The chapter consists of three parts: 2 Samuel 5:1; 2 Samuel 5:1. The ingratitude of Israel and its approaching rejection by Jehovah are set forth under the veil of a homely parable. ii. _Isa 5:8-24_. A series of six "Woes" directed against the prevalent vices and injustice of the upper classes and... [ Continue Reading ]
_And he will lift up an ensign_ i.e. a signal, set up on a hill (Isaiah 13:2; Isaiah 18:3; Isaiah 30:17; cf. Isaiah 11:10; Isaiah 11:12) as a point of rendezvous. (Mark the significant change to the future tense.) _the nations from far_ better, A NATION FROM AFAR (cf. Amos 6:14). The singular is dem... [ Continue Reading ]
A powerful description of the advance of the invaders, who however remain unnamed.... [ Continue Reading ]
Their accoutrement is perfect down to the smallest detail.... [ Continue Reading ]
_bows bent_ which was done only for immediate action. HIS _horses" hoofs … flint_ Therefore he will not shrink from riding them on the rocky soil of Palestine, which was extremely unfavourable to the use of horses (Amos 6:12). Similar allusions are frequent in ancient literature (κρατερώνυχες ἵπποι)... [ Continue Reading ]
_Their roaring_ Or, HE HAS A ROAR LIKE THAT OF A LIONESS, HE ROARS LIKE YOUNG LIONS AND GROWLS SEIZING THE PREY, &c. Two words are here used of the lion's roar, the first is perhaps that uttered as he searches for prey, the second the low growl with which he springs on his victim.... [ Continue Reading ]
Apparently an image of the land in the throes of the invasion. The verse, which presents many difficulties, may read somewhat as follows: AND HE SHALL GROWL OVER HIM IN THAT DAY LIKE THE GROWLING OF THE SEA, AND IF ONE LOOK TO THE EARTH, BEHOLD DARKNESS OF DISTRESS (AND THE LIGHT IS DARK) IN ITS CLO... [ Continue Reading ]