About this time, Assyria (northern Iraq today) was growing more and more powerful. The rulers of Syria and Israel were worried that the *Assyrians would soon attack them. So they tried to force Judah to support them. When Syria and Israel began a united attack on Judah, king Ahaz and his people were... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS ISAIAH DECLARES HOW GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVING ISAIAH CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 7 From now on in the Book of Isaiah, the names Israel and Ephraim and Samaria all refer to the northern half of the land that God promised to his special people.... [ Continue Reading ]
The name Shear-jashub means ‘a remnant (only a few) will return’.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the *Lord gave Isaiah a message for the king. Isaiah was to tell Ahaz to stay very calm. He was not to do anything.... [ Continue Reading ]
Ephraim is another name for Israel.... [ Continue Reading ]
The plots of Rezin and Pekah would fail completely. THE SIGN OF IMMANUEL V10-11 The *Lord again spoke to Ahaz, ‘Ask me to prove my promise. Ask for something to happen deep in the world of dead people. Or something to happen high in heaven above.’ V12 But Ahaz refused. ‘I will not ask for any sig... [ Continue Reading ]
Ahaz refuses the *Lord’s offer. And he pretends to be very holy (see Deuteronomy 6:16). In fact, Ahaz has already decided what he will do. He prefers to trust the *Assyrians for help against Syria and Israel. He can see soldiers and *weapons. He cannot see God.... [ Continue Reading ]
The name Immanuel means ‘God is with us’. The immediate meaning was that God was with Judah. So God would save Judah from the nations that opposed it. And this would happen while Isaiah’s own son was still a child. The writers of the *New Testament saw another meaning in this verse. The Christ (*Me... [ Continue Reading ]
‘Curds and honey’ were poor foods for hard times. During the next 3 years, Damascus (capital of Syria) would fall to the *Assyrian army. So did Samaria (capital of Israel), 13 years later. ENEMIES WILL *SEIZE JUDAH V18 When the time comes for God to act, he will give a signal. Then armies will ar... [ Continue Reading ]
Farmers will no longer be able to cultivate what was good land. Men will go there now just to hunt wild animals for food.... [ Continue Reading ]
There are so many *thorn-bushes that the land is now only suitable for cows and sheep. JERUSALEM ~ at the time of David and Solomon, the capital of the country called Israel. During the time of Isaiah, Jerusalem was the capital of the country called Judah. LORD ~ God’s name in the Bible. In the ori... [ Continue Reading ]