Isaiah 7-9

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 7:1

One glorious chapter after another successively appears in this marvelous prophecy; and not even the Holy Scriptures contain anything exceeding the wonder and beauty of Isaiah's remarkable writings. The chapter before us details the prophecies that were delivered during the reign of Ahaz, the weak and unbelieving grandson of Uzziah. The occasion was apparently during the Syrian-Ephraimite war which developed somewhat early in Ahaz' reign. The monarchs of those two countries, through fear of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 7:3

"Then said Jehovah unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou and Shear-Jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, in the highway of the fuller's field; and say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither let thy heart be faint, because of these two tails of smoking fire-brands, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and of the son of Remaliah. Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have purposed evil against thee, saying, Let us go up against Judah, and... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 7:10

"And Jehovah spake again unto Ahaz, saying, Ask thee a sign of Jehovah thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt Jehovah. And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; is it a small thing for you to weary men, that ye will weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 7:18

"And it shall come to pass in that day, that Jehovah will hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. And they shall come, and rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the clefts of the rocks, and upon all thorn-hedges, and upon all pastures."This is a prophecy of the evil that shall befall Judah at the hands of foreign invaders; and like the prophecy of Immanuel a moment earlier, this is not designed to... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 7:20

"In that day will the Lord shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall consume the beard.""The Lord will shave ..." This does not mean that God will shave himself, but that he will shave the land of his rebellious people. Shaving the hair of the feet, the head, and the beard simply means that nothing will be left. "Judah is to be completely stripped."[13] read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 7:21

"And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a young cow and two sheep; And it shall come to pass, that because of the abundance of the milk that which they shall give he shall eat butter; for butter and honey shall everyone eat that is left in the midst of the land."The scene pictured here is one of utter desolation. There are no agricultural products except a cow and two sheep; and these have been kept through hiding and deception. The milk from those animals and the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 7:23

"And its shall come to pass in that day, that in every place, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, there shall be briers and thorns. With arrows and with bow shall one come thither, because all the land shall be briers and thorns; but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen and for the treading of sheep."These verses sum up the approaching desolation of Judah, all of the verses from Isaiah 7:18-25 constituting actually but a single paragraph devoted to the prophecy of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 7

CHAP. VII. Ahaz, being troubled with fear of Rezin and Pekah, is comforted by Isaiah. Ahaz, having liberty to choose a sign, and refusing it, hath for a sign Christ promised: his judgment is prophesied to come by Assyria. Before Christ 760. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 7:1

Isaiah 7:1. And it came to pass, &c.— The fifth sermon, which extends from this to the 13th chapter, is of a very mixed and various argument; partly doctrinal and redargutory, partly consolatory and prophetic. It may be divided into five parts: the first contained in this seventh chapter; the second from chap. Isa 8:1 to chap. Isa 9:7 the third from chap. Isa 9:7 to chap. Isa 10:5 the fourth from chap. Isa 10:5 to the end of that chapter; and the fifth is contained in the 11th and 12th... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 7:3

Isaiah 7:3. Then said the Lord unto Isaiah— Isaiah is ordered, with his son ישׁוב שׁאר Shear-jashub, whose name signifies the remnant shall return, (see chap. Isaiah 10:21.) to go and meet Ahaz at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, in the high-way of the fuller's field; a place of very public resort, where the messengers of the king of Assyria had delivered their threats, (see 2 Kings 18:17.) and whither it is thought Ahaz was then coming, in order to see whether he could not cut off... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 7:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 7:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 7:10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 7:18

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 7:20

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 7:21

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 7:23

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 7:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 7:3

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