"And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up."
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Verse Isaiah 28:4. _THE HASTY FRUIT BEFORE THE SUMMER_ - "The early
fruit before the summer"] "No sooner doth the _boccore_, (the early
fig,) draw near to perfection in the middle or latter end of Ju...
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AS THE HASTY FRUIT BEFORE THE SUMMER - The word rendered ‘hasty
fruit’ (בכוּרה _bikûrâh_); in Arabic, _bokkore_; in
Spanish, _albacore_), denotes the “early fig.” this ripens in
June; the common fig...
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3. THE SIX WOES OF THE PROPHET, JUDGMENT RUINS AND RESTORATION GLORIES
TO COME (28-35)
CHAPTER 28
The First Woe and the Message of Assurance
1. _Ephraim addressed (Isaiah 28:1)_ 2. _Jerusalem equall...
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ISAIAH 28. In Isaiah 28:1 Isaiah predicts the speedy overthrow of
Samaria. The date is therefore not later than the year in which
Samaria fell (Isaiah 7:22). Apparently it was uttered before the siege...
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BE. become.
AND. Omit.
HASTY FRUIT. early fig [becomes].
EATETH IT UP. swalloweth it....
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The fate of the drunkards of Ephraim. On the luxury and debauchery of
Samaria, see Amos 3:12; Amos 3:15; Amos 4:1; Amos 6:1; Amos 6:6....
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BEHOLD, THE LORD, &C.— The punishment upon Ephraim is contained in
these verses, and consists of three gradations; the _first_ in the
second verse; the meaning whereof literally is, that God has ready...
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V. EMANCIPATION NOT FROM EGYPT
Chapter S 28 - 35
A. FOUNDATION THAT IS FIRM, Chapter S 28-29
1. STUPIDITY
TEXT: Isaiah 28:1-13
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Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the
fa...
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And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley,
shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer;
which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his h...
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This chapter must be assigned (Isaiah 28:1) to a date prior to the
capture of Samaria by the Assyrians (722 b.c.) and fall of the
northern kingdom.
1-6. Samaria's luxury and self-indulgence pave the...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD CONTROLS THE FUTURE
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 21 TO 30
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 28
The next section of the Book of Isaiah is from Chapter 28 to Chapter
33. These Cha...
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AND THE GLORIOUS BEAUTY... — Better, _And the fading flower of his
glorious beauty_ ... _shall be us the early fig before the
fruit-gathering._ The “early fig,” as a special delicacy (Hosea
9:10; Mica...
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וְֽ הָ֨יְתָ֜ה צִיצַ֤ת נֹבֵל֙ צְבִ֣י
תִפְאַרְתֹּ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל ־רֹ֖אשׁ
גֵּ֣יא שְׁמָנִ֑ים כְּ בִכּוּרָהּ֙ בְּ
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BOOK 3
PROPHECIES FROM THE ACCESSION OF HEZEKIAH TO THE DEATH OF SARGON
727-705 B.C.
THE prophecies with which we have been engaged (Chapter s 2-10:4) fall
either before or during the great Assyria...
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THE DECAY OF AN INTEMPERATE PEOPLE
Isaiah 28:1-13
A new series of prophecies begins here and extends to Isaiah 32:20.
Samaria is described as a faded crown or garland on the nation's head
because it...
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Here begins the third and last circle of the first division of the
book. It consists of a series of prophecies concerning the chosen
people and the world.
In this chapter we have a graphic revelation...
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And the glorious beauty, which [is] on the head of the rich valley,
shall be a fading flower, [and] as (d) the early fruit before the
summer; which [when] he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is ye...
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_Up. Theglathphalassar was captivated with the beauty of the country,
and made it tributary. But Salmanasar, fearing a revolt, destroyed it,
4 Kings xvii. 4._...
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We shall find the best illustration of the things here spoken by
reading with it the prophecy of Hosea who had delivered the greater
part of his prophecy somewhat about fifty years before this part of...
