 foundation. (d-24) Lit. 'a foundation well-founded.' haste.
(e-31) i.e. shall not hasten with fear....
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This chapter must be assigned (Isaiah 28:1) to a date prior to the
capture of Samaria by the Assyrians (722 b.c.) and fall of the
northern kingdom.
1-6. Samaria's luxury and self-indulgence pave the...
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ZION] as being Jehovah's foundation, shall stand firm. The imagery was
suggested by the large stones of the Temple. SHALL NOT MAKE HASTE]
i.e. hasten hither and thither to seek security by alliances ...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD CONTROLS THE FUTURE
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 21 TO 30
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 28
The next section of the Book of Isaiah is from Chapter 28 to Chapter
33. These Cha...
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A cornerstone is a very important stone that firmly unites two walls
of a building. The cornerstone stands at the corner of the building,
especially the corner of the foundation (base).
• The *New Te...
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BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION FOR A FOUNDATION... — We have first to deal
with the imagery, then with the interpretation. The former connects
itself with the importance which attached, in ancient as in modern...
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לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה
הִנְנִ֛י...
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BOOK 3
PROPHECIES FROM THE ACCESSION OF HEZEKIAH TO THE DEATH OF SARGON
727-705 B.C.
THE prophecies with which we have been engaged (Chapter s 2-10:4) fall
either before or during the great Assyrian...
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TRUTH THE ONLY REFUGE
Isaiah 28:14-29
In the beginning of Hezekiah's reign the Jewish leaders had made an
alliance with Assyria, on whom they relied to protect them against any
and all foes. But the...
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Here begins the third and last circle of the first division of the
book. It consists of a series of prophecies concerning the chosen
people and the world.
In this chapter we have a graphic revelation...
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a
foundation a stone, a (r) tried stone, a precious corner [stone], a
sure foundation: he that believeth (s) shall not make haste.
(r) That...
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Stone. Christ. (Challoner) --- The Jews and Grotius would apply it to
Ezechias. But he was already on the throne, and never could realize
these glorious promises. The people were not to believe in him...
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I cannot begin to offer a single observation upon this most precious
verse, before that I have first desired to bend the knee of my heart
before the throne, to bless the Lord for it. And at the same t...
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_THE CALMNESS OF FAITH_
‘He that believeth shall not make haste.’
Isaiah 28:16
Our day is one in which men, emphatically, ‘make haste.’ The idea
of the text is, that if a man believes in God, and t...
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16._Therefore thus saith the Lord God. _Isaiah now comforts the godly,
and threatens against the wicked such punishment as they deserved. In
the first instance, he brings forward consolation, because...
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Chapter 28 sets before us the first elements of these final scenes in
the history of this wonderful people. The scourge comes from the
north. Ephraim is invaded as by an overflowing torrent, by a temp...
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THEREFORE THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD,.... In order to show what is the
true foundation of hope and trust for security from death and hell,
and to convince men of their vain and false confidence, as well...
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a
foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner [stone], a sure
foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
Ver. 16. _There...
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_Therefore, thus saith the Lord_ Because your refuges are vain and
deceitful; therefore I will direct you to a better and surer refuge,
which will never fail those that trust to it, which God hath pre...
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16-22 Here is a promise of Christ, as the only foundation of hope for
escaping the wrath to come. This foundation was laid in Zion, in the
eternal counsels of God. This foundation is a stone, firm an...
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THEREFORE: the coherence is something obscure and difficult. It may be
made either,
1. Thus, Therefore I will bring most terrible judgments upon you;
which are fully expressed, ISAIAH 28:17. But befor...
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Isaiah 28:16 says H559 (H8804) Lord H136 GOD H3069 lay H3245 (H8765)
Zion H6726 stone H68 tried...
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ISAIAH STERNLY WARNS ABOUT THE THREATENING FUTURE IF THEY WILL NOT
LOOK TO GOD'S SURE FOUNDATION (ISAIAH 28:14).
The leaders of Judah reply that they are not afraid of his threats
because they have go...
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Isaiah 28:16
I. The Christian thrives better from not being permitted to make haste
in acquirements. This passage is directed against anything like hurry
or bustle. It does not so much declare that th...
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CONTENTS: Woe of Ephriam due to drunkenness. Prediction of Assyrian
captivity of Ephriam. Ephriam's fate a warning to Judah.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The glorious beauty and the plenty of the lan...
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Isaiah 28:1. _The crown of pride._ Sebaste, the ancient Samaria, is
situated on a long mount of an oval figure, having first a fruitful
valley, and then a circle of hills running round about it.
_Maun...
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_Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone_
THE STONE LAID IN ZION
The prophet borrows his figure from the huge and costly foundation
stones upon which the temple rested (1 Kings 5:17); and the...
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_Hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men_
ISAIAH’S RESPONSE
The prophet replies that when the storm does sweep over the land, as
it assuredly will, these “refuges of lies” will prove no shelter
to...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 28:16 God has established another FOUNDATION
for the ZION of his remnant people. That SURE FOUNDATION, embodied in
Jesus Christ, is the good news that God saves as no
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THE SURE FOUNDATION
Isaiah 28:16. _Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold! I lay in
Zion a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-stone for a firm
foundation; he that believeth shall not be in ha...
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SECTION VII. RENEWED DENUNCIATIONS OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH (CH. 28-31.)
EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 28:1
A WARNING TO SAMARIA. The prophet has now east his eagle glance
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Chapter 28. Now the prophet turns to the local present issues. He is
now... he's gone off down the road to the end of things. Now he comes
back and he begins to speak of the Northern Kingdom, the majo...
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1 Corinthians 3:11; 1 Peter 2:6; Acts 4:11; Acts 4:12; Ephesians 2:20
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Therefore — Because your refuges are so vain, and deceitful;
therefore I will direct you to a surer refuge, which God hath laid in
Zion. But if you despise that refuge; then know, that I will lay
judg...