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IN THAT DAY - In the time specified in the previous verses - in the
judgments that should be brought upon the land by the Egyptians and
Assyrians.
A MAN SHALL NOURISH - Hebrew ‘Make to live:’ that is...
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CHAPTER 7
The Prophet before King Ahaz
1. _The king in trouble (Isaiah 7:1)_ 2. _Isaiah sent and his message
(Isaiah 7:3)_ 3. _A sign offered and refused (Isaiah 7:10)_ 4. The
sign: The virgin birth...
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THE DEVASTATION OF JUDAH. Probably an independent prophecy rather than
a continuation of Isaiah 7:2; it strikes a very different note. It may
belong to the same date, but may quite well be later. Disa...
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AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS. Note the Figure of speech _Anaphora_,
commencing verses: Isaiah 7:21; Isaiah 7:22; Isaiah 7:23, emphasizing
the points of the prophecy.
SHALL NOURISH, &C.: i.e. no longer. l...
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Further announcements (not addressed to Ahaz, but probably compiled
from fragments of several of Isaiah's prophecies) of the Assyrian
invasion (18 20) and its consequences (21 25)....
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The land having gone out of cultivation, the sparse population is
reduced to the pastoral life of the desert. Cf. ch. Isaiah 5:14;
Isaiah 5:17; Isaiah 32:12-14....
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AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS— The prophet intends here to denote the
extreme desertion of the land, and in consequence the great growth of
the grass and food, which there shall not be sufficient cattle t...
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CALAMITY
TEXT: Isaiah 7:17-25
17
Jehovah will bring upon thee, and upon thy people and upon thy
father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim
departed from Judah. even the king...
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And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a
young cow, and two sheep;
IN THAT DAY ... A MAN SHALL NOURISH - i:e., own.
A YOUNG COW - a heifer giving milk.
AND TWO SHEEP -...
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1-16. Isaiah assures Ahaz by a sign that Judah will be delivered from
Syria and Israel....
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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 7
From now on in the Book of Isaiah, the names Israel and Eph...
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וְ הָיָ֖ה בַּ † יֹּ֣ום הַ ה֑וּא...
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CHAPTER V
THE WORLD IN ISAIAH'S DAY AND ISRAEL'S GOD
735-730 B.C.
UP to this point we have been acquainted with Isaiah as a prophet of
general principles, preaching to his countrymen the elements of...
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A FOREIGN FOE-GOD'S INSTRUMENT
Isaiah 7:18-25; Isaiah 8:1-4
Ahaz, as we have seen, summoned the king of Assyria to his aid. This
policy, dictated by human prudence, was fraught with vast peril. He
an...
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Immediately following this new call of the prophet, we have the
account of his encounter with Ahaz. Rezin of Syria and Pekah of Israel
had entered into a confederacy against Judah, and a great fear
po...
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After the Lord had given the unspeakably blessed promise, concerning
the coming of Christ, that his people in those degenerate times might
have comfort, he proceeds to his solemn threatenings: and mos...
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21._And it shall come to pass on that day. _In these verses, down to
the end of the chapter, the Prophet describes the state of a country
torn and wasted; for he intends to present a striking and live...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7, 8, AND 9:1-7.
But this requires further development; and it is given in a remarkable
manner in the next prophecy, comprised in Chapter s 7, 8, 9 to the end...
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AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS IN THAT DAY,.... Not in the days of
Hezekiah, after the destruction of Sennacherib's army, when there
followed great fruitfulness and plenty, Isaiah 37:30 as Kimchi and
Jarch...
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And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] a man shall nourish a
young cow, and two sheep;
Ver. 21. _A man shall nourish two sheep._] He that was wont to say,
_Mille meae Siculis errant in montibu...
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These verses “contain an elegant and very expressive description of
a country depopulated, and left to run wild, from its adjuncts and
circumstances; the vineyards and corn-fields, before well cultiva...
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And it shall come to pass in that day that a man shall nourish a young
cow and two sheep, glad to have kept these animals, a small remnant of
the herds which he formerly possessed; the land no longer...
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THE SON OF THE VIRGIN PROMISED...
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17-25 Let those who will not believe the promises of God, expect to
hear the alarms of his threatenings; for who can resist or escape his
judgments? The Lord shall sweep all away; and whomsoever he e...
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This and the following verse contain either,
1. A mitigation of the foregoing calamity, or some comfort for the
remainders of the people, after the public devastation; or rather,
2. A further declara...
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Isaiah 7:21 day H3117 man H376 alive H2421 (H8762) young H1241 cow
H5697 two H8147 sheep H6629
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GOD'S JUDGMENT UPON AHAZ AND JUDAH (ISAIAH 7:20).
God now declares certain judgment on Ahaz. Not only is his seed
permanently rejected, but, having rejected the authority of Yahweh, he
will now come...
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CONTENTS: Evil confederacy of Rezin and Jekah. The sign of the
Virgin's Son. Prediction of impending invasion of Judah.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Ahaz, Rezin, Pekah, Isaiah, Shear-jashub.
CONCLUSION:...
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Isaiah 7:1. _In the days of Ahaz,_ the second or the third year of his
reign. Chapter s 5. and 6. are therefore out of place.
Isaiah 7:6. _Let us go up against Judah and set a king in the midst of
it,...
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_The Lord shall bring upon thee. .. even the king of Assyria_
THE PROPHECY FULFILLED
The calling in of Assur laid the foundation for the overthrow of the
kingdom of Judah not less than for that of th...
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A SENTENCE OF DOOM
Isaiah 7:17. _The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people,
&c._
I. GOD IS SOVEREIGN IN THE WHOLE EARTH. He is the great controller of
all nations. All governments are but i...
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ISAIAH’S INTERVIEW WITH AHAZ
Isaiah 7:3. _Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, &c._
In this interview of Isaiah with Ahaz we have an instance—
I. OF GOD’S EFFORTS TO TURN MEN FROM RUINOUS COURSES. God is...
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SECTION IV. PROPHECIES CONNECTED WITH THE SYRO-ISRAELITE WAR (Isaiah
7-10:4).
EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 7:1
THE PROPHECY GIVEN TO AHAZ
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Now Uzziah is dead and his grandson Ahaz is reigning.
It came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of
Uzziah, the king of Judah, that Rezin was the king of Syria, and Pekah
was the...
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Isaiah 17:2; Isaiah 37:30; Isaiah 5:17; Isaiah 7:25; Jeremiah 39:10...
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Sheep — They who formerly used to keep great herds of cattle, and
many flocks of sheep, shall esteem it a happiness if they can keep but
one cow and two sheep....