Isaiah 7-9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 7:20

The river - That is, the Euphrates: הנהר hanahar . So read the Septuagint and two MSS. Shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired "Jehovah shall shave by the hired razor" - To shave with the hired razor the head, the feet, and the beard, is an expression highly parabolical, to denote the utter devastation of the country from one end to the other; and the plundering of the people, from the highest to the lowest, by the Assyrians, whom God employed as his instrument to punish the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:1

In the days of Ahaz. The reign of Ahaz covered, probably, the space between B.C. 743 and in B.C. 727. The march on Jerusalem appears to have fallen somewhat late in his reign. Rezin the King of Syria. Rezin is mentioned as King of Damascus by Tiglath-Pfieser II . in several of his inscriptions. In one, which seems to belong to B.C. 732 or 731, he states that he defeated Rezin and slew him. Pekah the son of Remaliah (see 2 Kings 15:25 ). Pekah had been an officer under Pekahiah, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-2

National calamity with God and without God. The historical circumstances connected with this and the following two chapters throw light on the object and meaning of the prophecy. At the close of Jotham's reign, both the neighboring nations of Israel and of Syria invaded the country of Judah, wasting and desolating it. Now, in the beginning of the reign of Ahaz, they agreed to unite their forces, and so they hoped to take even the chief city, dethrone the reigning king, and partition the land... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-7

The designs of the wicked, however well laid, easily brought to naught by God. It would be difficult to find a scheme, humanly speaking, more prudent and promising than that now formed by Rezin and Pekah. They had each measured their strength against that of Ahaz singly, and had come off decided victors from the encounter. What doubt could there be of success when their arms were united? And success would be a matter of the greatest importance to them. It would enable them to form a compact... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-9

SECTION IV . PROPHECIES CONNECTED WITH THE SYRO - ISRAELITE WAR (Isaiah 7-10:4). THE PROPHECY GIVEN TO AHAZ AT THE TIME OF THE SYRO - ISRAELITISH WAR . The Syro-Israelitish war is touched on both in Kings and Chronicles. In Kings the alliance between Rezin and Pekah is distinctly declared, as also the fact that they conjointly besieged Jerusalem ( 2 Kings 16:5 ). From Chronicles we learn that, before the siege, Ahaz was twice defeated with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-9

The prophet comforts the king. I. THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK . The kings and chieftains of Palestine were in dread of the great Assyrian power. Under the weak rule of Ahaz Judah had sunk very low, and the King of Damascus, with the King of Ephraim, think it a favorable opportunity to attack the little kingdom, and so strengthen themselves against the Assyrians. "Far down to the gulf of Akaba the shock of invasion was felt. Elath, the favorite seaport of Jehoshaphat and Uzziah, was made... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-9

The establishing power of faith. The practical force of this prophetic utterance is found in the final words of it: "If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established" ( Isaiah 7:9 ). We may see in them a declaration expressly personal . They intimate to Ahaz that if he, the present King of Judah, does not put his faith in the minister and in the message of the Lord, his kingdom and his power will suffer loss. 1. His faith was sorely tried. "His heart was moved as the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:2

It was told the house of David . Before the actual siege began, news of the alliance reached Ahaz. It is said to have been" told the house of David," because the design was to supersede the family of David by another—apparently a Syrian—house (see note on Isaiah 7:6 ). Syria is confederate with Ephraim ; literally, rests upon Ephraim . Under ordinary circumstances the kingdoms of Syria and Israel were hostile the one to the other (see 1 Kings 15:20 ; 1 Kings 20:1-3 ; 1 Kings... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:3

Thou, and Shear-Jashub thy son . The name Shear-Jashub, "a remnant shall return," may have been given to Isaiah's son by revelation, as Ewald thinks it was; or Isaiah may have given it to testify his faith both in the threats and in the promises of which he had been made the mouth-piece. The command to take him with him on the present occasion was probably given on account of his name, that the attention of Ahaz might be called to it. The conduit of the upper pool is mentioned also in 2... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:4

Take heed, and be quiet ; or, see that thou keep quiet ; i.e. "be not disturbed; do not resort to strange and extreme measures; in quietness and confidence should be your strength" (see Isaiah 30:15 ). The two tails of these smoking firebrands . Rezin and Pekah are called "two tails," or "two stumps of smoking firebrands," as persons who had been dangerous, but whose power of doing harm was on the polar of departing from them. They could not now kindle a flame; they could only... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 7:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:4

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