Isaiah 7-9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:13-14

Isaiah 7:13-14. 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 king’s counsellors, and promoting the design of sending for the Assyrian succours. Is it a small thing for you Is it not wickedness enough; to weary men? To vex God’s prophets and people with your oppressions and horrid impieties? But will ye weary my God also? By your... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:15

Isaiah 7:15. Butter and honey shall he eat The common food of children in that country, where these articles were in great abundance, and of the best sort. The principal meaning of the verse seems to be, that this child, called Immanuel, should be brought up in the usual manner, “the same republic still continuing, and the cultivated fields, unoccupied by the enemy, abundantly supplying all necessary food; and that thus he should grow up to maturity.” The words, however, also signify, that... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:16

Isaiah 7:16. For before the child, &c. “The learned Vitringa,” says Dr. Dodd, “seems to have proved beyond any doubt, that the child spoken of in this verse can be no other than he who is spoken of in the preceding verses. The connecting particle for, and the repetition of the words, refusing the evil and choosing the good, evidently demonstrate,” he thinks, “that the IMMANUEL is here meant, and that, in order to enter into the immediate design of the prophet, we are to consider... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:17

Isaiah 7:17. The Lord shall bring upon thee But although God will deliver you at this time, for his own name’s sake, yet he will remember and requite your wickedness, and hath a dreadful judgment in store for you. And upon thy people, and thy father’s house Upon thy subjects, and upon thy sons and successors, the kings of Judah: the accomplishment of which threatening is recorded in their history. Part of the Assyrian storm fell in Ahaz’s reign, 2 Chronicles 28:20; and he began to reap... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:18-19

Isaiah 7:18-19. In that day Known to God, and appointed by him for the execution of these judgments; the Lord shall hiss for the fly The flies, rather. Thus he calls these enemies, to signify either their great number, or their speedy march: see on Isaiah 5:26. As the word hiss carries with it a low idea, and does not properly express the meaning of the original word שׁרק , sherek, which properly signifies, sibilando advocare, to call by whistling, it seems desirable that it... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:20

Isaiah 7:20. The Lord shall shave Shall utterly spoil, as shaving takes away the hair; with a razor that is hired Hired by Ahaz; for he purchased the aid of the Assyrians with large sums of silver and gold, 2 Kings 16:7-8. And so the prophet signifies the just judgment of God, in scourging them with a rod of their own making. By them beyond the river Euphrates, called the river, by way of eminence, beyond which Assyria lay. By the king of Assyria By the successive kings of the Assyrian... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:21-25

Isaiah 7:21-25. These verses “contain an elegant and very expressive description of a country depopulated, and left to run wild, from its adjuncts and circumstances; the vineyards and corn-fields, before well cultivated, now overrun with briers and thorns; much grass, so that the few cattle that are left, a young cow and two sheep, have their full range, and abundant pasture; so as to yield milk in plenty to the scanty family of the owner: the thinly-scattered people living not on corn, wine,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-25

7:1-12:6 JUDAH IN THE REIGN OF AHAZChapters 7-12 belong to the reign of Ahaz, when Pekah the king of Israel and Rezin the king of Syria (Aram) joined forces to attack Ahaz, with the aim of forcing Judah into their anti-Assyrian alliance. Before reading these chapters, readers should be familiar with the historical background given in the introduction under the heading ‘Israel and Syria attack Judah’.Isaiah’s message for Ahaz (7:1-25)When the Judean king Ahaz hears of the approach of the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 7:1

it came to pass in the days of. See note on Genesis 14:1 . Ahaz. For the history explaining this prophecy see 2 Kings 15:37 - Isaiah 16:5 . Rezin. See 2 Kings 16:5-9 . Pekah. His was the last prosperous reign in Israel. It began in the last year of Uzziah, king of Judah. the son of Remaliah. Repeated for emphasis in verses: Isaiah 7:1 , Isaiah 7:4 , Isaiah 7:5 , Isaiah 7:9 . A murderer 2Ki 16:25 ). could not prevail against it. Compare 2 Kings 16:5 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 7:2

the house of David. Not to Ahaz only, but to the house which had received the promise of Jehovah's protection (2 Samuel 7:0 ). Ephraim. The leading tribe, put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), for the rest of the ten tribes. Sometimes called "Samaria" (1 Kings 16:24 ). His . i.e. Ahaz. wind. Hebrew. ruach. App-9 . read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:13-14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:18-19

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:21-25

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-25

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 7:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 7:2

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