Bible Commentary

Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying, 5. Change the order with R.V.: Because Syria hath counselled evil against thee, Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, saying, &c. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 5 7. The project of Rezin and Pekah is opposed to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 7:5”

And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah. 4. The message to Ahaz begins with an exhortation to composure and presence of mind (cf. ch. Isa 30:15). … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 7:4”

Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field; 3. The prophet is instructed to meet Ahaz at a certain point outside the city, taking his son with him for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 7:3”

And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind. 2. the house of David ] (Cf. Isa 7:13 ; Isa 7:17) either the court (ch. Isa 22:22) or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 7:2”

And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, [that] Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it. 1. The genealogy of Ahaz … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 7:1”

But yet in it [shall be] a tenth, and [it] shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance [is] in them, when they cast [their leaves: so] the holy seed [shall be] the substance thereof. 13. The verse reads: And should there still be in it a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 6:13”

And the LORD have removed men far away, and [there be] a great forsaking in the midst of the land. 12. and there be a great forsaking land ] Better, and great be the vacancy in the midst of the land. The word “vacancy” (deserted place) is used in Isa 17:9: for the thought cf. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 6:12”

Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, 11. Lord, how long? ] The prophet feels that in the divine counsels there must be a limit to this process of judicial hardening, that it must reach … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 6:11”

Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. 10. Make the heart fat ] i.e. callous, unfeeling, Psa 119:70. In Hebrew idiom, the “heart” includes the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 6:10”

And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 9. this people ] A contemptuous designation of Israel, peculiar to Isaiah: cf. ch. Isa 8:6; Isa 8:12, Isa 9:16, Isa 28:11; Isa 28:14, Isa 29:13 f. Hear ye indeed ] Rather: Hear ye … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 6:9”