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AND IT SHALL BE ... - This is the other figure by which the prophet
sets forth the calamities that were coming upon Ephraim - an image
designed to denote the fact that the inhabitants and wealth of th...
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CHAPTER 17
The Burden of Damascus and Judgment upon Ephraim
1. _Damascus to be a ruinous heap (Isaiah 17:1)_ 2. _Judgment upon
Ephraim (Isaiah 17:4)_ 3. _Woe to the enemies of Israel (Isaiah 17:12)
_...
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ORACLE ON DAMASCUS AND ISRAEL. In spite of the title this prophecy
deals much more with Ephraim than Damascus, which is not mentioned
after Isaiah 17:3. The close connexion of the two suggests that th...
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IT: i.e. Jacob's glory (Isaiah 17:4).
IT: i.e. Jacob's fatness (Isaiah 17:4).
REPHAIM. South-west of Jerusalem. So called after one "Kapha",. mighty
one among the descendants of the _Nephilim,_ as A...
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The fate of Ephraim, in three figures: wasting disease; the reaping of
corn; the gathering of olives....
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The succeeding pictures are exceedingly graphic, an evidence of
Isaiah's intense interest in rural life. The reaper gathers the stalks
of wheat with one hand and with the other cuts off the ears close...
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AND IN THAT DAY, &C.— The Ephraimites and Syrians, guilty of the
same fault, were to suffer the same punishment; wherefore, in the
former period, wherein the prophet foretold the fate of Damascus, he...
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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
2.
DAMASCUS
a. COALITION
TEXT: Isaiah 17:1-6
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The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a
city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
2
The cities of Aroer...
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And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and
reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth
ears in the valley of Rephaim.
IT SHALL BE AS WHEN THE HARVESTMAN...
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17:5 reaper (c-8) Lit. 'harvest.'...
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JUDGMENT ON SYEIA AND ISRAEL
This section is headed,' oracle concerning Damascus,' but its subject
is in fact wider; it treats of the impending ruin not only of Syria,
but also of Ephraim, i.e. the ki...
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AS HE THAT GATHERETH] RV 'as when one gleaneth.'
VALLEY OF REPHAIM] SW. of Jerusalem (Joshua 15:8)....
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD’S PLANS FOR JUDAH, ASSYRIA AND EGYPT
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 10 TO 20
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 17
GOD WILL PUNISH DAMASCUS AND ISRAEL
V1 God gave Isaiah this spec...
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The word ‘harvest’ refers to the happiest time in the year. People
feel great satisfaction because food is plentiful. But attention here
is on the bare fields immediately after harvest. The crops and...
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וְ הָיָ֗ה כֶּֽ אֱסֹף֙ קָצִ֣יר קָמָ֔ה
וּ
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In this section (17-18), we have a prophecy dealing with Damascus and
an interlude containing a soliloquy of the prophet. The burden of
Damascus Isaiah 17:1) announces its doom. It is evident, however...
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And it shall be as when the reaper gathereth (g) the grain, and
reapeth the heads with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth
heads in the valley of (h) Rephaim.
(g) As the abundance of corn d...
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_Raphaim. Near Jerusalem, 3 Kings xxiii. 13. Septuagint, "of stones."
(Calmet) --- It will be equally difficult to find any men left in the
kingdom of Israel. (Haydock)_...
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There was a time, even in the days of Solomon, when the nation of
Israel was great and flourishing; but now, how is the fine gold become
dim! Reader, look at this scripture in a spiritual sense, and o...
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5._And it shall be as when the harvest-man gathereth the corn. _He
shews by a comparison how great will be the desolation. “As the
reapers,” he says, “gather the corn in armfuls, so this multitude,
th...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 15, 16, 17, AND 18.
In Chapter s 15 and 16 Moab is judged. They are warned that the throne
of David shall be established, and the oppressor consumed out of th...
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AND IT SHALL BE AS WHEN THE HARVESTMAN GATHERETH THE CORN,.... The
"standing" corn, as in the Hebrew text: "and reapeth the ears with his
arm"; or "his arm reaps the ears" o; that is, with one hand he...
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And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth
the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in
the valley of Rephaim.
Ver. 5. _And it shall be as when the...
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_The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim_ The meaning may be, that
Damascus being destroyed, that fortress or protection, in which the
Ephraimites had placed their confidence, should be taken; or,...
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DAMASCUS AND EPHRAIM THREATENED...
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And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn and reapeth
the ears with his arm, literally, "and his arm reapeth the ears"; AND
IT SHALL BE AS HE THAT GATHERETH EARS IN THE VALLEY OF REPHA...
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1-11 Sin desolates cities. It is strange that great conquerors should
take pride in being enemies to mankind; but it is better that flocks
should lie down there, than that they should harbour any in...
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REAPETH THE EARS WITH HIS ARM; taking care, as far as may be, that all
may be gathered in, and nothing left. So shall the whole body of the
ten tribes be carried away captive, some few gleanings only...
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Isaiah 17:5 harvester H7105 gathers H622 (H8800) grain H7054 reaps
H7114 (H8799) heads H7641 arm H2220 gathers...
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THE FUTURE THAT ISRAEL CAN LOOK FORWARD TO (ISAIAH 17:4).
Israel's future is bleak, but it will make them set their eyes on
their Maker, the Holy One of Israel.
Analysis of Isaiah 17:4.
a And it wil...
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CONTENTS: The burden of Damascus, foretelling destruction of cities of
Syria and Israel.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The God of our salvation is the rock of our strength. It
is our forgetfulness of...
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Isaiah 17:1. _A ruinous heap._ Tiglath-pileser destroyed it in the
support of Ahaz, and carried away the inhabitants. 2 Kings 16:8. Yet
it was afterwards rebuilt.
Isaiah 17:2. _The cities of Aroer are...
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_The burden of Damascus. .. The fortress also shall cease from
Ephraim_
THE ORACLE CONCERNING DAMASCUS AND ISRAEL
The curse pronounced upon it [Damascene-Syria] falls also upon the
kingdom of Israel...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 17:1 The fourth oracle concerns the alliance
between Damascus and Israel in Isaiah’s time (see Isaiah 7:1; Is
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 17:4 The three uses of IN THAT DAY unites
these verses. Israel will be brought LOW (vv. Isaiah 17:4), a remnant
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DIMINUTIONS AND CHANGES OF LIFE
Isaiah 17:5. _And it shall be as when the harvestman, &c._
God’s visitations of judgment are the subject of the prophet’s
burdens (Isaiah 17:1). So the text. Adversit...
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 17:1
THE BURDEN OF DAMASCUS. The eye of the prophet travels northwards from
Moab, and, passing over Ammon as an enemy of small account, rests once
more upon Damascus, already threat...
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Now he turns his prophecy against Damascus, which, of course, was the
capital of Syria. Now Syria and the Northern Kingdom of Israel had
confederated together to stand against Assyria. As Assyria beca...
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2 Samuel 5:18; 2 Samuel 5:22; Hosea 6:11; Jeremiah 51:33; Jeremiah 9:
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Gathereth — Taking care, as far as may be, that all may be gathered
in, and nothing left. So shall the whole body of the ten tribes be
carried away captive, some few gleanings only being left. Rephaim...