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Verse Isaiah 17:4. _IN THAT DAY_] That is, says _Kimchi_, the time
when the ten tribes of Israel, which were _the glory of Jacob_, should
be carried into captivity....
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THE GLORY OF JACOB - “Jacob” is used here to denote the kingdom of
Israel, or Samaria. The word ‘glory’ here denotes dignity, power;
that on which they relied, and of which they boasted.
SHALL BE MAD...
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CHAPTER 17
The Burden of Damascus and Judgment upon Ephraim
1. _Damascus to be a ruinous heap (Isaiah 17:1)_ 2. _Judgment upon
Ephraim (Isaiah 17:4)_ 3. _Woe to the enemies of Israel (Isaiah 17:12)
_...
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ORACLE ON DAMASCUS AND ISRAEL. In spite of the title this prophecy
deals much more with Ephraim than Damascus, which is not mentioned
after Isaiah 17:3. The close connexion of the two suggests that th...
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BE. become....
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_in that day_ simultaneously with the judgment on Syria. _the glory of
Jacob_ i.e. his might, his population, his prosperity, &c. (cf. Isaiah
17:3).
_made thin_ better, ENFEEBLED. _fatness … lean_ cf...
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AND IN THAT DAY, &C.— The Ephraimites and Syrians, guilty of the
same fault, were to suffer the same punishment; wherefore, in the
former period, wherein the prophet foretold the fate of Damascus, he...
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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
2.
DAMASCUS
a. COALITION
TEXT: Isaiah 17:1-6
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The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a
city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
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The cities of Aroer...
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And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall
be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.
THE GLORY OF JACOB SHALL BE MADE THIN - the kingdom of Ephraim, and...
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JUDGMENT ON SYEIA AND ISRAEL
This section is headed,' oracle concerning Damascus,' but its subject
is in fact wider; it treats of the impending ruin not only of Syria,
but also of Ephraim, i.e. the ki...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD’S PLANS FOR JUDAH, ASSYRIA AND EGYPT
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 10 TO 20
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 17
GOD WILL PUNISH DAMASCUS AND ISRAEL
V1 God gave Isaiah this speci...
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וְ הָיָה֙ בַּ † יֹּ֣ום הַ ה֔וּא
יִדַּ֖ל כְּבֹ֣וד יַעֲקֹ֑ב וּ
מִשְׁמַ֥ן בְּשָׂרֹ֖ו יֵרָזֶֽה׃...
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In this section (17-18), we have a prophecy dealing with Damascus and
an interlude containing a soliloquy of the prophet. The burden of
Damascus Isaiah 17:1) announces its doom. It is evident, however...
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And in that day it shall come to pass, [that] the glory of (f) Jacob
shall be diminished, and the fatness of his flesh shall become lean.
(f) Meaning, of the ten tribes who boasted themselves of thei...
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_Lean. All the power of the kingdom shall fail, as in a mortal
illness._...
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There was a time, even in the days of Solomon, when the nation of
Israel was great and flourishing; but now, how is the fine gold become
dim! Reader, look at this scripture in a spiritual sense, and o...
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4._The glory of Jacob shall be diminished. _(5) Although he had
undertaken to speak of Syria and Damascus, he takes occasion to join
Israel with the Syrians, because they were bound by a mutual league...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 15, 16, 17, AND 18.
In Chapter s 15 and 16 Moab is judged. They are warned that the throne
of David shall be established, and the oppressor consumed out of th...
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AND IN THAT DAY IT SHALL COME TO PASS,.... It being much about the
same time that both kingdoms were destroyed by the Assyrians:
[THAT] THE GLORY OF JACOB SHALL BE MADE THIN; the same with Ephraim
an...
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And in that day it shall come to pass, [that] the glory of Jacob shall
be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean.
Ver. 4. _The glory of Jacob shall be made thin._] Their multitudes
wh...
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_The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim_ The meaning may be, that
Damascus being destroyed, that fortress or protection, in which the
Ephraimites had placed their confidence, should be taken; or,...
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DAMASCUS AND EPHRAIM THREATENED...
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1-11 Sin desolates cities. It is strange that great conquerors should
take pride in being enemies to mankind; but it is better that flocks
should lie down there, than that they should harbour any in...
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SHALL BE MADE THIN; or, shall be emptied, as this word is rendered,
ISAIAH 19:6....
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Isaiah 17:4 day H3117 glory H3519 Jacob H3290 wane H1809 (H8735)
fatness H4924 flesh H1320 lean H7329 (H8735)
the glory - Isaiah 9:8, Isaiah 9:21, Isaiah 10:4
the fatness - Isaiah 10:16,...
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THE FUTURE THAT ISRAEL CAN LOOK FORWARD TO (ISAIAH 17:4).
Israel's future is bleak, but it will make them set their eyes on
their Maker, the Holy One of Israel.
Analysis of Isaiah 17:4.
a And it wi...
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CONTENTS: The burden of Damascus, foretelling destruction of cities of
Syria and Israel.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The God of our salvation is the rock of our strength. It
is our forgetfulness of...
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Isaiah 17:1. _A ruinous heap._ Tiglath-pileser destroyed it in the
support of Ahaz, and carried away the inhabitants. 2 Kings 16:8. Yet
it was afterwards rebuilt.
Isaiah 17:2. _The cities of Aroer ar...
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_The burden of Damascus. .. The fortress also shall cease from
Ephraim_
THE ORACLE CONCERNING DAMASCUS AND ISRAEL
The curse pronounced upon it [Damascene-Syria] falls also upon the
kingdom of Israel...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 17:1 The fourth oracle concerns the alliance
between Damascus and Israel in Isaiah’s time (see Isaiah 7:1; Isaiah
8:1).
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 17:1
THE BURDEN OF DAMASCUS. The eye of the prophet travels northwards from
Moab, and, passing over Ammon as an enemy of small account, rests once
more upon Damascus, already threat...
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Now he turns his prophecy against Damascus, which, of course, was the
capital of Syria. Now Syria and the Northern Kingdom of Israel had
confederated together to stand against Assyria. As Assyria beca...
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Deuteronomy 32:15; Ezekiel 34:20; Isaiah 10:16; Isaiah 10:4; Isaiah
24:13; Isaiah 24:16; Isaiah 9:21; Isaiah 9:8; Zephaniah 2:11...