ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 28:1 God’s Sovereign Word Spoken into the World: “Ah!” God controls history (chs. Isaiah 28:1), moving events toward final judgment and salvation (chs. Isaiah 34:1). He is the powerful ally of his people, greater than all earthly powers. “Ah!” indicates God is taking action. To... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 28:2 ONE WHO IS MIGHTY AND STRONG. Assyria. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 28:5 IN THAT DAY THE LORD OF HOSTS WILL BE A CROWN OF GLORY... TO THE REMNANT. God preserves his true people who boast in him. For “LORD of hosts,” see note on 1 Sam. 1:3. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 28:7 THESE ALSO. Judah in the south. THE PRIEST AND THE PROPHET. The leaders entrusted with God’s word. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 28:9 The priests and prophets dismiss Isaiah’s message as too simplistic (compare 1 Corinthians 2:14). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 28:15 A COVENANT WITH DEATH. Jerusalem’s leaders rejoiced over their alliance with Egypt, believing it protected them from Assyria (see Isaiah 30:1; Isaiah 31:1). Isaiah says the alliance amounts to national suicide. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 28:16 God has established another FOUNDATION for the ZION of his remnant people. That SURE FOUNDATION, embodied in Jesus Christ, is the good news that God saves as no one else can (Romans 9:33; 1 Peter 2:4 combines this with Isaiah 8:14). ⇐ ⇔ [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 28:21 The Lord fought for Israel against the Philistines at MOUNT PERAZIM (2 Samuel 5:17) and against the Amorites in the VALLEY OF GIBEON (Joshua 10:1). Now he rises to do something STRANGE—fight against his own people (see Isaiah 28:11). ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 28:23 God’s dealings with his people, though “strange” (v. Isaiah 28:21), are wise. He can be trusted in everything. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]