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Verse Isaiah 8:11. _WITH A STRONG HAND _- "As taking me by the hand"]
_Eleven_ MSS., (_two_ ancient,) of _Kennicott's_, _thirty-four_ of _De
Rossi's,_ and _seven_ editions, read כחזקת _kechezkath_; a...
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FOR THE LORD SPAKE THUS - Spake that which immediately follows in the
next verse. Warned him not to Unite in the alliance with foreign
kingdoms which the nation was about forming.
WITH A STRONG HAND -...
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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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Isaiah was able to stand alone against the nation during this crisis,
because he knew that his thoughts were controlled by a Power not his
own....
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_with a strong hand_ Better: WHILE THE HAND (of Jehovah) GRASPED (
ME), (an infinitive construction). The phrase (cf. Ezekiel 3:14)
refers to a prophetic trance, in which the true view of the aspects...
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FOR THE LORD SPAKE THUS— In the subsequent part of this sermon; the
prophet sets forth with what disposition of mind those worldly events
are to be received, which threaten destruction to the church:...
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THE PROMISE Isaiah 8:9-15
TEXT: Isaiah 8:9-15
9 Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear,
all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces;
gird yourselve...
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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
gra...
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WITH A STRONG HAND] In Heb. phraseology the coming of prophetic
inspiration is spoken of anthropomorphically as seizure by the hand of
Jehovah (2 Kings 3:15; Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 3:22;...
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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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‘With his strong hand upon me’ means that the *Lord gave Isaiah
the inner strength to obey him. That is, Isaiah had a calm and content
attitude, although other people were extremely afraid (see Isaiah...
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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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FOR THE LORD SPAKE THUS TO ME. — We enter on a new section,
separated, probably, by a short interval of time, but dealing with the
same subject. In the “strong hand” we have an anthropomorphic
phrase,...
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כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֵלַ֖י כְּ
חֶזְקַ֣ת
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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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For the LORD spoke thus to me (m) with a strong hand, and instructed
me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,
(m) To encourage me that I should not shrink for the infidelity of
th...
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I pray the Reader to observe with me, the tender care of God over his
people, in times of general calamity. In these verses, the Prophet is
commissioned to comfort the Lord's mourners; and a precious...
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11._For thus Jehovah spake to me. _Here the Prophet contends against
another kind of temptations, that is, against the unbelief of the
people; and in order to make that more manifest, it ought to be
o...
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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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FOR THE LORD SPAKE THUS TO ME WITH A STRONG HAND,.... In the strength
of prophecy, as the Targum explains it; and so all the Jews'
interpreters understand it of prophecy, as in Ezekiel 1:3: or, "the
L...
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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,
Ver. 11. _For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand._] That
is, wi...
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_For the Lord spake thus unto me_ Here the prophet teaches the people
by his own example, as one immediately taught by God, with what
dispositions they should receive all the attempts of their enemies...
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For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, literally, "while
His hand became strong," while His Spirit came upon the prophet with
power, AND INSTRUCTED ME THAT I SHOULD NOT WALK IN THE WAY OF T...
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A REBUKE AND AN EXHORTATION...
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WITH A STRONG HAND:
_ Heb._ in strength of hand...
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9-16 The prophet challenges the enemies of the Jews. Their efforts
would be vain, and themselves broken to pieces. It concerns us, in
time of trouble, to watch against all such fears as put us upon
c...
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Isaiah 8:11 LORD H3068 spoke H559 (H8804) strong H2393 hand H3027
instructed H3256 (H8765) walk H3212 ...
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MEANWHILE ISAIAH AND HIS FOLLOWERS ARE NOT TO ALIGN THEMSELVES WITH
ANY POLITICAL PARTY. ALL ARE HEADING FOR DISASTER. RATHER HE MUST SEAL
THE TESTIMONY OF YAHWEH (ISAIAH 8:11).
In the light of this f...
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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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_For the Lord spake thus to me_
GOD’S OVERPOWERING HAND
The hand is the absolute Hand which, when it is laid upon a man,
overpowers all his perception, feeling, and thinking.
(_F. Delitzsch, D. D._...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 8:11 The holy God, who is the SANCTUARY for
frightened human beings who turn to him, is also the SNARE for those
who do not fear him....
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THREATENED, BUT SAFE
Isaiah 8:9. _Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken
in pieces, &c._
This is a shout of triumphant defiance which Ahaz and his people might
have raised, had the...
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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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Acts 4:20; Ezekiel 2:6; Ezekiel 3:14; Jeremiah 15:19; Jeremiah 20:7;...
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Spake — With a vehement and more than ordinary inspiration. In the
way — Of the generality of the people of Judah; whose eminent danger
and calamity he foretells....