Behold, I and the (s) children whom the LORD hath given me [are] for signs and for wonders in Israel (t) from the LORD of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Zion.
(s) Meaning, them who were willing to hear and obey the word of God whom the world hated, as though they were monsters and not worthy to live.
(t) This was a consolation in their troubles, knowing that nothing could come to them, but by the will of the Lord.
Verse Isaiah 8:18. _LORD OF HOSTS_] One MS. reads אלהי צבאות _Elohey_ _tsebaoth, God of hosts_....
BEHOLD, I... - By ‘signs and wonders,’ here, it is meant that they, by the names given them, were intended to teach important lessons to the Jewish people. Their names were significant, and were desig...
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...
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...
CHILDREN. young children. Not the same word as in Isaiah 8:4. SIGNS AND FOR WONDERS. Compare Isaiah 20:3. Reference to Pentateuch Exodus 7:3.Deuter
The prophet, recognising the failure of his work as regards the nation, prepares a written record of his teaching, and deposits this as a sealed document in the custody of his disciples. By this solem...
_I and the children whom the Lord hath given me_ Like Hosea, Isaiah had been directed to embody leading ideas of his teaching in the names of at least two of his children, _Shear-jashub_and _Maher-sha...
DISCOURSE: 869 BELIEVERS ARE FOR SIGNS AND WONDERS Isaiah 8:18. _Behold, I, and the children whom the Lord hath given me, are for signs and for wonders in Israel, from the Lord of hosts which dwellet...
AND I WILL WAIT, &C.— These words belong to the Messiah. The Messiah here answers God the Father, that he perfectly acquiesces in his counsel, waiting with confidence reposed in him for the completion...
THE PEDAGOGY Isaiah 8:16-22 TEXT: Isaiah 8:16-22 16 Bind thou up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. 17 And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and...
Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. BEHOLD, I AND THE CHILDREN WHOM THE LORD HATH GI...
8:18 wonders (f-16) Or 'types.'...
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...
The ground of the confidence just expressed. The prophet and his children are by their names Isaiah (salvation of Jehovah), Shear-jashub (a remnant shall return, Isaiah 7:3), and Maher-shalal-hash-baz...
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...
The names of Isaiah’s children were Shear-jashub (see my note on 7:3) and Maher-shalal-hash-baz (see my note on 8:3-4). Isaiah’s own name means ‘the *Lord is the one who saves’. • If king Ahaz trusts...
BEHOLD, I AND THE CHILDREN WHOM THE LORD HATH GIVEN ME... — In the mystic significance of his own name (Isaiah — _Salvation of Jehovah_) and of the names of his sons: _Remnant shall return._ and _Spee...
הִנֵּ֣ה אָנֹכִ֗י וְ הַ יְלָדִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָֽת
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...
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...
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...
_I and my two children. Chap. vii. 3., and viii. 4. (Haydock) --- The actions of some were prophetical, chap. xx. 2., and Osee xii. 10. (Calmet) --- God announces what will happen, by the names of my...
W e have authority from the Holy Ghost, to make application of these words to the person of the Lord Jesus. Some have thought that, as the two sons of the prophet Isaiah Shear-jashub and Mahershalal-h...
18._Behold, I. _Here the Prophet not only testifies that he will wait patiently, but also gives an evidence of courage, by appearing in public along with the disciples whom he had gained to God, and w...
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...
BEHOLD, I, AND THE CHILDREN WHOM THE LORD HATH GIVEN ME,.... These are the words of Christ, as is clear from Hebrews 2:13 who, upon the prophet's declaring his resolution to look and wait for him, pre...
Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me [are] for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. Ver. 18. _Behold, I and the children whom the Lo...
_And_ Or _yet_, as the same particle is translated, Jeremiah 2:32; Jeremiah 2:35, and elsewhere; _I will wait on the Lord_ Notwithstanding this dreadful prophecy, concerning the unbelief and rejection...
WARNING AGAINST FALSE TESTIMONY...
Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given Me, all those who have accepted the Messiah in true faith, who belong to the elect of the Lord, ARE FOR SIGNS AND FOR WONDERS IN ISRAEL, placed befo...
17-22 The prophet foresaw that the Lord would hide his face; but he would look for his return in favour to them again. Though not miraculous signs, the children's names were memorials from God, suite...
BEHOLD; it is worthy of your observation and admiration. These words are literally spoken by Isaiah concerning himself, but withal mystically concerning Christ, of whom he speaks more frequently and f...
Isaiah 8:18 children H3206 LORD H3068 given H5414 (H8804) signs H226 wonders H4159 Israel H3478 LORD H3068 hosts...
MEANWHILE ISAIAH AND HIS FOLLOWERS ARE NOT TO ALIGN THEMSELVES WITH ANY POLITICAL PARTY. ALL ARE HEADING FOR DISASTER. RATHER HE MUST SEAL THE TESTIMONY OF YAHWEH (ISAIAH 8:11). In the light of this f...
SIGNS The primary application here is to the two sons of Isaiah, "Maher-shalal-hash-baz", means "haste ye, haste ye to the spoil," a "sign" of the coming judgment of the captivity of Judah; "Shear-ja...
Isaiah 8:18 I. _Faithfulness._Always when we try to do good to others we are thrown back upon ourselves; we are reminded that high work must have fit instruments, and that our influence is likely to b...
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...
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...
_Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me_ NAMES AS SIGNS The Hebrews, like most Eastern races, were very quick to see the _omen_ in the _nomen,_ the sign or portent in the name. (“_N...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 8:16 The difference between the remnant (vv. Isaiah 8:16) and the hardened nation (vv. Isaiah 8:19)
THE DUTY OF TEACHERS OF TRUTH IN TIMES OF NATIONAL PERVERSION Isaiah 8:16 In Hebrews 2:13 the commencement of Isaiah 8:18 is quoted as an utterance of the Messiah. This opens up questions concerning...
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...
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...
1 Chronicles 23:25; 1 Corinthians 4:9; Ezekiel 14:8; Hebrews 10:33;...
Behold — These words are literally spoken by Isaiah concerning himself, but mystically concerning Christ; and therefore they are fitly ascribed to Christ, Hebrews 2:13. The children — His spiritual ch...