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HE SHALL ... - That is, the Assyrians - though still retaining the
idea of an overflowing stream, or a deluge of waters.
REACH EVEN TO THE NECK - Chaldee, ‘They shall come even to
Jerusalem.’ ‘The pro...
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CHAPTER 8
Jehovah's Word Through Isaiah and the Assyrian Announced
1. _The divine instruction and Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Isaiah 8:1)_ 2.
_The Assyrian to come (Isaiah 8:5)_ 3. _The answer of faith (I...
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MORE EXTRACTS ON THE CRISIS FROM ISAIAH'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY. It is not
clear how many bits of the autobiography are included here, but the
section for the most part probably deals with the coalition of Sy...
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HIS WINGS. Probably referring to the wings of his army.
IRNMANUEL. GOD with us. This shows that the prophecy in Isaiah 7:14
was not to be exhausted with Ahaz and his times....
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_And he shall pass through Judah_ Better as R.V., AND HE SHALL SWEEP
ONWARD INTO JUDAH. _overflow_and _go over_are rightly taken as
synonyms (not as R.V.).
_shall reach even to the neck_ (cf. Isaiah...
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The Assyrian invasion of Judah threatened....
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AND HE SHALL PASS THROUGH JUDAH— The meaning is, that the Assyrian,
after he had swallowed up Syria, and then the kingdom of Ephraim,
should pass into Judaea, and occupy with his forces the whole of i...
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CHAPTER EIGHT
B. PREVISION OF IMMANUEL
1.
THE PROPHECY Isaiah 8:1-8
TEXT: Isaiah 8:1-8
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And Jehovah said unto me, Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it
with the pen of a man, For Maher-shal...
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And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he
shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings
shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
AND HE SHALL PA...
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1. TAKE, etc.] read 'Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it with
the pen of a man, Maher-shalal-hash-baz.' A MAN'S PEN] i.e. such as a
common man would use for writing in large characters that al...
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PASS THROUGH] RV 'sweep onward into.' TO THE NECK] The head,
therefore, will escape. So Isaiah regularly indicates the preservation
of a remnant in the judgments that are coming upon the nation. THE
S...
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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 sen...
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THE STRETCHING OUT OF HIS WINGS. — The metaphor within a metaphor is
quite after the manner of Isaiah. The armies of Assyria are like a
river in flood; the outspread waters on either side of the main...
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וְ חָלַ֤ף בִּֽ יהוּדָה֙ שָׁטַ֣ף וְ
עָבַ֔ר
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CHAPTER VI
KING AND MESSIAH; PEOPLE AND CHURCH
735-732 B.C.
Isaiah 7:8, 9:Isaiah 7:1
THIS section of the book of Isaiah (Chapter s 7-9:7) consists of a
number of separate prophecies uttered during...
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FEAR GOD'S POWER, NOT MAN'S
Isaiah 8:5-18
It seems likely that Syria and Samaria attacked Ahaz because he would
not join in a federation against the growing power of Assyria. A
strong party seems to...
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In this section we have the account of how the prophet turns from his
more public ministry to devote himself to a small circle of believing
souls. This departure was signalized by his writing on a tab...
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And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he
shall reach [even] to the (i) neck; and the spread of his wings shall
fill the breadth of thy land, O (k) Immanuel.
(i) It will be r...
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_Wings. Or troops. --- Emmanuel. Christ was born in the country, and
Lord of it: though it might be said to belong to the son of Isaias, as
being his figure. (Calmet)_...
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In these verses the prophet is led to speak of great things, reaching
far and near. Under the figure of waters and rivers, kingdoms and
empires are represented. The waters of Shiloah which are said to...
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8._And crossing over into Judah _The verb חלפ, (_chalaph_,) which
sometimes signifies _to pass through_, here means to _attack _and _cut
off_: that is, it will not only water Judea, but will overflow...
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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...
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AND HE SHALL PASS THROUGH JUDAH,.... That is, the king of Assyria,
compared to a river of mighty waters; who should not only run over and
possess the land of Israel, or the ten tribes, but should ente...
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And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he
shall reach [even] to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings
shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
Ver. 8. _And he...
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Isa. 8:7, 8. "Now, therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them
the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria and
all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, a...
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_Now, therefore_ Because the Israelites and their army, combined with
the Syrians, despise the weak state of the Jews, and the kingdom of
David, now brought very low, and having no such defence as can...
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A REBUKE AND AN EXHORTATION...
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and, he shall pass through Judah, penetrating to its remotest ends; HE
SHALL OVERFLOW AND GO OVER, HE SHALL REACH EVEN TO THE NECK,
threatening Judah's very life; AND THE STRETCHING OUT OF HIS WINGS,...
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THE STRETCHING OUT OF HIS WINGS SHALL FILL THE BREADTH OF THY LAND:
_ Heb._ the fullness of the breadth of thy land shall be the
stretching out of his wings...
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1-8 The prophet is to write on a large roll, or on a metal tablet,
words which meant, "Make speed to spoil, hasten to the prey:" pointing
out that the Assyrian army should come with speed, and make g...
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HE; or, _it_, to wit, the river, ISAIAH 8:7 which yet designs the same
person and thing, to wit, the invasion of the king of Assyria. SHALL
PASS THROUGH JUDAH; and when he shall have finished his work...
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Isaiah 8:8 pass H2498 (H8804) Judah H3063 overflow H7857 (H8804) over
H5674 (H8804) reach H5060 ...
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JUDAH HAVING MADE THEIR FINAL CHOICE EVEN IMMANUEL'S LAND WILL SUFFER.
NEVERTHELESS FINAL TRIUMPH IS CERTAIN BECAUSE IT IS IMMANUEL'S LAND
(ISAIAH 8:5).
Two facts emerge from the words that follow. T...
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CONTENTS: Predictions of the Syrian invasion and of the desolations of
Judah and Israel.
CHARACTERS: God, Israel, Uriah, Zechariah, Maher, Shalal-hash-baz,
Rezin, sons of Remaliah.
CONCLUSION: If a n...
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Isaiah 8:1. _Take thee a great roll._ Lowth reads, a large mirror. The
Chaldaic has _scripturam claram,_ a fair writing, which might be on a
polished plate; but the Versions read as the English.
Isaia...
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_This people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly_
CONSOLATION AMIDST PREDICTIONS OF JUDGMENT
Isaiah does not find himself surrounded merely by the very wide circle
of an incorrigible peopl...
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THE WATERS OF SHILOAH
Isaiah 8:6. _Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah
that go softly, &c._
Reminded, I. That the peaceful blessings of the people of God appear
in lovely contrast...
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THE STREAM REJECTED FOR THE RIVER
Isaiah 8:5. _Forasmuch as this people refuseth, &c._
For “rejoice _in_ Rezim and Remaliah’s son,” read “rejoice
_concerning_ Rezim and Remaliah’s son,” _i.e._, rejo...
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 8:1
THE SIGN OF MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ. The sign of Immanuel was recondite.
In its more spiritual sense it appealed to faith in an event far
distant. Even in its literal import, it w...
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So in chapter 8 he continues in this prediction of the Assyrian
invasion.
Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in
it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaia...
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Ezekiel 17:3; Isaiah 10:28; Isaiah 22:1; Isaiah 28:14; Isaiah 28:20
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Reach — So that they shall be in great danger of being desired. He
persists in the metaphor of a river swelling so high as to reach to a
man's neck, and be ready to overwhelm him. Such was the danger...