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 sent me another message. He told me to take a large board
and to write on it in large capital letters
F... [ Continue Reading ]
There was a law about ‘witnesses’, see Deuteronomy 19:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah called his son Maher-shalal-hash-baz. The name
Maher-shalal-hash-baz means ‘quick-riches-fast-wealth’. Every time
people see the boy, his name will remind them about the *Lord’s
message. Then, they would know what to expect when the cruel enemy
arrives. The attackers will *seize everything of... [ Continue Reading ]
The ‘water that flows gently from Shiloah’ is a beautiful
description. It describes the quiet peace that trust in God would have
provided.
• Shiloah was the original name of Siloam (see John 9:7). This was
the *aqueduct by which water from the Gihon spring flowed gently into
east *Jerusalem. Unlike... [ Continue Reading ]
The God who is with us is the *Lord. It is he who commands heaven’s
armies. There can be no greater power.
In the original language, ‘God is with us’ is the one word
‘Immanuel’ (see my note on Isaiah 7:14).
GOD WARNS ISAIAH
V11 The *Lord spoke with his strong hand upon me: ‘Do not under any
circ... [ Continue Reading ]
‘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
7:2).
GOD FORBIDS COMMUNICATION WITH DEAD PEOPLE
V16 You, my disciples (pupils), are to guard and... [ Continue Reading ]
The names of Isaiah’s children were Shear-jashub (see my note on
7:3) and Maher-shalal-hash-baz (see my note on 8:3-4). Isaiah’s own
name means ‘the *Lord is the one who saves’.
• If king Ahaz trusts the *Lord, only a few of the enemy will remain
alive to return to Assyria.
• If Ahaz refuses to tr... [ Continue Reading ]
Ahaz failed the test. So now his people are prisoners of a powerful
enemy in a foreign country. Because they have left God out of their
situation, their future is completely without hope. It is as if
nothing but thick darkness surrounds them.
LORD ~ God’s name in the Bible. In the original language... [ Continue Reading ]