Isaiah 7:6-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign ,.... Whether they would ask one or not; a sign both in heaven and earth, namely, the promised Messiah; who being the Lord from heaven, would take flesh of a virgin on earth; and who as man, being buried in the heart of the earth, would be raised from thence, and ascend up into heaven; and whose birth, though it was to be many years after, was a sign of present deliverance to Judah from the confederacy of the two kings of Syria and Israel; and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 7:8-9

For the head of Syria, etc. - "Though the head of Syria be Damascus, And the head of Damascus Retsin; Yet within threescore and five years Ephraim shall be broken, that he be no more a people: And the head of Ephraim be Samaria; And the head of Samaria Remaliah's son. "Here are six lines, or three distichs, the order of which seems to have been disturbed by a transposition, occasioned by three of the lines beginning with the same word וראש verosh , "and the head," which three lines... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 7:11

In the depth "Go deep to the grave" - So Aquila, Symmachus, Theodotion, and the Vulgate. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 7:14

The Lord "Jehovah" - For אדני Adonai , twenty-five of Kennicott's MSS., nine ancient, and fourteen of De Rossi's, read יהוה Jehovah . And so Isaiah 7:20 , eighteen MSS. Immanuel - For עמנואל Immanuel , many MSS. and editions have אל עמנו immanu El , God with us. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-7

The designs of the wicked, however well laid, easily brought to naught by God. It would be difficult to find a scheme, humanly speaking, more prudent and promising than that now formed by Rezin and Pekah. They had each measured their strength against that of Ahaz singly, and had come off decided victors from the encounter. What doubt could there be of success when their arms were united? And success would be a matter of the greatest importance to them. It would enable them to form a compact... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-9

SECTION IV . PROPHECIES CONNECTED WITH THE SYRO - ISRAELITE WAR (Isaiah 7-10:4). THE PROPHECY GIVEN TO AHAZ AT THE TIME OF THE SYRO - ISRAELITISH WAR . The Syro-Israelitish war is touched on both in Kings and Chronicles. In Kings the alliance between Rezin and Pekah is distinctly declared, as also the fact that they conjointly besieged Jerusalem ( 2 Kings 16:5 ). From Chronicles we learn that, before the siege, Ahaz was twice defeated with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-9

The prophet comforts the king. I. THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK . The kings and chieftains of Palestine were in dread of the great Assyrian power. Under the weak rule of Ahaz Judah had sunk very low, and the King of Damascus, with the King of Ephraim, think it a favorable opportunity to attack the little kingdom, and so strengthen themselves against the Assyrians. "Far down to the gulf of Akaba the shock of invasion was felt. Elath, the favorite seaport of Jehoshaphat and Uzziah, was made... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-9

The establishing power of faith. The practical force of this prophetic utterance is found in the final words of it: "If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established" ( Isaiah 7:9 ). We may see in them a declaration expressly personal . They intimate to Ahaz that if he, the present King of Judah, does not put his faith in the minister and in the message of the Lord, his kingdom and his power will suffer loss. 1. His faith was sorely tried. "His heart was moved as the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:6

Make a breach therein . The word employed means properly "making a breach in a city wall" ( 2 Kings 25:4 ; 2 Kings 2:1-25 Citron. 32:1; Jeremiah 39:2 ; Ezekiel 26:10 ), but is used also in a metaphorical sense for injuring and ruining a country (see especially 2 Chronicles 21:17 ). The son of Tabeal ; or, Tubal . "Tab-ill" appears to be a Syrian name, founded upon the same pattern as Tab-rimmon ( 1 Kings 15:18 ), rite one meaning "God is good, "the other "Rimmon is good."... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

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