In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it; In the reign of Sargon (722 BC - 715 BC), the successor of Shalmaneser, an Assyrian invasion of Egypt took place. Its success is here foretold; and hence a party among the... [ Continue Reading ]
At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. SPAKE THE LORD BY ISAIAH - literally, by the hand of (cf. ). LOOSE THE SACKCLOTH - the loose outer ga... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; LIKE AS MY SERVANT ISAIAH HATH WALKED NAKED AND BAREFOOT THREE YEARS (FOR) A SIGN. Isaiah's symbolical action did not continue all this time, but at interva... [ Continue Reading ]
So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. SO - within the space of three years. SHALL THE KING OF ASSYRIA LEAD AWAY THE EGYPTIANS PRISONERS ... WITH ... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. THEY - the Philistine allies of Egypt, who trusted in it for help against Assyria. SHALL BE ... ASHAMED OF ETHIOPIA THEIR EXPECTATION, AND OF EGYPT THEIR GLORY - a warning to the party among the Jews... [ Continue Reading ]
And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape? THE INHABITANT OF THIS ISLE - i:e., coast on the Mediterranean-Philistia, perhaps Phoenicia (cf. ; ; ; ). SHALL SAY... [ Continue Reading ]