Not look — Not trust to them, or to worship offered to idols upon them. The work — Their own inventions. Groves — Which were devised by men, as fit places for the worship of their gods. Images — Worshipped in their groves.
Verse Isaiah 17:8. _THE ALTARS, THE WORK OF HIS HANDS _- "The altars dedicated to the work of his hands"] The construction of the words, and the meaning of the sentence, in this place are not obvious...
AND HE SHALL NOT LOOK TO THE ALTARS - That is, the altars of the gods which the Syrians worshipped, and the altars of the false gods which had been erected in the land of Israel or Samaria by its wick...
CHAPTER 17 The Burden of Damascus and Judgment upon Ephraim 1. _Damascus to be a ruinous heap (Isaiah 17:1)_ 2. _Judgment upon Ephraim (Isaiah 17:4)_ 3. _Woe to the enemies of Israel (Isaiah 17:12) _...
ORACLE ON DAMASCUS AND ISRAEL. In spite of the title this prophecy deals much more with Ephraim than Damascus, which is not mentioned after Isaiah 17:3. The close connexion of the two suggests that th...
THE GROVES. the _Asherahs._ See App-42. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 34:13.Deuteronomy 7:5; Deuteronomy 12:3; Deuteronomy 16:
These verses do not necessarily point to a conversion of the few surviving Ephraimites. They rather describe the impression produced by the vindication of Jehovah's righteousness on mankind at large....
_the work of his hands_… that _which his fingers have made_ phrases used of idols in ch. Isaiah 2:8; Isaiah 2:20; Isaiah 31:7. _the altars … either the groves or the images_ These words overburden the...
AT THAT DAY, &C.— The meaning of these verses, which express the consequence of this judgment, is, that at the time when God should execute these severe judgments upon the Ephraimites, some, after the...
b. CRISIS TEXT: Isaiah 17:7-8 7 In that day shall men look unto their Maker, and their eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel. 8 And they shall not look to the altars, the work of thei...
And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images. AND HE SHALL NOT ... RESPECT (THAT) WHICH HIS F...
JUDGMENT ON SYEIA AND ISRAEL This section is headed,' oracle concerning Damascus,' but its subject is in fact wider; it treats of the impending ruin not only of Syria, but also of Ephraim, i.e. the ki...
GROVES] Heb. _Asherim_ (RV). These were symbols of the Canaanite goddess Asherah. The symbol seems to have been a pole, treetrunk, or carved pillar (Deuteronomy 16:21; 2 Kings 21:7), erected near an a...
Asherah was the female god that the local inhabitants of *Canaan *worshipped....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S PLANS FOR JUDAH, ASSYRIA AND EGYPT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 10 TO 20 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 17 GOD WILL PUNISH DAMASCUS AND ISRAEL V1 God gave Isaiah this spec...
וְ לֹ֣א יִשְׁעֶ֔ה אֶל ־הַֽ מִּזְבְּחֹ֖ות מַעֲ
In this section (17-18), we have a prophecy dealing with Damascus and an interlude containing a soliloquy of the prophet. The burden of Damascus Isaiah 17:1) announces its doom. It is evident, however...
I follow the same order as our Bibles, in including these verses, as they are there done, in parentheses; for it seems to me to be so designed, as if to call upon the Reader to observe how the Lord, i...
8._And he shall not look to the altars. _This contrast shews more clearly that the _looking _which he spoke of in the former verse relates strictly to hope and confidence, for he says that every kind...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 15, 16, 17, AND 18. In Chapter s 15 and 16 Moab is judged. They are warned that the throne of David shall be established, and the oppressor consumed out of th...
AND HE SHALL NOT TOOK TO THE ALTARS, THE WORK OF HIS HANDS,.... That is, to altars erected to the worship of idols, which are both the works of men's hands, so as to serve at them, and sacrifice upon...
And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect [that] which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images. Ver. 8. _And he shall not look to the altars._]...
_At that day shall a man_ Those few men that are left; _look to his Maker_ They shall sincerely respect, trust in, and worship God, and God only. In other words, at that time, when God shall execute t...
DAMASCUS AND EPHRAIM THREATENED...
And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, which the children of Israel had formerly devoted to idolatry, NEITHER SHALL RESPECT THAT WHICH HIS FINGERS HAVE MADE, EITHER THE GROVES, th...
IMAGES: Or, sun images...
1-11 Sin desolates cities. It is strange that great conquerors should take pride in being enemies to mankind; but it is better that flocks should lie down there, than that they should harbour any in...
NOT LOOK TO THE ALTARS; not resort or trust to them, or to the worship offered to idols upon them. THE WORK OF HIS HANDS; their own inventions; for otherwise the altars made by God's command were the...
Isaiah 17:8 look H8159 (H8799) altars H4196 work H4639 hands H3027 respect H7200 (H8799) fingers H676 made...
THE FUTURE THAT ISRAEL CAN LOOK FORWARD TO (ISAIAH 17:4). Israel's future is bleak, but it will make them set their eyes on their Maker, the Holy One of Israel. Analysis of Isaiah 17:4. a And it wil...
CONTENTS: The burden of Damascus, foretelling destruction of cities of Syria and Israel. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The God of our salvation is the rock of our strength. It is our forgetfulness of...
Isaiah 17:1. _A ruinous heap._ Tiglath-pileser destroyed it in the support of Ahaz, and carried away the inhabitants. 2 Kings 16:8. Yet it was afterwards rebuilt. Isaiah 17:2. _The cities of Aroer are...
_At that day shall a man look to his Maker_ SANCTIFIED AFFLICTION We are led to consider the designs of God in the afflictions of His people. I. TO RECALL THEIR WANDERING HEARTS TO HIMSELF. “A man...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 17:4 The three uses of IN THAT DAY unites these verses. Israel will be brought LOW (vv. Isaiah 17:4), a remnant
SANCTIFIED AFFLICTION Isaiah 17:7. _At that day shall a man look, &c._ In the prophecies of terror to guilty nations there is always some provision of comfort for God’s faithful and penitent people....
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 17:1 THE BURDEN OF DAMASCUS. The eye of the prophet travels northwards from Moab, and, passing over Ammon as an enemy of small account, rests once more upon Damascus, already threat...
Now he turns his prophecy against Damascus, which, of course, was the capital of Syria. Now Syria and the Northern Kingdom of Israel had confederated together to stand against Assyria. As Assyria beca...
2 Chronicles 14:5; 2 Chronicles 34:4; 2 Chronicles 34:6; 2 Chronicles 34:7;...