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4._And the excellence of its glory. _He repeats nearly the same words;
for we know how difficult it is to terrify and humble those who have
been blinded by prosperity, and whose eyes success covers in...
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Chapter 28 sets before us the first elements of these final scenes in
the history of this wonderful people. The scourge comes from the
north. Ephraim is invaded as by an overflowing torrent, by a temp...
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AND THE GLORIOUS BEAUTY WHICH IS ON THE HEAD OF THE FAT VALLEY,....
Meaning the riches and fruitfulness of the ten tribes, and especially
of Samaria the head of them:
SHALL BE A FADING FLOWER; as bef...
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And the glorious beauty, which [is] on the head of the fat valley,
shall be a fading flower, [and] as the hasty fruit before the summer;
which [when] he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in...
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_Behold, the Lord hath_ Namely, at his command, prepared and ready to
execute his judgments; _a mighty and strong one_ Shalmaneser, the king
of Assyria; _which, as a tempest of hail, &c., shall cast d...
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CONCERNING SAMARIA AND JERUSALEM.
Chapter s 28 to 33 in the Book of Isaiah contain a cycle of prophecies
and proclamations concerning the relation of Judah to Assyria in the
time of King Hezekiah. Ah...
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EATETH IT UP:
_ Heb._ swalloweth...
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1-4 What men are proud of, be it ever so mean, is to them as a crown;
but pride is the forerunner of destruction. How foolishly drunkards
act! Those who are overcome with wine are overcome by Satan; a...
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AS THE HASTY FRUIT; which coming before the season, and before other
fruits, is most acceptable; which as soon as a man sees he covets it,
and plucks it off, yet doth not long enjoy it, but through gr...
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Isaiah 28:4 glorious H6643 beauty H8597 fading H5034 (H8802) flower
H6733 head H7218 verdant H8081 valley H1516 fruit H1061 summer H7019
observer H7200 (H8802) sees H7200 (H8799) eats H1104 (H8799) ha...
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THE FIRST WOE. THE COMING JUDGMENT ON EPHRAIM BECAUSE OF ITS PARLOUS
CONDITION (ISAIAH 28:1).
Here Israel is depicted as a drunken festival king, proudly wearing a
garland of faded flowers, while sad...
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CONTENTS: Woe of Ephriam due to drunkenness. Prediction of Assyrian
captivity of Ephriam. Ephriam's fate a warning to Judah.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The glorious beauty and the plenty of the la...
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Isaiah 28:1. _The crown of pride._ Sebaste, the ancient Samaria, is
situated on a long mount of an oval figure, having first a fruitful
valley, and then a circle of hills running round about it.
_Maun...
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_Woe to the crown of pride
Chapter twenty-eight is the first of a great group of representative
discourses, chaps._
28-32, all dealing with the relation of Judah to Assyria, and all
enforcing the sam...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 28:1 God’s Sovereign Word Spoken into the
World: “Ah!” God controls history (chs. Isaiah 28:1), moving
events toward final judgment and salvation (chs. Isaiah 34:1). He is
the po...
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ENGLAND’S CRYING SIN
Isaiah 28:1. _Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim,
&c.,_ [1102]
[1102] See pages 116 and 127.
Ephraim one of the most important of the tribes. It occupied som...
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SECTION VII. RENEWED DENUNCIATIONS OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH (CH. 28-31.)
EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 28:1
A WARNING TO SAMARIA. The prophet has now east his eagle glance over
the whole world and over all time. He...
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Chapter 28. Now the prophet turns to the local present issues. He is
now... he's gone off down the road to the end of things. Now he comes
back and he begins to speak of the Northern Kingdom, the majo...
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Hosea 13:1; Hosea 13:15; Hosea 6:4; Hosea 9:10; Hosea 9:11; Hosea
9:16; Isaiah 28:1; James 1:10; James 1:11; Micah 7:1;...
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He eateth — Which, as soon as a man sees he plucks it off, and
devours it, as soon as he can get it into his hand. And so shall it be
with Ephraim's glory, which his enemies shall devour greedily....