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Verse Isaiah 22:21. _TO THE INHABITANTS_] ליושבי _leyoshebey_,
in the plural number, four of Dr. _Kennicott's_ MSS., (two ancient,)
and two of _De_ _Rossi's_, with the _Septuagint, Syriac_, and
_Vulga...
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AND I WILL CLOTHE HIM WITH THY ROBE - He shall succeed thee in the
office, and wear the garments which are appropriate to it.
AND STRENGTHEN HIM WITH THY GIRDLE - That is, he shall wear the same
girdl...
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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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SHEBNA TO BE DEPOSED AND ELIAKIM INSTALLED IN HIS OFFICE. This
denunciation of Shebna, who seems to have been a foreigner, was
probably due to the obnoxious character of his policy. Presumably he
favo...
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GIRDLE. Reference to Pentateuch. Occurs here; and elsewhere only in
Exodus 28:4; Exodus 28:39; Exodus 28:40; Exodus 29:9;...
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The elevation of the head of the prophetic party at court....
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_robe_("tunic") … _girdle_ The palace officials seem to have worn
distinctive liveries (1 Kings 10:5); the uniform of the vizier was
apparently a tunic and a girdle of special pattern. The word for
"g...
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Isaiah 22:15-25. A Philippic against an influential Politician
Shebna, the minister here addressed, is supposed from his name and
from Isaiah's indignation at his ambitious desire to have a
magnifice...
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b. INSOLENT AGENT
TEXT: Isaiah 22:15-25
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Thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, Go, get thee unto this
treasurer, even unto Shebna, who is over the house, and say,
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What doest thou here? and...
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And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy
girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall
be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of...
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DENUNCIATION OF SHEBNA
This section contains Isaiah's only invective against an individual.
He denounces Shebna, the king's chief minister, who may have been a
leader of the party which favoured allia...
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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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People must choose between trust in God and trust in human effort. In
fact, whole nations must choose between trust in God and trust in
human effort. These verses show this principle....
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וְ הִלְבַּשְׁתִּ֣יו כֻּתָּנְתֶּ֗ךָ
וְ אַבְנֵֽטְךָ֙ אֲחַזְּקֶ֔נּוּ...
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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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_Girdle, the badge of power, Job xii. 18._...
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The Prophet gives, in these verses, a very pleasing account of the
character of Eliakim, and of the Lord's approbation of him. I confess
myself inclined to drop all considerations of the servant, to l...
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21._And I will clothe him. _He now explains more fully what he had
briefly noticed in the former verse, that it was only by the purpose
of God that Shebna was deposed, in order that Eliakim might succ...
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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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AND I WILL CLOTHE HIM WITH THY ROBE,.... The same he wore, or rather
one like unto it, which was a badge and token of his office. If he was
a priest, as the Jews say, this was his priestly robe, by wh...
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And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy
girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall
be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of
J...
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_I will call my servant Eliakim_ By my Spirit fitting him for the
work, and moving the heart of Hezekiah to call him to it. _And I will
clothe him with, thy robe_, &c. There was a peculiar sort of rob...
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and I will clothe him with thy robe and strengthen him with thy
girdle, investing him with the official dress, AND I WILL COMMIT THY
GOVERNMENT, all the authority of his office, INTO HIS HAND; AND HE...
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THE ORACLE AGAINST SHEBNA...
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15-25 This message to Shebna is a reproof of his pride, vanity, and
security; what vanity is all earthly grandeur, which death will so
soon end! What will it avail, whether we are laid in a magnifice...
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I WILL CLOTHE HIM WITH THY ROBE, AND STRENGTHEN HIM WITH THY GIRDLE:
there was a peculiar sort of robe and girdle which was the badge of
his office, which should be taken from him, and given to Eliaki...
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ELIAKIM THE NEPOTIST (ISAIAH 22:20).
This is the second failing First Minister. In some way Eliakim's case
is sadder than that of Shebna. His life and service was so promising,
but it was ruined by ne...
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THE TWO MINISTERS (ISAIAH 22:15).
This passage is presumably intended to come under the general heading
of the Burden of the Valley of Vision, indicating problems among the
leadership as well as among...
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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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_My servant Eliakim_
“MY SERVANT ELIAKIM”
Who was he?
Nobody can tell. Where else is he referred to in Holy Writ? Probably
nowhere. Was he then a man without renown? That depends upon what you
mean...
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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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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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1 Samuel 18:4; Esther 8:15; Esther 8:2; Genesis 41:42; Genesis 41:43;...
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Girdle — There was a peculiar sort of robe and girdle which was the
badge of his office. A father — He shall govern them with fatherly
care and affection....