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Isaiah 8

Isa 8:1-22—Prediction of the Assyrian invasion.

Isa 8:1 Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.

write in it

Inspiration. Isa 30:8. (Exo 4:15; Rev 22:19.)

Isa 8:3 And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz.

Mahershalalhashbaz

i.e. haste ye, haste ye to the spoil. Cf. Isa 7:3.

Isa 8:6 Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;

Shiloah

Neh 3:15; Jhn 9:7.

Rezin

Isa 7:1, 2, 6.

Isa 8:8 And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

reach even to the neck

Isa 30:28.

Immanuel

Isa 7:14; Mat 1:23; Gal 3:16.

Isa 8:10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

God is with us

Isa 7:14; Act 5:38, 39; Rom 8:31.

Isa 8:12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

confederacy [alliance]

The reference is to the attempt to terrify Judah by the confederacy between Syria and Samaria (Isa 7:1-2).

nor be afraid

1Pe 3:14, 15.

Isa 8:13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

Sanctify the LORD of hosts

Num 20:12.

Isa 8:14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

a stone of stumbling

Christ (as Stone). Isa 28:16. (Exo 17:6; 1Pe 2:8.)

Isa 8:18 Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

I and the children

Heb 2:13.

signs

The primary application here is to the two sons of Isaiah,

  • Maher-shalal-hash-baz = "haste ye, haste ye to the spoil," a "sign" of the coming judgment of the captivity of Judah;
  • Shear-jashub = "a remnant shall return," a "sign" of the return of a remnant of Judah at the end of the seventy years (Jer 25:11, 12; Dan 9:2).
  • The larger and final reference is to our Lord (Heb 2:13, 14).

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