イザヤ書 8:11-14 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 8:11-15

Our personal relation to God. It is clearly insufficient to know that we are on the same side as that of the majority of the good. The voice of God's people is not always his voice; their way not always his way ( Isaiah 8:11 ). They may call for "a confederacy" when he disapproves of it. They may cry "peace" when he sees only present confusion and future disaster. They may be shaken with fear when they ought to be calm and trustful ( Isaiah 8:12 ). They may be full of complacency when... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 8:11-16

THE GROUNDS OF ISAIAH 'S CONFIDENCE . Having declared his absolute confidence, not only that the attack of Pekah and Rezin will fail ( Isaiah 8:1-4 ), but that Assyria also ( Isaiah 8:8 ), nay, that all the nations of the earth ( Isaiah 8:9 ) will fail, and bring destruction upon themselves, if they "devise devices" against God's true people, the prophet explains the ground of his confidence by relating a special "instruction" which he had received from God some time... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 8:12

Say ye not . The transition from the singular to the plural is noticeable. It implies that Isaiah did not stand alone, but had followers—a "little flock," it may be—but still enough to give him the support of sympathy (comp. verse 16). A confederacy ; rather, treason , or conspiracy (see 2 Samuel 15:12 ; 1 Kings 16:20 ; 2 Kings 11:12 ; 2 Kings 12:20 ; Jeremiah 11:9 ; Ezekiel 22:25 , etc.). The command is, not to call a course of conduct treasonable simply because the people... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 8:12-13

The fear of man and the fear of God contrasted. These two fears may be compared I. IN THEIR GROUNDS . Our fear of man rests upon our apprehension of the power of man to do us hurt. Men may injure us A certain fear of the supreme civil power in the state under which we live is natural and proper; it is one of the elements which bind society together, and could not cease to exist without disadvantage. Malefactors are restrained by it ( Romans 13:4 ); and even the mass of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 8:13

Sanctify the Lord of hosts. God was sanctified by being believed in ( Numbers 20:12 ). They who feared Rezin and Pekah, despite of God's assurances that their design should fail, did not believe in him, and so did not "sanctify" him. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 8:14

He shall be for a Sanctuary (comp. Ezekiel 11:16 , "Yet will I be to them as a little Sanctuary"). A sanctuary is "a refuge" ( Psalms 90:1 ; Psalms 91:9 ), and something more. It is a holy refuge, a place which is a refuge because of its holiness. Its material counterpart in the Mosaic system is, not "the city of refuge," but the altar ( 1 Kings 1:50 ; 1 Kings 2:28 ). Both the houses of Israel ; i.e. "the two reigning houses of Samaria and Judaea," both of which were Israelite.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 8:14

God's twofold relations with men. To some, a "Sanctuary;" to others. a "Rock of offense." For the Christian form of the same truth, comp. 2 Corinthians 2:1 , 2 Corinthians 2:6 . "To the one we are the savor of death unto death, and to the other the savor of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?" God is to men as men are to him (see Psalms 18:25 , Psalms 18:26 ), But is this saying anything strange? Surely it is the secret of good motherhood and fatherhood. They who... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:11

For the Lord spake thus - Spake that which immediately follows in the next verse. Warned him not to Unite in the alliance with foreign kingdoms which the nation was about forming.With a strong hand - Margin, ‘With strength of hand.’ That is, when the hand of God urged me. A strong prophetic impulse is often represented as being produced by God’s laying his hand on the prophet; or by his being thus, as it were, urged or impelled to it; Ezekiel 3:14 : ‘The hand of Jehovah was strong upon me;’ 2... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:12

Say ye not - Do not join in their purposes of forming a confederacy. Do not unite with the king and the people of Judah in their alarms about the threatened invasion by the kings of Syria and Samaria, and in their purpose to form an alliance with the king of Assyria. The reason why they should not do this, he states in Isaiah 8:13, where he exhorts the nation to put confidence in the Lord rather than in man. There has been, however, great diversity in the interpretation of this passage. The... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:13

Sanctify ... - Regard Yahweh as holy; that is, worship and honor him with pious fear and reverence. Regard him as the source of safety, and the true defense. Ahaz and his people sought for aid from Assyria against the armies of Syria and Samaria. The direction here is rather to seek aid from God.Let him be your fear - Do not be alarmed at what man can do Isaiah 8:12, but fear and honor God. Be afraid to provoke his wrath by looking to other sources of help when his aid only should be sought. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 8:11-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 8:11-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 8:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 8:12-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 8:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 8:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 8:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:13

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