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Verse Isaiah 8:6. _FORASMUCH AS THIS PEOPLE REFUSETH_ - "Because this
people have rejected"] The gentle waters of Shiloah, a small fountain
and brook just without Jerusalem, which supplied a pool wit...
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FORASMUCH AS THIS PEOPLE - There has been a considerable difference of
opinion among interpreters respecting the ‘people’ to whom the
prophet here refers. Some have supposed that it refers to the king...
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CHAPTER 8
Jehovah's Word Through Isaiah and the Assyrian Announced
1. _The divine instruction and Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Isaiah 8:1)_ 2.
_The Assyrian to come (Isaiah 8:5)_ 3. _The answer of faith (I...
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MORE EXTRACTS ON THE CRISIS FROM ISAIAH'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY. It is not
clear how many bits of the autobiography are included here, but the
section for the most part probably deals with the coalition of Sy...
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SHILOAH: i.e. the waters beneath Zion running from Gihon to Siloam.
See App-68.
REJOICE IN KEZIN. This is not "a wrong reading of the Hebrew text",
hut it refers to the trust reposed in the king of Sy...
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The Assyrian invasion of Judah threatened....
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_the waters of Shiloah_ According to Delitzsch the older and correct
pronunciation is _Shillôaḥ_. The _pool_of Siloam (Nehemiah 3:15;
John 9:7, now called _-Ain Silwân_) was situated on the south-west...
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CHAPTER EIGHT
B. PREVISION OF IMMANUEL
1.
THE PROPHECY Isaiah 8:1-8
TEXT: Isaiah 8:1-8
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And Jehovah said unto me, Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it
with the pen of a man, For Maher-shal...
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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 eas...
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THIS PEOPLE] i.e. the Ten Tribes (ref erred to as 'this people' again
in Isaiah 9:16), who refused the mild rule of the House of David, and,
having set up their own king, have allied themselves with R...
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1. TAKE, etc.] read 'Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it with
the pen of a man, Maher-shalal-hash-baz.' A MAN'S PEN] i.e. such as a
common man would use for writing in large characters that al...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
ISAIAH DECLARES HOW GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVING
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 1 TO 9
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 8
ISAIAH’S SON WILL BE A SIGN TO THE PEOPLE
V1 The *Lord sen...
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The ‘water that flows gently from Shiloah’ is a beautiful
description. It describes the quiet peace that trust in God would have
provided.
• Shiloah was the original name of Siloam (see John 9:7). Th...
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FORASMUCH AS THIS PEOPLE REFUSETH THE WATERS OF SHILOAH... —
Grammatically, the words “this people” might seem to refer to
Judah, and suggest the thought that the tyranny of Ahaz had made him
so unpop...
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יַ֗עַן כִּ֤י מָאַס֙ הָ עָ֣ם הַ זֶּ֔ה
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CHAPTER VI
KING AND MESSIAH; PEOPLE AND CHURCH
735-732 B.C.
Isaiah 7:8, 9:Isaiah 7:1
THIS section of the book of Isaiah (Chapter s 7-9:7) consists of a
number of separate prophecies uttered during...
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FEAR GOD'S POWER, NOT MAN'S
Isaiah 8:5-18
It seems likely that Syria and Samaria attacked Ahaz because he would
not join in a federation against the growing power of Assyria. A
strong party seems to...
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In this section we have the account of how the prophet turns from his
more public ministry to devote himself to a small circle of believing
souls. This departure was signalized by his writing on a tab...
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Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of (g) Shiloah that flow
gently, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;
(g) Which was a fountain at the foot of mount Zion, out of which ran a
small riv...
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_Silence. Being willing to receive Tabeel, instead of their lawful
prince. Achaz was then terrified, and chose to become tributary,
rather than to lose his crown. Herein both offended God, in whom the...
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In these verses the prophet is led to speak of great things, reaching
far and near. Under the figure of waters and rivers, kingdoms and
empires are represented. The waters of Shiloah which are said to...
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6._Because this people hath despised (or, disdained _(124)) _the
waters of Shiloah _That Ahaz may not slumber in unfounded expectation,
the Prophet all at once breaks off his discourse about the gener...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7, 8, AND 9:1-7.
But this requires further development; and it is given in a remarkable
manner in the next prophecy, comprised in Chapter s 7, 8, 9 to the end...
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FORASMUCH AS THIS PEOPLE REFUSETH THE WATERS OF SHILOAH, THAT GO
SOFTLY,.... The same with Siloam, John 9:7 and so it is called in the
Septuagint version here; and the word here used signifies "sent",...
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Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go
softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;
Ver. 6. _Forasmuch as this people._] The ten revolted tribes, not
worth the naming. _s...
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_Forasmuch as this people_ The people of Israel, of whom he last
spake, and who are the chief subject of this whole prophecy; and who
did rejoice, not only in their own king Pekah, but also in the
ass...
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1-8 The prophet is to write on a large roll, or on a metal tablet,
words which meant, "Make speed to spoil, hasten to the prey:" pointing
out that the Assyrian army should come with speed, and make g...
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THIS PEOPLE; either,
1. The people of Judah, which are supposed to have grown weary of
their present government, and out of distrust of God's protection
designed to revolt from God, and from the house...
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Isaiah 8:6 Inasmuch H3282 people H5971 refused H3988 (H8804) waters
H4325 Shiloah H7975 flow H1980 (H8
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JUDAH HAVING MADE THEIR FINAL CHOICE EVEN IMMANUEL'S LAND WILL SUFFER.
NEVERTHELESS FINAL TRIUMPH IS CERTAIN BECAUSE IT IS IMMANUEL'S LAND
(ISAIAH 8:5).
Two facts emerge from the words that follow. T...
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CONTENTS: Predictions of the Syrian invasion and of the desolations of
Judah and Israel.
CHARACTERS: God, Israel, Uriah, Zechariah, Maher, Shalal-hash-baz,
Rezin, sons of Remaliah.
CONCLUSION: If a n...
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Isaiah 8:1. _Take thee a great roll._ Lowth reads, a large mirror. The
Chaldaic has _scripturam claram,_ a fair writing, which might be on a
polished plate; but the Versions read as the English.
Isaia...
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_This people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly_
CONSOLATION AMIDST PREDICTIONS OF JUDGMENT
Isaiah does not find himself surrounded merely by the very wide circle
of an incorrigible peopl...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 8:6 THE WATERS OF SHILOAH THAT FLOW GENTLY is
used here as an image of God’s faithful care, available to his
people. THE WATERS OF THE (Euphrates) RIVER. Verse...
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THE WATERS OF SHILOAH
Isaiah 8:6. _Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah
that go softly, &c._
Reminded, I. That the peaceful blessings of the people of God appear
in lovely contrast...
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THE STREAM REJECTED FOR THE RIVER
Isaiah 8:5. _Forasmuch as this people refuseth, &c._
For “rejoice _in_ Rezim and Remaliah’s son,” read “rejoice
_concerning_ Rezim and Remaliah’s son,” _i.e._, rejo...
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 8:1
THE SIGN OF MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ. The sign of Immanuel was recondite.
In its more spiritual sense it appealed to faith in an event far
distant. Even in its literal import, it w...
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So in chapter 8 he continues in this prediction of the Assyrian
invasion.
Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in
it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaia...
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1 Kings 7:16; 2 Chronicles 13:8; Isaiah 7:1; Isaiah 7:2; Isaiah 7:6;...
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This people — The people of Israel, of whom he last spake, who
rejoiced not only in their own king, but also in the assistance of so
powerful an ally as Rezin. Shiloah — That small brook which ran by...