Verse 1
Yahweh instructed Isaiah to take a large flat surface (Heb. gillayon) appropriate for posting as a placard. He was to write clearly on it Maher-shalal-hash-baz ("speeding to the plunder, hurrying to the spoil").
"Soldiers would shout these words to their comrades as they defeated and plundered their foes." [Note: J. Martin, p. 1050.]
This public notice had a double purpose: to announce a coming attack on Syria and Israel and to announce the birth of Isaiah’s son.
"Isaiah was to make his message as public and eye-catching as possible." [Note: Motyer, p. 90. Cf. Habakkuk 2:2.]
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