Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 9:1-7
1. Signs of God’s presence 7:1-9:7A unifying theme in this subsection is children. The children were understandably a major concern of the Israelites, threatened as they were with invasion. However, the children also embodied qualities that the adult Israelites needed to adopt to survive, such as innocence, trust, and acknowledged weakness (cf. Matthew 18:1-7). Indeed, a child promised in this passage, who turned out to be Jesus, would eventually save them. As Jesus appealed for an attitude of... read more
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 9:5
5. every battle, c.—rather, "every greave of (the warrior who is) armed with greaves in the din of battle, and the martial garment (or cloak, called by the Latins sagum) rolled in blood, shall be for burning, (and) fuel for fire" [MAURER]. All warlike accoutrements shall be destroyed, as no longer required in the new era of peace (Isaiah 2:4 Isaiah 11:6; Isaiah 11:7; Psalms 46:9; Ezekiel 39:9; Micah 5:5; Micah 5:10; Zechariah 9:9; Zechariah 9:10). Compare Malachi 4:1, as to the previous burning... read more