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Themes in Isaiah 8

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Themes in Isaiah 8

Isaiah 8:1 (show verse)

Then the Lord said to me, “Take for yourself a large tablet and write on it in ordinary letters:

Swift is the booty, speedy is the prey.

Maher-shalal-hash-baz » A symbolical name
Marriage » Ceremony attested by witnesses
Prophets » Predictions of » Written on rolls and read to the people
Roll » Metallic table

Isaiah 8:2 (show verse)

And I will take to Myself faithful witnesses for testimony, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”

Jeberechiah » Father of zechariah
Maher-shalal-hash-baz » A symbolical name
Marriage » Ceremony attested by witnesses
Uriah (urias) » A priest » Witness to one of isaiah's prophecies
Urijah » A priest in ahaz » Probably identical with uriah, witness to a prophecy of isaiah
Witness » To marriage
Zechariah » Perhaps identical with number eleven above

Isaiah 8:3 (show verse)

So I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the Lord said to me, “Name him

Maher-shalal-hash-baz;

Children » Were named » Often by God
Maher-shalal-hash-baz » A symbolical name
Marriage » Ceremony attested by witnesses
Prophetesses » Isaiah's wife
Witness » To marriage

Isaiah 8:4 (show verse)

for before the boy knows how to cry out ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be carried away before the king of Assyria.”

Assyria » Prophecies concerning
Assyria » Predictions respecting » Conquest and captivity of israel by
Assyria » Predictions respecting » Conquest of syria by
Damascus » Prophecies concerning
Maher-shalal-hash-baz » A symbolical name
Pekah » Prophecies against
Rezin » King of syria » Prophecy against
Samaria » City of
ancient Samaria » Predictions respecting its destruction
Syria » Prophecies concerning
Syria » Prophecies respecting » Spoliation of damascus

Isaiah 8:5 (show verse)

Again the Lord spoke to me further, saying,

Assyria » Prophecies concerning
Pekah » Prophecies against
Prophecy » Respecting individuals, see under their names » the word of the lord came to," etc., To » Isaiah
Rezin » King of syria » Prophecy against
Syria » Prophecies concerning

Isaiah 8:6 (show verse)

“Inasmuch as these people have rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah
And rejoice in Rezin and the son of Remaliah;

Assyria » Prophecies concerning
Euphrates » Symbolical » The inundations of, of the extension of the empire of assyria
Pekah » Prophecies against
Remaliah » Father of pekah, king of israel
Rezin » King of syria » Prophecy against
Shiloah » A stream or pool
Siloam » A pool in jerusalem
Syria » Prophecies concerning
Water » Illustrative » Of the support of God

Isaiah 8:7 (show verse)

“Now therefore, behold, the Lord is about to bring on them the strong and abundant waters of the

Euphrates,

Even the king of Assyria and all his glory;
And it will rise up over all its channels and go over all its banks.

Armies » Compared to » Waters of a river
Assyria » Prophecies concerning
Euphrates » Symbolical » The inundations of, of the extension of the empire of assyria
Euphrates, the » Often overflowed its banks
Pekah » Prophecies against
Rezin » King of syria » Prophecy against
Rivers » Illustrative » (overflowing of,) of God's judgments
Syria » Prophecies concerning
Water » Symbolical
Water » Collected in » Rivers
Water » Illustrative » Of hostile armies

Isaiah 8:8 (show verse)

“Then it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass through,
It will reach even to the neck;
And the spread of its wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel.

Armies » Called the » Wings of a nation
Armies » March in ranks » Flanks called wings
Assyria » Prophecies concerning
Assyria » Predictions respecting » Invasion of judah by
Beulah land » Canaan » Immanuel's land
Canaan » Land of » Called immanuel's land
Canaan, land of » Canaan » Immanuel's land
Christ » Humility of » Immanuel
Euphrates » Symbolical » The inundations of, of the extension of the empire of assyria
Euphrates, the » Often overflowed its banks
Holy land » Called » Land of immanuel
Pekah » Prophecies against
Rezin » King of syria » Prophecy against

Isaiah 8:9 (show verse)

“Be broken, O peoples, and be

shattered;

And give ear, all remote places of the earth.
Gird yourselves, yet be shattered;
Gird yourselves, yet be shattered.

military Arms » For sieges: » Put on at the first alarm
Assyria » Prophecies concerning
Pekah » Prophecies against

Isaiah 8:10 (show verse)

“Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted;
State a proposal, but it will not stand,
For

God is with us.”

