The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:7
Man proposes, God disposes. Recalling the scheme at which Rezin and Pekah had been so busy, arranging everything so cleverly, and making so sure of a speedy and triumphant success, Jehovah, sovereign Ruler and Judge, looks from above upon it all, and says of it, "It shall not stand, neither shall it be." "The plan shall not even take practical shape, much less would it achieve a permanent success." "They should neither of them, Syria nor Israel, enlarge their dominions nor push their... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:7
Thus saith the Lord God ; literally, the Lord Jehovah , as in Isaiah 28:10 ; Isaiah 40:10 ; Isaiah 48:16 , etc. It shall not stand ; i.e. "the design shall not hold good, it shall not be accomplished." Rezin and Pekah have planned to set aside the issue of David, to which God had promised his throne ( 2 Samuel 7:11-16 ; Psalms 89:27-37 ), and to act up a new line of kings unconnected with David. They think to frustrate the everlasting counsel of God. Such an attempt was of... read more