Hear ye now
The prophecy is not addressed to the faithless Ahaz, but to the whole "house of David." The objection that such a far-off event as the birth of Christ could be no "sign" to Ahaz, is, therefore, puerile. It was a continuing prophecy addressed to the Davidic family, and accounts at once for the instant assent of Mary. (Luke 1:38).
O HOUSE OF DAVID - Isaiah 7:2. By this is to be understood not only the king himself, but the princes and rulers. Perhaps in addressing him thus, there was implied no small irony and reproach. David c...
CHAPTER 7 The Prophet before King Ahaz 1. _The king in trouble (Isaiah 7:1)_ 2. _Isaiah sent and his message (Isaiah 7:3)_ 3. _A sign offered and refused (Isaiah 7:10)_ 4. The sign: The virgin birth...
ISAIAH GIVES AHAZ THE ENCOURAGING SIGN OF IMMANUEL WHEN HE IS DISMAYED BY THE ALLIANCE OF SYRIA AND EPHRAIM AGAINST HIM. For the historical circumstances see pp. 59, 70f. Apart from Isaiah 7:1, which...
HE: i.e. Jehovah by the prophet; thus identifying Himself with this important prophecy. MEN. Hebrew, plural of _'en6sh._ App-14....
Speaking under the deepest excitement, the prophet proceeds to unfold the consequences of such impenetrable hardness of heart. Is it _a small thing for you_ Trans. IS IT TOO LITTLE FOR YOU TO WEARY M...
AND HE SAID, HEAR YE NOW, &C.— The prophet here reproves the hypocrisy of the king; and informs him, that the contempt which he shewed of the offer, was not a contempt of him, but of God. See Acts 5:4...
THE CHRIST Isaiah 7:10-16 TEXT: Isaiah 7:10-16 10 And Jehovah spake again unto Ahaz, saying, 11 Ask thee a sign of Jehovah thy God; ask it either in the depth or in the height above. 12 But Aha...
And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? HEAR YE NOW, O HOUSE OF DAVID; (IS IT) A SMALL THING FOR YOU TO WEARY MEN, BUT W...
1-16. Isaiah assures Ahaz by a sign that Judah will be delivered from Syria and Israel....
The prophet's indignation....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS ISAIAH DECLARES HOW GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVING ISAIAH CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 7 From now on in the Book of Isaiah, the names Israel and Eph...
IS IT A SMALL THING FOR YOU TO WEARY MEN... — The thought that men may try the long-suffering of God till He is “weary to bear them,” is specially characteristic of Isaiah (Isaiah 1:14). We mark the c...
וַ יֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁמְעוּ ־נָ֖א בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֑ד הַ
CHAPTER V THE WORLD IN ISAIAH'S DAY AND ISRAEL'S GOD 735-730 B.C. UP to this point we have been acquainted with Isaiah as a prophet of general principles, preaching to his countrymen the elements of...
THE SIGN OF IMMANUEL Isaiah 7:1-17 A new cycle of prophecy begins here, covering the reign of Ahaz. The complete history which illustrates these Chapter s is given in 2 Chronicles 28:5. The invasion...
Immediately following this new call of the prophet, we have the account of his encounter with Ahaz. Rezin of Syria and Pekah of Israel had entered into a confederacy against Judah, and a great fear po...
And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; [Is it] a small thing for you to weary (l) men, but will ye weary my God also? (l) You think you have to do with men when you contemn God's messengers but...
CHAPTER VII....
Reader! do not forget again, in the perusal of this most blessed scripture, to observe how the Lord takes occasion from man's unworthiness to magnify the riches of his grace. So, indeed, the Lord hath...
_AN UNBELIEVING KING_ ‘Moreover the Lord spake again unto Ahaz, saying, Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above,’ etc. Isaiah 7:10 I. ISAIAH IS DESIR...
13._And he said, Hear now, O house of David. _Under the pretense of honor to exclude the power of God, which would maintain the truth of the promise, was intolerable wickedness; and therefore the Prop...
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...
