‘He lifted his hand’ is a common expression (form of words). Its origin goes back to ancient Egypt. The words suggest a king who lifts his royal mace (heavy stick) to strike down his enemies (see also verses 17 and 21; see also Isaiah 10:4 and Isaiah 14:26-27).
Verse Isaiah 9:12. _WITH OPEN MOUTH _- "On every side"] בכל פה _bechol peh_, in every corner, in every part of their country, pursuing them to the remotest extremities, and the most retired parts. So...
THE SYRIANS - Isaiah 7:1. The Syrians had been the allies of the Israelites. But after the death of Rezin, it is probable that they joined the Assyrians, and united with them in the invasion of Samari...
CHAPTER 9 The Message of Hope Concerning Israel's Future and the Impending Judgments 1. _The Messiah, His Name, His rule, His kingdom (Isaiah 9:1)_ 2. _Judgment upon Israel (Isaiah 9:8)_ 3. The impen...
ISAIAH 9:8 TO ISAIAH 10:4. YAHWEH SMITES EPHRAIM WITH STROKE AFTER STROKE. It is generally agreed that Isaiah 5:26 formed the closing strophe of this poem (p. 440). The date is probably before the coa...
FOR ALL THIS, &C. See note on Isaiah 5:26. Note the Figure of speech _Amoeboeon_, Isaiah 5:25. here, verses: Isaiah 9:17; Isaiah 9:21;...
The first strophe (Isaiah 9:8 being an introduction to the whole prophecy)....
Isaiah 9:8 to Isaiah 10:4 (+ Isaiah 5:25-30) Jehovah's hand stretched out in wrath over His people. An oracle against North Israel The key-note of the prophecy is given in the recurrent refrain...
The first blow of Jehovah's hand loss of territory....
_The Syrians … behind_ Or, SYRIA ON THE EAST AND THE PHILISTINES ON THE WEST (R.V. marg.). _and they shall devour_ AND THEY DEVOURED. There is no historic record of Philistine aggression on the king...
THE LORD SENT A WORD INTO JACOB— We have here the third section of the fifth discourse, which reaches to the fifth verse of the next chapter; it is divided into _four_ parts, and exhibits so many divi...
ISRAEL'S PRESUMPTION TEXT: Isaiah 9:8-17 8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel. 9 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say...
The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. THE SYRIANS BEFORE - th...
9:12 east, (d-5) west; (d-11) Lit. 'before ... behind.'...
BEFORE] EM 'on the east.' BEHIND] EM 'on the west.' The point is that Israel is attacked on all hands....
(CONTINUED) 8. Jacob.. Israel] Both names here stand for the northern kingdom, as is made clear by what follows in the next v....
DIVINE JUDGMENTS ON THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL This section relates throughout to the kingdom of Israel. It belongs to the same period as the Chapter s immediately preceding, and treats of the ruin which I...
FOR ALL THIS HIS ANGER IS NOT TURNED AWAY... — The formula which in Isaiah 5:25 had been applied to Judah is here and in Isaiah 9:17; Isaiah 9:21 used of Israel at large, and specially of Ephraim. It...
_[Isaiah 9:11]_ אֲרָ֣ם מִ קֶּ֗דֶם וּ פְלִשְׁתִּים֙...
CHAPTER VII THE MESSIAH WE have now reached that point of Isaiah's prophesying at which the Messiah becomes the most conspicuous figure on his horizon. Let us take advantage of it to gather into one...
CHAPTER III THE VINEYARD OF THE LORD, OR TRUE PATRIOTISM THE CONSCIENCE OF OUR COUNTRY'S SINS 735 B.C. Isaiah 5:1; Isaiah 9:8 - Isaiah 10:4 THE prophecy contained in these Chapter s belongs, as we...
FALSE LEADERSHIP BRINGS RUIN Isaiah 9:8-17 The grievous sins of the Chosen People are again enumerated. They defied God, Isaiah 8:9-10. They refused to repent; they were blind and deaf and profane, I...
