JUDAH TO BE PUNISHED WITH ANARCHY. The date is uncertain. That it was
early in the reign of Ahaz is a dubious inference from Isaiah 3:12.
The pillars of society will be removed, and control will thus be
thrown into the hands of young, inexperienced upstarts. Social
distinctions will be swept away, a... [ Continue Reading ]
YAHWEH JUDGES THE RULERS. Probably an independent oracle, presumably,
though not certainly, uttered early in Isaiah's career. Yahweh has
taken up the cause of the wronged, and calls elders and princes to
account. They are the keepers of the vineyard (Isaiah 5:1), but they
have abused their position... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH 3:16 TO ISAIAH 4:1. THE LUXURIOUS LADIES OF JERUSALEM AND THEIR
DOOM. As Amos attacked the women of Samaria for their luxury, made
possible through the oppression of the poor (Amos 4:1), so Isaiah
assails the luxury and haughtiness of the women. These West-end
ladies, disdainful and affected,... [ Continue Reading ]