AND HE SAID,.... That is, the Prophet Isaiah; which shows that it was by him the Lord spoke the foregoing words: HEAR YE NOW, O HOUSE OF DAVID; for not only Ahaz, but his family, courtiers, and couns...
And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; [Is it] a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? Ver. 13. _Hear ye now, O house of David._] But shamefully degenerate from your t...
_And he said, Hear now, O house of David_ The prophet no longer addresses himself to Ahaz singly, who would not regard his words, but to the whole royal family, all of whom he reproves, as being the k...
THE SON OF THE VIRGIN PROMISED...
And he, Isaiah, through whom the Lord was addressing the apostate king, SAID, HEAR YE NOW, O HOUSE OF DAVID, not only the present monarch being addressed, but all his followers as well: IS IT A SMALL...
10-16 Secret disaffection to God is often disguised with the colour of respect to him; and those who are resolved that they will not trust God, yet pretend they will not tempt him. The prophet reprov...
HOUSE OF DAVID; of which see above, ISAIAH 7:2. He reproveth them all, because they were the king's counsellors, and promoted the design of sending for the Assyrian succours. IS IT A SMALL THING FOR Y...
Isaiah 7:13 said H559 (H8799) Hear H8085 (H8798) house H1004 David H1732 thing H4592 weary H3811 ...
THE MISERABLE FAILURE OF AHAZ AND GOD'S JUDGMENT ON HIS HOUSE (ISAIAH 7:10). We must not underestimate this incident. In this total turnabout of history in Israel's most crucial time, for it would det...
Isaiah 7:10 I. Isaiah is desired to offer Ahaz a sign either in the depth or the height. That the Jewish economy was in some sense an economy of signs we all admit. The Jewish prophet was to call the...
Isaiah 7:1. And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jer...
CONTENTS: Evil confederacy of Rezin and Jekah. The sign of the Virgin's Son. Prediction of impending invasion of Judah. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Ahaz, Rezin, Pekah, Isaiah, Shear-jashub. CONCLUSION:...
Isaiah 7:1. _In the days of Ahaz,_ the second or the third year of his reign. Chapter s 5. and 6. are therefore out of place. Isaiah 7:6. _Let us go up against Judah and set a king in the midst of it,...
_Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary thy God also?_ WEARYING GOD The work and experience of the prophet and the Gospel minister in dealing with men are similar. I. IT IS NO...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 7:10 AHAZ, king of Judah, sees Syria and EPHRAIM (the northern kingdom) as a threat, even though the Lord has said Ahaz has nothing to fear from them. Though Ahaz is the heir of...
THE VIRGIN’S SON Isaiah 7:13. _And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David, &c._ On this supremely difficult passage Dr. Kennicott preached a remarkable sermon before the University of Oxford, on the...
TRIALS OF THE DIVINE PATIENCE Isaiah 7:13. _Will ye weary my God also?_ In this chapter we are told under what circumstances this question came to be asked. An astonishing assumption underlies it, v...
ISAIAH’S INTERVIEW WITH AHAZ Isaiah 7:3. _Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, &c._ In this interview of Isaiah with Ahaz we have an instance— I. OF GOD’S EFFORTS TO TURN MEN FROM RUINOUS COURSES. God is...
SECTION IV. PROPHECIES CONNECTED WITH THE SYRO-ISRAELITE WAR (Isaiah 7-10:4). EXPOSITION ISAIAH 7:1 THE PROPHECY GIVEN TO AHAZ
Now Uzziah is dead and his grandson Ahaz is reigning. It came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, the king of Judah, that Rezin was the king of Syria, and Pekah was the...
2 Chronicles 21:7; 2 Chronicles 36:15; 2 Chronicles 36:16; Acts 7:51;...
THE BIRTH OF CHRIST IN ISAIAH Isaiah 7:5; _Isaiah 9:6_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Book of Revelation opens thus: "The Revelation of Jesus Christ." "We see no reason why the whole Bible is not a "revelat...
David — He reproves them all, because they were the king's counsellors. Is it a small thing — Is it not wickedness enough. My God — To vex God's prophets and people, with your oppressions and horrid i...