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Verse Isaiah 3:6. _OF THE HOUSE OF HIS FATHER_ - "Of his father's
house"] For בית _beith, the house_, the ancient interpreters seem
to have read מבית _mibbeith, from the house_; του
οικειου του πατρο...
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WHEN A MAN SHALL TAKE HOLD ... - In this verse, and the following
verses, the prophet continues to describe the calamitous and ruined
state that would come upon the Jews; when there would be such a wa...
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CHAPTER 3
Judgments upon the Rulers and the Daughters Of Zion
1. _The judgment against the rulers (Isaiah 3:1)_ 2. _Jerusalem's sad
condition (Isaiah 3:8)_ 3. _Jehovah's message (Isaiah 3:10)_ 4. The...
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JUDAH TO BE PUNISHED WITH ANARCHY. The date is uncertain. That it was
early in the reign of Ahaz is a dubious inference from Isaiah 3:12.
The pillars of society will be removed, and control will thus...
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CLOTHING. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Species), for all
necessaries.
BE. become....
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WHEN A MAN, &C.— In these verses the description of the confused
state of the nation, mentioned in the fifth verse, is continued under
an elegant figure, whereby the government, which otherwise is
anx...
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CHAPTER THREE
3.
THE VENGEANCE UPON DECADENCE Isaiah 3:1 to Isaiah 4:1
a. THE WEALTHY
TEXT: Isaiah 3:1-15
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For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem
and from Judah s...
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When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father,
saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be
under thy hand:
WHEN A MAN SHALL TAKE HOLD OF HIS BROTHER,...
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1. STAY AND THE STAFF] A prophecy of famine: cp. Isaiah 3:7, as the
clause following explains. But if the latter clause is a gloss then
'stay and staff' would refer to the classes upon which the stabi...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
ISAIAH DECLARES HOW GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVING
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 1 TO 9
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 3
DESPAIR IN *JERUSALEM
V1 See what the *Lord (commander of...
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True religion will produce a true society (see Isaiah 2:1-5). But
Isaiah saw that actual affairs in *Jerusalem were the opposite.
• God’s judgement often happens by means of society’s
circumstances....
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WHEN A MAN SHALL TAKE HOLD OF HIS BROTHER... — Disorder was followed
by destitution. The elder brother, the impoverished owner of the
ruined dwelling, the head of a family or village, turns in his rag...
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CHAPTER II
THE THREE JERUSALEMS
740-735 B.C.
Isaiah 2:1; Isaiah 3:1; Isaiah 4:1
AFTER the general introduction, in chapter 1, to the prophecies of
Isaiah, there comes another portion of the book, o...
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AN EXHORTATION TO HUMILITY AND REVERENCE
Isaiah 2:12-22; Isaiah 3:1-12
If men will not repent, they must suffer. If they will not voluntarily
put away their idols and sorceries, they will be compelle...
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The prophet now deals with judgment in greater detail, and shows how
it will proceed against the rulers and against the women. The judgment
in the case of the rulers is to be the destruction of true g...
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When a man shall (f) take hold of his brother of the house of his
father, [saying], Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and [let]
this ruin [be] under thy hand:
(f) He shows that this plague will...
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_Garment. They were ready to follow any, who was not quite destitute,
like themselves, Jeremias xxxix. 10. --- Ruin. Fallen people._...
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The prophet plainly shows by these verses, that the sin is universal.
All ranks and all orders of the people are involved in the same sin,
and consequently the same punishment. It is a melancholy stat...
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6._When every man shall take hold of his brother _As this verse is
closely connected with the former, and proceeds without interruption
as far as the phrase _he shall swear, _the particle כי (_ki_) is...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 2, 3, AND 4.
Thus re-established, Zion, the mountain of Jehovah, will be the centre
of blessing and peace to all the nations (Isaiah 2:1-4). This puts the
inv...
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WHEN A MAN SHALL TAKE HOLD OF HIS BROTHER OF THE HOUSE OF HIS
FATHER,.... One of the same country, kindred, and family; for only one
of their brethren, and not a stranger, might rule over them,
Deute...
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When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father,
[saying], Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and [let] this ruin
[be] under thy hand:
Ver. 6. _When a man shall take hold of...
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_A man shall take hold of his brother_ Of his relation, friend, or
neighbour. To take hold of another implies entreating his assistance;
see Isaiah 4:1; Zechariah 8:23; _saying, Thou hast clothing_ We...
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When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father,
saying, Thou hast clothing, having saved at least a decent suit of
clothes in the general overthrow, BE THOU OUR RULER AND LET THI...
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GOD'S THREAT OF PUNISHMENT...
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1-9 God was about to deprive Judah of every stay and support. The
city and the land were to be made desolate, because their words and
works had been rebellious against the Lord; even at his holy temp...
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A MAN SHALL TAKE HOLD OF HIS BROTHER OF THE HOUSE OF HIS FATHER;
whereas envy ordinarily reigns in near relations, when one brother is
advanced far above all the rest. THOU HAST CLOTHING: we are utter...
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Isaiah 3:6 man H376 hold H8610 (H8799) brother H251 house H1004 father
H1 clothing H8071 ruler H7101 ruins...
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ALL THAT JERUSALEM/JUDAH DEPEND ON IS TO BE TAKEN AWAY SO THAT SOCIETY
WILL DISINTEGRATE TOWARDS EVEN MORE EVIL (ISAIAH 3:1 A).
Having covered world judgment Isaiah now brings it home to the local
sit...
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CONTENTS: The coming desolations of Jerusalem because of sin and the
judgment of sinners.
CHARACTERS: God, Isaiah.
CONCLUSION: Whatever evil befalls sinners, it is of their own
procuring. Those who...
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Isaiah 3:1. _Behold, the Lord doth take away from Jerusalem the whole
stay of bread._ This threatening is understood of the Chaldean
invasion in the reign of Jechoniah, and after the death of king
Jos...
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_A man shall take hold of his brother_
SEEKING TO TRANSFER RULERSHIP
Here we have the law of primogeniture.
By the law of the State it was right that the eldest son should take a
certain definite an...
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_I will give children to be their princes_
PUERILE GOVERNMENT
Probably an abstract term used for a concrete--puerilities or
childishnesses for childish persons_._
(_J. A. Alexander._)
JUVENILE GOV...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 3:1 The false and sinful glories of men and
women, which are temporary, are replaced by the eternal glory of the
Lord (Isaiah 4:6)....
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 3:6 YOU HAVE A CLOAK. Anyone who has the
slightest appearance of being a qualified leader is seized upon by the
leaderless people.
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 3:1
GOD'S JUDGMENT UPON JERUSALEM. The general denunciations against
Israel of the two preceding chapters are here turned especially
against Jerusalem. God will deprive her of all h...
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For, behold, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from
Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole
stay of water, the mighty men, and the man of war, the judge...
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Isaiah 4:1; John 6:15; Judges 11:6...
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Thou hast — We are utterly undone, and have neither food nor
raiment; but thou hast something left to support the dignity which we
offer to thee. Under thine hand — To heal it....