Isaiah 8

Introduction

CONSOLATIONS OF IMMANUEL, Isaiah 8:1 to Isaiah 9:6.

The prediction of the overthrow of Syria and Ephraim is repeated soon after the previous prophecy, (probably in the second year of Ahaz,) in the form of another symbolical name namely, of a child to be born of the prophet’s wife to be inscribed on a tablet in the presence of two witnesses, with their indisputable attestation; witnesses, too, leaning to the king’s side; and the stage of the infant growth is to be made the measure of the time of the event, as in Isaiah 7:1-4. The fulfilment of the prediction by the early birth of the child would be type and confirmation of the far-distant fulfilment by the birth of Immanuel.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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