Assyria » Prophecies concerning
Pekah » Prophecies against
Protection » Is vouchsafed to saints in » Defeating the counsels of enemies

Isaiah 8:11 (show verse)

For thus the Lord spoke to me with mighty power and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,

Alliances » Political » With idolaters forbidden
Instruction » Of children encouraged » For the young

Isaiah 8:12 (show verse)

“You are not to say, ‘It is a conspiracy!’
In regard to all that this people call a conspiracy,
And you are not to fear what they fear or be in dread of it.

Alliances » Political » With idolaters forbidden
Fear » What not to fear
Godly Fear » Those who have » Should not fear man
unholy Fear » Exhortations against
Sanctification » Sanctifying the lord

Isaiah 8:13 (show verse)

“It is the Lord of hosts whom you should regard as holy.
And He shall be your fear,
And He shall be your dread.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah of hosts
the Diet of the jews » Generally prepared by females
Fear » What not to fear
Fear » The reward for fearing the lord
Godly Fear » Those who have » Should not fear man
Godly Fear » God is the object of
Israel/jews » Why jews stumbled
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Jehovah of hosts
Sanctification » Sanctifying the lord
Stumbling/slipping » The stumblingstone

Isaiah 8:14 (show verse)

“Then He shall become a sanctuary;
But to both the houses of Israel, a stone to strike and a rock to stumble over,
And a snare and a trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Christ » Reproves » Rock of offence
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah of hosts
Fear » The reward for fearing the lord
Israel » Prophecies concerning » Of their rejection of the messiah
Israel/jews » Why jews stumbled
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Jehovah of hosts
Jesus Christ » Names of » Sanctuary
Offence » The wicked take, at » Christ, as the corner-stone
Prophecies respecting Christ » His being a stone of stumbling to the jews
Rocks » Illustrative of » Christ as a stumbling-stone to the wicked
Stones » Figurative » Of temptation, "stone of stumbling,"
Stumbling » Figurative » Stone of
Stumbling/slipping » The stumblingstone

Isaiah 8:15 (show verse)

“Many will stumble over them,
Then they will fall and be broken;
They will even be snared and caught.”

Israel » Prophecies concerning » Of their rejection of the messiah
Israel/jews » Why jews stumbled
Stumbling/slipping » The stumblingstone
The wicked » Appointed by God corrupt » Snared

Isaiah 8:16 (show verse)

Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

Giving and gifts » Those that God the father gave to jesus Christ
Seal » A stamp used for signifying documents » Documents sealed with » Covenants

Isaiah 8:17 (show verse)

And I will wait for the Lord

who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; I will even look eagerly for Him.

Giving and gifts » Those that God the father gave to jesus Christ
God » Voice of select readings » Waiting upon
Waiting » Especially in adversity
Waiting » Exemplified » Isaiah
Waiting upon God » Should be » Specially in adversity
Waiting upon God » Exemplified » Isaiah

Isaiah 8:18 (show verse)

Behold, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are for signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.

Children » The gift of God
Giving and gifts » Those that God the father gave to jesus Christ
Home » Children » The gift of God
Symbols and similitudes » Isaiah's children

Isaiah 8:19 (show verse)

When they say to you, “Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,” should not a people consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?

The Dead » Illustrative of » Diviners, &c
Divination » Those who practised » Used mysterious words and gestures
Familiar spirits » Vain
Magic » Necromancy
Seeking God » Imperative upon all
Sorcery » Divining by familiar spirits (mediums or spiritists)
Sorcery » Denounced

Isaiah 8:20 (show verse)

To the

law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.

false Doctrines » Try, by scripture
The scriptures » Everything should be tried by
The bible » Purpose » The standard of faith and duty
Word » Standard of truth » The standard of faith and duty

Isaiah 8:21 (show verse)

They will pass through the land hard-pressed and famished, and it will turn out that when they are hungry, they will be enraged and curse their king and their God as they face upward.

Despair » Leads to » Blasphemy
Dissatisfaction » With the sinful life
King » Respect due to

Isaiah 8:22 (show verse)

Then they will look to the earth, and behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and they will be driven away into darkness.

Adversity » Sometimes the result of sin and folly
Darkness » Illustrative of » Heavy afflictions
Punishment of the The Wicked » In this life by » Trouble and distress