Isaiah 22:8-12 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:1-14

Judgment upon Jerusalem. I. THE PROPHET AS SPECTATOR . The valley of vision seems to mean Jerusalem as a whole, round about which are mountains ( Psalms 125:2 ); the city is spoken of, when compared with the surrounding mountains, as the "inhabitant of the valley," otherwise as the "rock of the plain" ( Jeremiah 21:13 ; comp. Jeremiah 17:3 ). If Isaiah is gazing from his house in the lower town, the city would appear as in a valley in relation to the mountains inside as much... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:1-14

The sorrow of the world. We have here a striking picture of that which, in distinction from "godly sorrow," Paul calls "the sorrow of the world." I. THAT GOD SENDS SORROW TO HUMAN SOULS . These national distresses were to be of his sending; it was to be "a day of trouble … by the Lord of hosts" ( Isaiah 22:5 ). The human instrumentality would be visible enough, and both those who inflicted the blow and those who endured it—their enemies and themselves—might fail to... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:8

The covering of Judah was that which hid their weakness either from themselves or from the enemy—probably the former. God drew this aside, and they suddenly saw their danger, and began to think how they could best defend themselves. Arms were the first things needed. The armor of the house of the forest . "The house of the forest" was probably that portion of the palace of Solomon which he had called "the house of the forest of Lebanon" ( 1 Kings 7:2-5 ). This was, it would seem, used as... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:8

Man's trust in his weapons. "Thou didst look in that day to the armor of the house of the forest." A sermon for the times, in which the highest science and inventive skill are devoted to the perfecting of the deadliest engines of war; and when men dare to say that "Providence is always on the side of the largest battalions." "Some trust in horses, and some in chariots, but we will trust in the Name of the Lord;" "A horse is a vain thing for safety;" "God is a Refuge for us." I. MEN ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:9

Ye have seen also …. are many ; rather, ye saw also were many . The breaches of the city of David . "The city of David" may be here a name for Jerusalem generally, as "the city where David dwelt" ( Isaiah 29:1 ), or it may designate the eastern hill, where David fixed his residence ( 2 Samuel 5:7 ; Nehemiah 3:15 , Nehemiah 3:16 , Nehemiah 3:25 ; Nehemiah 12:37 ). In 2 Chronicles 32:5 we read that Hezekiah at this time "built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:10

Ye have numbered … have broken down ; rather, ye numbered … ye broke down . The "numbering" was probably in order to see how many could be spared for pulling down. The repair of the walls with materials thus furnished was a sign of extreme haste and urgency. It would seem from Isaiah 22:7 , Isaiah 22:8 that the repairs were not begun until the town was invested. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:11

Ye made also a ditch ; rather, a lake , or reservoir (see the comment on Isaiah 22:9 ). But ye have not looked unto the maker thereof; i.e. you have not looked to God, who in his eternal counsels foreknew and decreed all the steps that you are taking for your defense (see below, Isaiah 37:26 ). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:12

In that day. The day alluded to in Isaiah 22:7 , when the choice valleys in the neighborhood of Jerusalem were first seen to be full of a hostile soldiery, and the Assyrian horsemen were observed drawing themselves up opposite the gates. Such a sight constituted an earnest call upon the people for immediate repentance. Baldness (comp. Isaiah 15:2 ; Micah 1:16 ; Amos 8:10 ). It has been said that "baldness" was forbidden by the Law (Cheyne); but this is not so, absolutely. Baldness... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:12

God's call to penitence. "In that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth." These are the Eastern signs and expressions of penitence and humiliation; as may be illustrated in the case of Nineveh, which repented at the preaching of Jonah ( Jonah 3:5-9 ). God calls on the people to "lament their sins, by which they had brought these judgments upon their land, and to dispose themselves to a reformation of theft lives by a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 22:8

And he discovered - Hebrew, ויגל vayegal - ‘He made naked, or bare.’ The expression, ‘He discovered,’ means simply that it “was” uncovered, without designating the agent.The covering of Judah - The word used here (מסך mâsak) denotes properly “a covering,” and is applied to the “curtain” or veil that was before the tabernacle Exodus 26:36; Exodus 39:38; and to the curtain that was before the gate of the court Exodus 35:17; Exodus 39:40. The Septuagint understands it of the “gates” of Judah,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 22:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 22:8

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