John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 7:6
Isa 7:6 Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, [even] the son of Tabeal: Ver. 6. Let us go up against Judah and vex it. ] So they had done separately, and so they think much more to do jointly. Sed aliter Deo visum est. There is a council in heaven that dasheth the mould of all contrary counsels upon earth. as Psa 2:4 And let us make a breach therein for us. ] Or, Let us divide it, and share it between us, or set... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:1-9
Isaiah 7:1-9Rezin . . . and Pekah . . . went up toward Jerusalem to war against itThe confederacy against JerusalemThe reason of this war is not stated: but from the desire of those kings to dethrone Ahaz, and place on the throne in Jerusalem another, even Ben Tabeal, it may be inferred thatAhaz refused to join these two powers in a general rising against Assyria.Obviously, Ahaz was well advised in not taking a step of such decided opposition to Nineveh: for had he done so, the legions of that... read more