Isaiah 28:16,Isaiah 28:17

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-22

The prophet, having reproved those that made a jest of the word of God, here goes on to reprove those that made a jest of the judgments of God, and set them at defiance; for he is a jealous God, and w 6716 ill not suffer either his ordinances or his providences to be brought into contempt. He addressed himself to the scornful men who ruled in Jerusalem, who were the magistrates of the city, Isa. 28:14. It is bad with a people when their thrones of judgment become the seats of the scornful,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 28:16

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD ,.... In order to show what is the true foundation of hope and trust for security from death and hell, and to convince men of their vain and false confidence, as well as to comfort the people of God, such as truly feared him in Jerusalem; who, bearing the judgment denounced, might conclude that they were going to be cut off from being a nation, and that the family and kingdom of David would be at an end, and then where was the promise of the Messiah?... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 28:16

Behold, I lay in Zion - See the notes on Genesis 49:32 ; Psalm 118:22 ; (note); Matthew 21:42 ; (note); Acts 4:11 ; (note); Romans 9:33 ; (note); Romans 10:11 ; (note); Ephesians 2:20 ; (note); 1 Peter 2:6-8 ; (note). Kimchi understands this of Hezekiah; but it most undoubtedly belongs to Jesus Christ alone; and his application of it to himself, even the Jews could not contest. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-20

The infatuation of sin. In strong, pictorial language the prophet points out— I. THAT SINFUL MEN ACT AS IF THEY COULD AVERT IMPENDING DOOM . They act as if they said, " We have made a covenant with death," etc. Every day the gully and the foolish are living as if they were possessed with a power to wrestle with and overcome approaching doom. The drunkard seems to say, "I will drink, and not be ruined in health;" and the gambler to say, "will stake money, and not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-22

THE REBUKE OF JUDAH 'S NOBLES . The power of the nobles under the later Jewish monarchy is very apparent throughout Isaiah's prophecy. It is they, and not the king, who are always blamed for bad government ( Isaiah 1:10-23 ; Isaiah 3:12-15 , etc.) or errors of policy ( Isaiah 9:15 , Isaiah 9:16 ; Isaiah 22:15-19 , etc.). Isaiah now turns from a denunciation of the priests and prophets, who especially opposed his teaching, to a threatening of the great men who guided the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-22

The judgment prepared for scorner's. "Scorners," in the language of Scripture, are those who set at naught God's prophets, or his messages, or his Holy Word, or his Church, or his ministers. Men delight in such scorn because it seems to them so fine a thing, so grand a thing, so bold, so brave, so heroic. It is a poor thing, comparatively, to exalt one's self against man; it is magnificent to measure one's strength with God's, and enter the lists against him . This may, no doubt, be so... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-22

Jehovah pronounces judgment. The rulers or politicians are addressed. They are stigmatized as " men of scorn" (cf. Isaiah 28:22 ; Isaiah 29:20 ; Hosea 7:5 ). The scornful or scoffing habit implies excessive self-confidence on the one hand, on the other contempt of religion and of God. But "be not deceived; God is not mocked." "It has been commonly found," says Calvin, "in almost every age, that the common people, though they are distinguished by unrestrained fierceness and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:16

Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone . In contrast with the insecure refuge and false ground of confidence whereon the nobles relied, the prophet puts forward the one sure "Rock" on which complete dependence may be placed—which he declares that Jehovah is laying, or "has laid," in Zion as a tried stone, a precious corner stone , a sure foundation. The imagery is, no doubt, drawn from the practice of Oriental kings, and notably Solomon, to employ foundation-stones of enormous size... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:16

Christ the Cornerstone. "Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a Stone, a tried Stone, a precious Corner-stone, a sure Foundation." This stone we all know to be Christ, concerning whom all the prophets did testify. It is historically true that the Stone was laid in Zion, and what we have to treat of is the house. Here is the Foundation. Firm, as the eternal Rock, with its roots in God's own everlasting nature. The Foundation is not created ; it is . God sends forth his Son to be the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:16

The sure Foundation. "A precious Cornerstone, a sure Foundation" (Revised Version). It is characteristic of prophetic messages that, however severely sins may be denounced, and judgment declared, in the very midst of the message some word of love and hope and cheer is put in for the sake of the true and faithful ones. God is ever mindful of his elect remnant. Those who are striving to be obedient and righteous in a degenerate age, and in the midst of abounding self-indulgence, are within his... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 28:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 28:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:14-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:16

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