Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Isaiah 8:11-15
THREATENED, BUT SAFEIsaiah 8:9-10. Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces, &c.This is a shout of triumphant defiance which Ahaz and his people might have raised, had they listened to Isaiah’s counsels, and turned to the Lord with full purpose of heart. Then they might have been threatened by foes numerous, powerful, determined, and confederated, but they would have been safe. Its doctrine clearly is, that it matters not who may be against us, if God be with us.... read more
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 8:13
Sanctify the Lord of hosts; give him the glory of his power, and goodness, and faithfulness, by trusting to his promises for your deliverance. Let him be your fear; let God, and not the kings of Syria and Israel, be the chief object of your fear. read more