Isaiah 8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:6

Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah, that go softly ,.... The same with Siloam, John 9:7 and so it is called in the Septuagint version here; and the word here used signifies "sent", as it is there interpreted. Jarchi says it is a fountain, whose name was Gihon and Shiloah; see 1 Kings 1:33 concerning which Jerom yet writes, "Siloam is a fountain at the foot of Mount Sion, which does not send forth water continually, but on certain times and days; and comes through... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:7

Now therefore the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many ,.... Alluding to the river Euphrates, which ran by Babylon, which was a large river, full of water, and had a rapid torrent, and so is opposed to Shiloah and its waters; and these waters are explained as follows: even the king of Assyria, and all his glory ; his army, which was his glory, in which he gloried, and by which he got himself honour and glory. It is usual for mighty kings, kingdoms, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:8

And he shall pass through Judah ,.... That is, the king of Assyria, compared to a river of mighty waters; who should not only run over and possess the land of Israel, or the ten tribes, but should enter into Judea, and pass through it, as a chastisement for not trusting in the Lord, but sending to Assyria for help; who instead of helping, distressed them in the times of Ahaz, even Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, 2 Chronicles 28:20 , he shall overflow, and go over ; the whole land of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:9

Associate yourselves, O ye people ,.... Both of Syria and Israel, whose two kings were confederate against Judah: and ye shall be broken in pieces ; as the kingdom of Syria was by Tilgathpilneser quickly after this, 2 Kings 16:9 and the kingdom of Ephraim or Israel by Shalmaneser, 2 Kings 17:6 , and give ear, all ye of far countries ; the Assyrians, and the nations that belonged to them, who were more remote from Judea: gird yourselves ; for a long and tedious march, and for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:10

Take counsel together ,.... As Rezin king of Syria, and Remaliah's son, did against Judah, Isaiah 7:5 , it shall come to nought ; for, though they came up against it, they could not overcome it, 2 Kings 16:5 , speak the word ; what they intended, resolved upon, and determined to do; this is the issue of their counsels: and it shall not stand ; See Gill on Isaiah 7:7 , for God is with us ; which is the interpretation of the name "Immanuel": and which shows that the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:11

For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand ,.... In the strength of prophecy, as the Targum explains it; and so all the Jews' interpreters understand it of prophecy, as in Ezekiel 1:3 , or, "the Lord spake thus to me, when he took (me) by the hand" F20 בחזקת היד "apprehensione manus", Piscator; "cum manu me apprehenderit", Tigurine version. ; as parents or masters take hold of the hands of children, while they are advising and instructing them, as expressive of their great... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:12

Say ye not, a confederacy ,.... With the king of Assyria, or any other; do not cry it up as a right thing, and express pleasure and satisfaction in it, and encourage others to come into it, and vote for it, and declare an approbation of it; or a "rebellion", as the Targum, that is, against Ahaz; and so deliver up the kingdom of the house of David into the hands of its enemies: to all them to whom this people shall say, a confederacy : who either were for entering into an alliance with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:13

Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself ,.... Christ, Immanuel, God with us, the Lord of the armies above and below, of angels and of men, God over all, the true Jehovah, who is sanctified by his people, when they declare him to be so; as the Targum paraphrases it, "the Lord of hosts, him shall ye say is holy;' for they cannot make him so, nor can he receive any holiness from them, nor does he need any; but they celebrate the perfection of his holiness, and ascribe it to him; yea, they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:14

And he shall be for a sanctuary ,.... Not the king of Assyria, as Aben Ezra, but the Lord of hosts: the Targum rightly interprets it of the word of the Lord, the essential Word; of the Messiah, who is for a sanctuary, or asylum, a place of refuge for his people in all times of distress, and who is their dwelling place in all generations; he dwells in them, and they dwell in him; and where they dwell safely and securely, peaceably and quietly, comfortably and pleasantly, and that always; he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 8:15

And many among them ,.... Not all, though the greater part; for Christ was set for the falling and rising of many in Israel, Luke 2:34 , shall stumble, and fall, and be broken : stumble at Christ, the stumbling stone; fall by unbelief into other sins and punishment, and be broken in pieces by this stone, Matthew 21:44 , and be snared, and be taken ; and so die in their sins, and perish eternally. The allusion is to birds being taken in a snare or trap, or with bird lime, and... read more

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