Here we have the message of hope (verses Isa 9:1-7) in the glorious picture of the Coming Deliverer, with the equally glorious record of the results of His Coming. It is one of the greatest Messianic...
_Still. God punishes the impenitent throughout eternity, ver. 12., and chap. x. 4. (Worthington)_...
What is here said, though it may have a peculiar reference to the state of the Church in the days of the prophet, is not so limited, but that it hath respect to the Church in all ages. The Lord hath s...
12._Syria in front. _(147) The Prophet shows what will be the nature of this change, and what will happen after the death of _Rezin_, (2 Kings 16:9,) who had allied himself with Israel against Judah;...
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...
THE SYRIANS BEFORE, AND THE PHILISTINES BEHIND,.... Rezin, king of Syria, the confederate of the Israelites, being slain, his people joined the Assyrians against Israel; and they, with others mentione...
The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand [is] stretched out still. Ver. 12. _The Syrians b...
_The Lord sent a word_, &c. A prophetical and threatening message by me: for now the prophet, having inserted some consolatory passages for the support of God's faithful people, returns to his former...
the Syrians before, for as allies of the Assyrians they would attack Israel from the east, AND THE PHILISTINES BEHIND, for these ancient enemies made use of every opportunity to wreak vengeance upon I...
Jehovah's Hand Stretched our in Judgment...
8-21 Those are ripening apace for ruin, whose hearts are unhumbled under humbling providences. For that which God designs, in smiting us, is, to turn us to himself; and if this point be not gained by...
THE SYRIANS; for although Rezin king of Syria was destroyed, yet the body of the nation survived, and submitted themselves to the king of Assyria, and served under him in his wars, and upon his comman...
Isaiah 9:12 Syrians H758 before H6924 Philistines H6430 behind H268 devour H398 (H8799) Israel H3478 mouth H6310 anger...
THE FIRST CHASTISEMENT, INVASION BY SYRIA AND PHILISTIA (ISAIAH 9:8). Analysis. · The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it has lighted on Israel (Isaiah 9:8). · And all the people will know, even Eph...
FOR ALL THIS HIS ANGER See (Isaiah 9:17); (Isaiah 9:21); (Isaiah 5:25); (Isaiah 10:4). The context explains. Jehovah's hand is outst
CONTENTS: A divine child, the only hope of Israel. Vision of the outstretched hand. The unavailing chastisement. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Isaiah, Rezin. CONCLUSION: In the worst of times, God's peopl...
Isaiah 9:1. _The dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation._ Dr. Lightfoot infers from this, that there was much greater affliction in the first days of her vexation. All the Versions differ ve...
_For all thin ms anger is not turned away_ THE END OF JUDGMENTS AND THE REASON OF THEIR CONTINUANCE I. THE DESIGN AND INTENTION OF GOD IN SENDING JUDGMENT UPON A PEOPLE; that is, to reclaim them fro...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 9:8 PRIDE is the source of all the nation’s disasters. ⇐ ⇔
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 9:12 HIS ANGER. God’s anger is caused by their sin (Deuteronomy 29:22; see...
THE DUTY OF THE AFFLICTED Isaiah 9:9. _And all the people shall know, &c._ God here complains of what Israel did when grievous and prolonged afflictions, sent by God, fell upon them [935] then they...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 9:1 THE TROUBLES OF ISRAEL SHALL END THROUGH THE BIRTH OF A MARVELOUS CHILD. The section of the prophecy commencing with...
Now as we get into chapter 9, he said, Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afte...
2 Chronicles 28:18; 2 Kings 16:6; Deuteronomy 31:17; Isaiah 10:4;...
Syrians — For though Rezin, king of Syria was destroyed, yet the body of the nation survived, and submitted themselves to the king of Assyria, and upon his command invaded Israel afterwards. Before —...