the key of the house of David The symbol of unlimited authority over the royal household, carrying with it a similar influence in all affairs of state; like Pharaoh's signet-ring in the hands of Joseph, Genesis 41:40-44 upon his shoulder Cf. Isaiah 9:6; and with the whole verse comp. Revelation 3:7.
Verse Isaiah 22:22. _AND THE KEY OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID WILL I LAY UPON HIS_ _SHOULDER_] As the robe and the baldric, mentioned in the preceding verse, were the ensigns of power and authority, so like...
AND THE KEY - A key is that by which a house is locked or opened. To possess that is, therefore, to have free access to it, or control over it. Thus we give possession of a house by giving the “key” i...
CHAPTER 22 The Burden of the Valley of Vision (Jerusalem) 1. _Jerusalem's deplorable state (Isaiah 22:1)_ 2. _The invading armies (Isaiah 22:5)_ 3. _The siege and the calamity (Isaiah 22:8)_ 4. Shebn...
SHEBNA TO BE DEPOSED AND ELIAKIM INSTALLED IN HIS OFFICE. This denunciation of Shebna, who seems to have been a foreigner, was probably due to the obnoxious character of his policy. Presumably he favo...
SO. and. OPEN AND. SHUT. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), for power of administration. Compare Revelation 3:7, which shows that the fulfilment culminates in Messiah....
AND THE KEY OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID WILL I LAY UPON HIS SHOULDER— In the former verses the prophet declares the investiture of Eliakim with the office and dignities of Shebna, as well as the goodness of...
b. INSOLENT AGENT TEXT: Isaiah 22:15-25 15 Thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, who is over the house, and say, 16 What doest thou here? and...
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. THE KEY OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID - emblem of his office...
THE KEY] the symbol of the office. The v. shows the powerful influence exercised by this official. He had the right of admitting to, or excluding from, the king's presence. This is symbolically applie...
DENUNCIATION OF SHEBNA This section contains Isaiah's only invective against an individual. He denounces Shebna, the king's chief minister, who may have been a leader of the party which favoured allia...
Only important people owned a key, which was long and heavy. In ancient times a key was a long piece of wood. It had wooden *pegs at one end. The *pegs fitted small holes in a wooden bar on the inside...
People must choose between trust in God and trust in human effort. In fact, whole nations must choose between trust in God and trust in human effort. These verses show this principle....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD CONTROLS THE FUTURE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 21 TO 30 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 22 GOD WARNS *JERUSALEM V1 (A special message that God gave to Isaiah about *Jerusal...
וְ נָתַתִּ֛י מַפְתֵּ֥חַ בֵּית ־דָּוִ֖ד עַל ־ש
BOOK 4 JERUSALEM AND SENNACHERIB 701 B.C. INTO this fourth book we put all the rest of the prophecies of the Book of Isaiah, that have to do with the prophet's own time: Chapter s 1, 22 and 33, wit...
In the midst of the prophecies concerning the nations occurs one of protest against the indifference of Jerusalem to the prophet's messages. He first describes the joyous people as they stand in contr...
And the (x) key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. (x) I will commit to him the full charge and governm...
_Shoulder. Here the marks of dignity were worn. Eliacim was appointed master of the palace, over all the other servants. (Calmet) --- Thus we may gather what power Christ conferred on St. Peter, when...
The Prophet gives, in these verses, a very pleasing account of the character of Eliakim, and of the Lord's approbation of him. I confess myself inclined to drop all considerations of the servant, to l...
_‘HE THAT OPENETH … AND THAT SHUTTETH’_ ‘The key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder.’ Isaiah 22:22 I. THE DIVINE MAN STANDS BEHIND THE EARTHLY TYPE IN THESE WORDS IN MAJESTIC BEAUTY...
22._And the key of the house of David. _(92) This expression is metaphorical, and we need not spend much time, as some do, in drawing from it an allegorical meaning; for it is taken from an ordinary c...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 19 THROUGH 23. In Chapter s 19 and 20 Egypt shall be smitten in that day; but Jehovah will heal it. Egypt, Assyria, and Israel shall together be blessed of Je...
AND THE KEY OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID WILL I LAY UPON HIS SHOULDER,.... In allusion either to magistrates carrying a key on their shoulder, hanging down from thence, having a hook at one end of it fit for...
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. Ver. 22. _And the key of the house of David will I lay u...
_I will call my servant Eliakim_ By my Spirit fitting him for the work, and moving the heart of Hezekiah to call him to it. _And I will clothe him with, thy robe_, &c. There was a peculiar sort of rob...
THE ORACLE AGAINST SHEBNA...
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder, as an emblem of his power and authority; SO HE SHALL OPEN, AND NONE SHALL SHUT; AND HE SHALL SHUT, AND NONE SHALL OPEN, his decisions as...
15-25 This message to Shebna is a reproof of his pride, vanity, and security; what vanity is all earthly grandeur, which death will so soon end! What will it avail, whether we are laid in a magnifice...
THE KEY; the government, the power of opening and shutting, of letting men into it or putting them out of it, whereof _a key_ is a fit emblem; whence the delivering of the keys of a house or city into...
Isaiah 22:22 key H4668 house H1004 David H1732 lay H5414 (H8804) shoulder H7926 open H6605 (H8804) shut...
THE TWO MINISTERS (ISAIAH 22:15). This passage is presumably intended to come under the general heading of the Burden of the Valley of Vision, indicating problems among the leadership as well as among...
ELIAKIM THE NEPOTIST (ISAIAH 22:20). This is the second failing First Minister. In some way Eliakim's case is sadder than that of Shebna. His life and service was so promising, but it was ruined by ne...
OPEN Here the prophecy looks forward to Christ. (Revelation 3:7)....
CONTENTS: The burden of the valley of vision, telling of coming grievous distress. CHARACTERS: God, Isaiah, Elam, Kir, Shebna, Eliakim. CONCLUSION: When God threatens His people with judgment, He ex...
Isaiah 22:1. _The valley of vision._ A valley near Jerusalem, so called because of a school of the prophets said to have been there. Isaiah 22:3. _All thy rulers are fled._ All thy captains of hundred...
_My servant Eliakim_ “MY SERVANT ELIAKIM” Who was he? Nobody can tell. Where else is he referred to in Holy Writ? Probably nowhere. Was he then a man without renown? That depends upon what you mean...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 22:1 The fourth oracle shows the light of the world, Jerusalem, growing dark. ⇐ ⇔...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 22:22 THE KEY symbolizes the steward’s authority to make binding decisions in the interests of the king (see Matthew 16:19)....
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 22:1 A PROPHECY AGAINST JERUSALEM. The prophet, present in Jerusalem, either actually, or at any rate in spirit, _sees _the inhabitants crowded together upon the housetops, in a sta...
Now in chapter 22 he turns his attention to Jerusalem, which is referred to as the valley of vision. And this is, The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that you've gone up to the h...
Job 12:14; Matthew 16:18; Matthew 16:19; Matthew 18:18; Matthew 18:19
The key — The government, the power of opening and shutting, of letting men into it, or putting them out of it, whereof a key is a fit emblem. Shoulder — He mentions the shoulder rather than the hand,...