And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for (f) strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.
(f) He will give counsel to the governor and strength to the captain to drive the enemies in at their own gates.
Verse Isaiah 28:6. _THE BATTLE TO THE GATE_ - "The war to the gate _of the_ _enemy_."] That is, who pursue the fleeing enemy even to the very gates of their own city. "But we were upon them even unto...
AND FOR A SPIRIT OF JUDGMENT - (compare the note at Isaiah 1:26; Isaiah 11:2). The sense of this passage is, that Jehovah would enlighten the judges of the land, so that they should understand what wa...
3. THE SIX WOES OF THE PROPHET, JUDGMENT RUINS AND RESTORATION GLORIES TO COME (28-35) CHAPTER 28 The First Woe and the Message of Assurance 1. _Ephraim addressed (Isaiah 28:1)_ 2. _Jerusalem equall...
ISAIAH 28. In Isaiah 28:1 Isaiah predicts the speedy overthrow of Samaria. The date is therefore not later than the year in which Samaria fell (Isaiah 7:22). Apparently it was uttered before the siege...
SPIRIT. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9. TURN. turn, or drive, back....
Jehovah Himself the true glory of His people; a Messianic pendant to the foregoing picture of Samaria's fall. The phrase _in that day_points as usual to the indefinite future of the Messianic age, not...
Jehovah is not only the beauty of the redeemed nation, but the source of all civic and martial virtues. _a spirit of judgment_ The same phrase (but with a different meaning) occurs in ch. Isaiah 4:4....
IN THAT DAY— These verses contain a promise of the preservation of the faithful, and of the restoration and defence of the state. See chap. Isaiah 4:2. The meaning is, that after the return from the B...
V. EMANCIPATION NOT FROM EGYPT Chapter S 28 - 35 A. FOUNDATION THAT IS FIRM, Chapter S 28-29 1. STUPIDITY TEXT: Isaiah 28:1-13 1 Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fa...
In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people, -The prophet now turns to Judah, a gracious promise to the remnant ("residue...
This chapter must be assigned (Isaiah 28:1) to a date prior to the capture of Samaria by the Assyrians (722 b.c.) and fall of the northern kingdom. 1-6. Samaria's luxury and self-indulgence pave the...
True administration of justice within, and strength to repel the invader. TURN, etc.] RV 'turn back the battle at the gate.'...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD CONTROLS THE FUTURE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 21 TO 30 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 28 The next section of the Book of Isaiah is from Chapter 28 to Chapter 33. These Cha...
These two verses refer to some time in the future. Their purpose is to give hope to God’s true people during difficult periods. Although he is out of their sight, the *Lord himself is in command. GOD...
AND FOR A SPIRIT OF JUDGMENT... — The words remind us of the list of spiritual gifts in Isaiah 11:2. The injustice of corrupt judges was the crying evil of both Samaria and Jerusalem, and their place...
וּ לְ ר֖וּחַ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט לַ † יֹּושֵׁב֙...
BOOK 3 PROPHECIES FROM THE ACCESSION OF HEZEKIAH TO THE DEATH OF SARGON 727-705 B.C. THE prophecies with which we have been engaged (Chapter s 2-10:4) fall either before or during the great Assyrian...
THE DECAY OF AN INTEMPERATE PEOPLE Isaiah 28:1-13 A new series of prophecies begins here and extends to Isaiah 32:20. Samaria is described as a faded crown or garland on the nation's head because it...
Here begins the third and last circle of the first division of the book. It consists of a series of prophecies concerning the chosen people and the world. In this chapter we have a graphic revelation...
_Gate. Ezechias reunited the divided kingdoms, and inspired his troops with courage, bringing them back victorious, 2 Paralipomenon xxx. 1., and 4 Kings xviii. 7. (Calmet)_...
How blessed do these verses come in, after such views as the former held forth of man's sin, to afford relief, in the contemplation of God's glory. I hope the Reader is too well taught by the Holy Gho...
6._And for a spirit of judgment. _He explains the manner in which the Lord will adorn that “remnant” with additional splendor; for he holds out instances of the true art of civil government, which mai...
Chapter 28 sets before us the first elements of these final scenes in the history of this wonderful people. The scourge comes from the north. Ephraim is invaded as by an overflowing torrent, by a temp...
AND FOR A SPIRIT OF JUDGMENT TO HIM THAT SITTETH IN JUDGMENT,.... That is, as the Lord would give honour and glory to the people in general, so wisdom and prudence, a spirit of judgment and discerning...
And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate. Ver. 6. _And for a spirit of judgment._] A sagacity more than ordinary, in reg...
“Thus far,” says Bishop Lowth, “the prophecy relates to the Israelites, and manifestly denounces their approaching destruction by Shalmaneser. Here it turns to the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, th...
CONCERNING SAMARIA AND JERUSALEM. Chapter s 28 to 33 in the Book of Isaiah contain a cycle of prophecies and proclamations concerning the relation of Judah to Assyria in the time of King Hezekiah. Aha...
and for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, to have righteousness and justice prevailing throughout the land, AND FOR STRENGTH TO THEM THAT TURN THE BATTLE TO THE GATE, both in repel...
5-15 The prophet next turns to Judah, whom he calls the residue of his people. Happy are those alone, who glory in the Lord of hosts himself. Hence his people get wisdom and strength for every servic...
He explains how, or wherein, God would glorify and beautify them, even by giving wisdom to their rulers, and courage to their soldiers; which two things contribute much to the strength, and safety, an...
Isaiah 28:6 spirit H7307 justice H4941 sits H3427 (H8802) judgment H4941 strength H1369 back H7725 (H8688) battle...
FLASH FORWARD - THE COMING DAY OF DELIVERANCE (ISAIAH 28:5). In the future Yahweh will have a proper crown available for those who serve Him. Analysis. a In that day will Yahweh of hosts be for a c...
CONTENTS: Woe of Ephriam due to drunkenness. Prediction of Assyrian captivity of Ephriam. Ephriam's fate a warning to Judah. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The glorious beauty and the plenty of the lan...
Isaiah 28:1. _The crown of pride._ Sebaste, the ancient Samaria, is situated on a long mount of an oval figure, having first a fruitful valley, and then a circle of hills running round about it. _Maun...
_In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory._ THE CHRISTIAN’S CROWN There is scarcely a more striking evidence to be found of the corrupt and perverted state of the human heart than...
_Woe to the crown of pride Chapter twenty-eight is the first of a great group of representative discourses, chaps._ 28-32, all dealing with the relation of Judah to Assyria, and all enforcing the sam...
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—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...
THE BELIEVER’S DIGNITY AND POWER Isaiah 28:5. _In that day shall the_ LORD _of Hosts be for a crown, &c._ This sustaining assurance stands in striking antithesis to the solemn threatenings and humbli...
SECTION VII. RENEWED DENUNCIATIONS OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH (CH. 28-31.) EXPOSITION ISAIAH 28:1 A WARNING TO SAMARIA. The prophet has now east his eagle glance
Chapter 28. Now the prophet turns to the local present issues. He is now... he's gone off down the road to the end of things. Now he comes back and he begins to speak of the Northern Kingdom, the majo...
1 Corinthians 12:8; 1 Kings 3:28; Deuteronomy 20:4; Genesis 41:38;...
To them — Who not only drive their enemies from their land, but pursue them into their own lands, and besiege them in their own cities....