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Verse Isaiah 22:11. _UNTO THE MAKER THEREOF_ - "To him that hath
disposed this"] That is, to God the Author and Disposer of this
visitation, the invasion with which he now threatens you. The very
same...
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YE MADE ALSO A DITCH - That is, they made a “reservoir” to retain
the water. The word ‘ditch,’ however, will well describe the
character of the pool of Gihon on the west side of the city (see the
note...
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CHAPTER 22
The Burden of the Valley of Vision (Jerusalem)
1. _Jerusalem's deplorable state (Isaiah 22:1)_ 2. _The invading
armies (Isaiah 22:5)_ 3. _The siege and the calamity (Isaiah 22:8)_ 4.
Shebn...
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JERUSALEM'S INEXCUSABLE FRIVOLITY. The prophecy apparently belongs to
the time of Sennacherib's invasion. Its menacing tone contrasts with
that of some other prophecies of the time. The people had pro...
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DITCH. a gathering of waters....
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The preparations for the siege. Cf. 2 Chronicles 32:2-5; 2Ch 32:30; 2
Kings 20:20....
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Isaiah 22:1-14. The inexpiable sin of Jerusalem
The key to this passage the most lurid and minatory of all Isaiah's
prophecies is the irreconcileable antagonism between the mood of the
prophet and th...
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For _ditch_read RESERVOIR as R.V. The "old pool" is very probably the
pool of Siloam (though this is not certain) and the "reservoir" would
be intended to retain its surplus water.
_between the two wa...
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AND THOU DIDST LOOK IN THAT DAY, &C.— Or, _And thou shalt look,_ &c.
The verbs may be rendered throughout in the future. The third member
of the former part contains the causes of these judgments; nam...
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CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
2.
JUDAH
a. IRREVERENT ATTITUDES
TEXT: Isaiah 22:1-14
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The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou
art wholly gone up to the housetops?
2
O thou that...
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Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old
pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had
respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
YE MADE ALSO A DITC...
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22:11 it (f-36) Or 'had determined (or 'purposed') it.'...
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JERUSALEM REBUKED
A severe rebuke of the conduct of the people of Jerusalem in a time of
calamity. The crisis refered to cannot be certainly identified. The
difficulty in assigning the passage to Sen...
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DITCH] RV 'reservoir.'
THE OLD POOL] probably the pool of Siloam.
THE MAKER THEREOF] RV 'him that hath done this,' i.e. God who has
brought this trouble upon them....
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It was the *Lord who gave *Jerusalem to David to be his capital (see 2
Samuel 5:6-10). And it was the *Lord who gave the entire country to
his people (see Joshua 1:2). The people could not have obtain...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD CONTROLS THE FUTURE
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 21 TO 30
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 22
GOD WARNS *JERUSALEM
V1 (A special message that God gave to Isaiah about *Jerusal...
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וּ מִקְוָ֣ה ׀ עֲשִׂיתֶ֗ם בֵּ֚ין הַ
חֹ֣מֹתַ֔יִם...
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BOOK 4
JERUSALEM AND SENNACHERIB
701 B.C.
INTO this fourth book we put all the rest of the prophecies of the
Book of Isaiah, that have to do with the prophet's own time: Chapter s
1, 22 and 33, wit...
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In the midst of the prophecies concerning the nations occurs one of
protest against the indifference of Jerusalem to the prophet's
messages. He first describes the joyous people as they stand in
contr...
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Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the (n) water of the
old pool: but ye have not looked to (o) its maker, neither had respect
to him that fashioned it long ago.
(n) To provide if need sh...
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Whatever were the histories in the siege of Judah, as this scripture
records, I stay not to inquire; but I think, without violence to the
expressions, by the uncovering of Judah, and the breaches of t...
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11._You made also a ditch. _The first clause of this verse relates to
the former subjects; for he means that they were reduced to the last
necessity, and that the great approaching danger struck them...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 19 THROUGH 23.
In Chapter s 19 and 20 Egypt shall be smitten in that day; but Jehovah
will heal it. Egypt, Assyria, and Israel shall together be blessed of
Je...
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YE MADE ALSO A DITCH BETWEEN THE TWO WALLS,.... The outward and the
inward; for Hezekiah not only repaired the broken wall, but he built
another without, 2 Chronicles 32:5 and between these two he mad...
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Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old
pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had
respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.
Ver. 11. _Ye made a d...
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_And he_ Namely, the enemy Sennacherib, of whose invasion he seems to
speak; _discovered the covering of Judah_ Took those fenced cities
which were a covering or safeguard, both to the people of Judah...
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Ye made also a ditch between the two walls, those of the city proper
and of the fortress, FOR THE WATER OF THE OLD POOL, also known as the
upper pool, west of the city, thus making careful provisions...
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THE ORACLE OF THE VALLEY OF VISION...
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8-14 The weakness of Judah now appeared more than ever. Now also they
discovered their carnal confidence and their carnal security. They
looked to the fortifications. They made sure of water for the...
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THE TWO WALLS; either those 2 KINGS 25:4, or those 2 CHRONICLES 32:5,
in both which places we read of two walls. FOR THE WATER OF THE OLD
POOL; to receive the waters conveyed into it by pipes from the...
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Isaiah 22:11 made H6213 (H8804) reservoir H4724 walls H2346 water
H4325 old H3465 pool H1295 look H5027 ...
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GOD'S PEOPLE MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN EXCESSIVE AND UNJUSTIFIED HILARITY
RESULTING FROM FALSE CONFIDENCE, OR MOURNING OVER SIN AND TRUSTING IN
HIM (ISAIAH 22:1)
Jerusalem is seen as having become a scene o...
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CONTENTS: The burden of the valley of vision, telling of coming
grievous distress.
CHARACTERS: God, Isaiah, Elam, Kir, Shebna, Eliakim.
CONCLUSION: When God threatens His people with judgment, He ex...
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Isaiah 22:1. _The valley of vision._ A valley near Jerusalem, so
called because of a school of the prophets said to have been there.
Isaiah 22:3. _All thy rulers are fled._ All thy captains of hundred...
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_Ye have not looked unto the Maker thereof_
A GODLESS PRUDENCE
They take measures to supply the city with water during its siege, and
to cut it off, if possible, from the besiegers.
“Why,” as it is...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 22:1 The fourth oracle shows the light of the
world, Jerusalem, growing dark.
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 22:8 These verses show the irony of pursuing
military readiness while neglecting the sovereign God who controls the
situation.
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 22:1
A PROPHECY AGAINST JERUSALEM. The prophet, present in Jerusalem,
either actually, or at any rate in spirit, _sees _the inhabitants
crowded together upon the housetops, in a sta...
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Now in chapter 22 he turns his attention to Jerusalem, which is
referred to as the valley of vision. And this is,
The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that you've
gone up to the h...
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2 Chronicles 16:7; 2 Chronicles 6:6; Isaiah 17:7; Isaiah 31:1;...
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Thereof — Of Jerusalem, expressed in the foregoing verse. Him —
God, who made it a city, and the place of his special presence and
worship. Long ago — Which may be added to aggravate their sin, in
dis...