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Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:11

11. with a strong hand—or else, "when He grasped me with His hand" [HORSLEY]. MAURER, as English Version, "with the impetus of His hand," that is, the felt impulse of His inspiration in my mind (Jeremiah 15:17; Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 3:14; Ezekiel 3:22; Ezekiel 37:1). way of . . . people—their distrust of Jehovah, and the panic which led them and Ahab to seek Assyrian aid. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:12

12-16. The words of Jehovah. confederacy—rather, a conspiracy; an appropriate term for the unnatural combination of Israel with Syrian foreigners against Judea and the theocracy, to which the former was bound by ties of blood and hereditary religion [MAURER]. to all . . . say—rather, of all which this people calleth a conspiracy [G. V. SMITH]. their fear—namely, object of fear: the hostile conspiracy. be afraid—rather [MAURER], "nor make others to be afraid." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:13

13. Sanctify—Honor His holy name by regarding Him as your only hope of safety (Isaiah 29:23; Numbers 20:12). him . . . fear—"fear" lest you provoke His wrath by your fear of man and distrust of Him. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:14

14. sanctuary—inviolable asylum, like the altar of the temple (1 Kings 1:50; 1 Kings 2:28; Ezekiel 11:16; compare Proverbs 18:10); namely, to those who fear and trust in Him. but . . . offence—that is, a rock over which they should fall to their hurt; namely those who would not believe. both . . . houses—Israel and Judah. Here again the prophecy expands beyond the temporary application in Ahaz' time. The very stone, Immanuel, which would have been a sanctuary on belief, becomes a fatal... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 8:11

Isaiah now passed along instruction that Yahweh had powerfully given him, warning him against following the popular reliance on human strength. God had been teaching Isaiah that He had brought the Assyrians to power. To oppose Assyria now was to oppose God. [Note: Watts, p. 120.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 8:12-13

The Lord told him not to fear the armies of Judah’s enemies, but God Himself, Yahweh of armies. He should not become paranoid and think that the enemy’s conspiracy against the people of Judah would succeed, as the people of Judah did. Instead, he should make God the most significant fact in his thinking and thus sanctify Him as holy (cf. Matthew 10:28). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 8:14-15

This procedure would make God a refuge and a holy place of peace for the prophet. The Israelites generally, however, would not trust God and would, consequently, find that He tripped them up by bringing judgment on them (cf. Matthew 21:44; Luke 2:34; Romans 9:33; 1 Peter 2:8). He would trap them, eventually leading them into captivity. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 8:1-22

1. Take, etc.] read ’Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it with the pen of a man, Maher-shalal-hash-baz.’ A man’s pen] i.e. such as a common man would use for writing in large characters that all might, undertsand the words. Maher-shalal-hash-baz] i.e. ’The spoil speedeth, the prey hasteth.’ The inscription intimated the speedy spoliation of Syria and Israel (Isaiah 8:4).2. And I took] RV ’And I will take,’ the speaker being Jehovah as in Isaiah 8:1. Witnesses] who would be able when the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 8:11

(11) For the Lord spake thus to me.—We enter on a new section, separated, probably, by a short interval of time, but dealing with the same subject. In the “strong hand” we have an anthropomorphic phrase, implying a specially high degree of the intensity of inspiration (1 Kings 18:46; 2 Kings 3:15; Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 3:14; Ezekiel 3:22; Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 37:1). Something had occurred which brought the prophet into a state like that of St. Paul in Acts 17:16; Acts 18:5. Indignation and zeal... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 8:12

(12) Say ye not, A confederacy . . .—The words have been very differently interpreted. (1) The confederacy has been thought to be that between Syria or Ephraim, which had at first filled the people with terror, and then had seemed so powerful that men had been willing to join it (Isaiah 7:2; Isaiah 8:6). (2) Translating the word as conspiracy as in 2 Kings 17:4—it was the word used by Athaliah when she cried, “Treason, treason!” (2 Chronicles 23:13)—interpreters have seen in it the cry of the... read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:11

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:13

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 8:11

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 8:12-13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 8:14-15

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 8:1-22

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 8:11

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 8:12

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