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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 7:1-9

The prophet Isaiah had his commission renewed in the year that king Uzziah died, Isa. 6:1. Jotham his son reigned, and reigned well, sixteen years. All that time, no doubt, Isaiah prophesied as he was commanded, and yet we have not in this book any of his prophecies dated in the reign of Jotham; but this, which is put first, was in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham. Many excellent useful sermons he preached which were not published and left upon record; for, if all that was memorable had been... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 7:2

And it was told the house of David ,.... Ahaz, and his family, the princes of the blood, his court and counsellors; who had intelligence of the designs and preparations of the Syrians and Israelites against them: saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim ; the ten tribes; or the kingdom and king of Israel. Some render it, "Syria led"; that is, its army "unto Ephraim" F25 נחה "duxit exercitum", Tigurine version. ; marched it into the land of Israel, and there joined the king of... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 7:2

And it was told the house of David - That is, the royal family; or the king and princes; the government. Ahaz was the descendant and successor of David.Syria is confederate with Ephraim - Ephraim was one of the tribes of Israel, and the kingdom of Israel was often called “Ephraim,” or the kingdom of Ephraim; in the same way as the tribes of Judah and Benjamin were called the kingdom of Judah. The phrase, ‘is confederate with,’ is in Hebrew ‘resteth on;’ see the margin. The meaning is, that... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 7:2

Isaiah 7:2. And it was told the house of David Ahaz and his royal relations and courtiers. He calls them the house of David, to intimate that the following comfortable message was sent to Ahaz, not for his own sake, but only for the sake of his worthy progenitor David, to whom God had promised an everlasting kingdom. Syria is confederate with Ephraim With the kingdom of the ten tribes, commonly called Ephraim, because that tribe was by far the most numerous and potent of them. And... read more

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