Isaiah 22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 22:16

What hast thou here ?.... In the king's house, or in Jerusalem; what business hast thou here? thou art unworthy of such an office, nor shalt thou long continue in it; what inheritance hast thou here? thou art an alien from the commonwealth of Israel and hast no estate or possession in the land: and whom hast thou here ? of thy family and kindred; what ancestors hast thou? where did they live or die, and were buried? what children hast thou to succeed thee in honour and estate? or what... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 22:17

Behold, the Lord will carry thee away with a mighty captivity ,.... Or with the captivity of a man; so the Targum, of a mighty man, Sennacherib king of Assyria; who, as the Jews say F26 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 23. p. 64. , when he went from Jerusalem, upon the rumour of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia coming against him, carried away Shebna and his company, as with an inundation: or as a man is carried captive, whose captivity is harder, and more severe and cruel, than a woman's, as the Rabbins... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 22:18

He will surely violently turn and toss thee ,.... Or, "wrapping he will wrap thee with a wrapping"; as anything is wrapped up close and round, either to be more commodiously carried, or more easily tossed: or, "rolling he will roll thee with a rolling" F4 צנוף יצנפך צנפה "cidarizando cidarizabit te cidari", Forerius; as the priest's linen mitre, Lev. xvi. 4. which was wrapped about his head, so Ben Melech; or any turban, such as were used in the eastern countries; signifying, that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 22:19

And I will drive thee from thy station ,.... Or thou shalt be driven from it, according to my word; this is said by the prophet, and expresses his being degraded from his office by the king, according to the will of God: and from thy state shall he pull thee down ; either the king his master, or the Lord, who, by his providence, would so order it, that it should be: the phrases express indignation and force, and an entire removal of him from all offices in the king's house or government;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 22:20

And it shall come to pass in that day ,.... At the same time that Shebna was deposed from his high station: that I will call my servant Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah ; whom Kimchi thinks was the same with Azariah the son of Hilkiah, who might have two names, and was a ruler over the house of God in the times of Hezekiah, 1 Chronicles 6:13 this man, by the character given him, was a good man, a faithful, diligent, and constant servant of the Lord, and therefore he delighted to raise him... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 22:21

And I will clothe him with thy robe ,.... The same he wore, or rather one like unto it, which was a badge and token of his office. If he was a priest, as the Jews say, this was his priestly robe, by which the high priest was distinguished from others; but he rather seems to be a civil officer, who wore a garment suitable to it, and distinctive of it; in which he was a type of Christ, invested with the priestly, or rather with the kingly office, crowned with glory and honour; and who is seen... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 22:22

And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder ,.... In allusion either to magistrates carrying a key on their shoulder, hanging down from thence, having a hook at one end of it fit for that purpose; or having one embroidered on that part of their garment: or one carried before them by their servants. It regards either the keys of the temple; or rather the key of the king's house, which it was proper should be delivered to him as treasurer and steward of it; the Targum takes... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 22:23

And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place ,.... In a strong part of the wall or timber, where it shall not fail, or be removed, or cut down, and so let drop what is hung upon it: it denotes the stability and continuance of his government, and of the strength and support he should be of unto others; and well agrees with Christ his antitype; see Zechariah 10:4 and is expressive of the strength of Christ, as the mighty God; and as the man of God's right hand, made strong for himself;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 22:24

And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house ,.... Which shows the reason of his being compared to a nail; not to one that fastens pieces of timber together, or to a nail or stake drove in the ground, to which the cords of tents are fastened, but to a nail in a wall, on which things are hung: and the meaning is, that all of his father's family would be dependent upon him, be supported by him, and receive honour and glory from him: and which also is true of Christ the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 22:25

In that day, saith the Lord of hosts ,.... That Shebna is deposed, and Eliakim put in his place: shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall ; meaning, not Eliakim before spoken of, who really was a nail fastened in a sure place, and not to be removed; but Shebna, who thought himself to be as a nail in a sure place, being put into it by the king, and supported by his authority, and courted by his friends and flatterers; for to him the whole... read more

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