Bible Commentary

Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. 15. Butter and honey shall he eat ] This has to be explained by Isa 7:22, where the eating of butter (lit. “thick milk”) and (wild) honey is a symptom of the primitive simplicity to which human … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 7:15”

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. 14 16. The sign of Immanuel. See Additional Note at the end of this chapter. 14. Therefore ] because of this act of unbelief. the Lord himself ] The word is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 7:14”

And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; [Is it] a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? 13. Speaking under the deepest excitement, the prophet proceeds to unfold the consequences of such impenetrable hardness of heart. Is it a small thing for you ] Trans. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 7:13”

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD. 12. The answer of Ahaz reveals his utter incapacity for the faith which Isaiah demanded. He evidently believes that the sign will happen if he asks it, yet he cannot trust the spiritual fact which lies behind it. He is afraid of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 7:12”

Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. 11. Ask thee a sign ] The “sign” ( ’th, mphth, here the former), plays a very large part in O.T. religion and with considerable latitude of meaning. The most important cases are those in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 7:11”

Moreover the LORD spoke again unto Ahaz, saying, 10. Moreover the Lord spake again ] Better, And Jehovah spake further. The expression does not of itself imply that this second communication followed immediately on the first, but that is certainly the most natural supposition. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 10 12. Isaiah’s … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 7:10”

And the head of Ephraim [is] Samaria, and the head of Samaria [is] Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. 9. If ye will not believe ( ta’mn) ye shall not be established ( t’mn, 2Sa 7:16). One of Isaiah’s paronomasias; “ glubet ihr nicht, so bleibet ihr nicht” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 7:9”

For the head of Syria [is] Damascus, and the head of Damascus [is] Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. 8. and within threescore and five years people ] This clause is suspicious on several grounds. (1) Because of its position; Ephraim has not yet … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 7:8”

Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass. Their evil counsel, as it is called, Isa 7:5. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole 7. (Isa 8:10;Pro 21:30). Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible Thus saith the Lord … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 7:7”

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: 6. and vex it ] Rather frighten it (cf. Isa 7:16, where the Qal of the same verb means “cower”), unless we adopt … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 7:6”