Isaiah 8:11-15 WEB

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 8:15

stumble. fall, &c. Note the Figure of speech Synomymia. read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 8:11

Isaiah 8:11. For the Lord spake thus— In the subsequent part of this sermon; the prophet sets forth with what disposition of mind those worldly events are to be received, which threaten destruction to the church: he renews, for the comfort of the pious, the great promise of the Messiah, and denounces the most grievous judgments, spiritual and temporal, upon the impious, incredulous, and profane. We have, first, a reproof of the depraved and improper disposition of the carnal and profane men... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 8:13

Isaiah 8:13. Sanctify the Lord of Hosts himself— The Lord of Hosts, him shall ye sanctify, &c. The duty opposite to the vice of the Jewish people is here set forth, Sanctify the Lord; that is to say, so worship and reverence him, as to attribute to him all that glory which properly belongs to him. See Numbers 20:12. Deu 32:51 and ch. Isa 29:23 of this book. Perhaps the word sanctify in this place contains a more sublime sense; leading us to understand, that he gives the greatest honour to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 8:14-15

Isaiah 8:14-15. And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone— We have here, in this third part of the present discourse, first, a prophetic denunciation of the judgment to be displayed in the time of the Messiah, both upon the pious and the impious,—in these verses. Secondly, an exposition of that judgment, in the manner of a dialogue between two persons; God, and a certain illustrious teacher: the former explaining his design concerning the disciples of the latter; the latter assenting to... read more

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

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:15

15. stumble . . . taken—images from the means used in taking wild animals. 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

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 8:15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 8:11

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 8:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 8:14-15

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

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 8:15

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

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