Isaiah 7:1-25 ESV

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:1-9

Isaiah 7:1-9Rezin . . . and Pekah . . . went up toward Jerusalem to war against itThe confederacy against JerusalemThe reason of this war is not stated: but from the desire of those kings to dethrone Ahaz, and place on the throne in Jerusalem another, even Ben Tabeal, it may be inferred thatAhaz refused to join these two powers in a general rising against Assyria.Obviously, Ahaz was well advised in not taking a step of such decided opposition to Nineveh: for had he done so, the legions of that... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:4

Isaiah 7:4Take heed and be quietTake heed, and be quietThat is, be on your guard and do not act precipitately, rather keep at rest.I. A WARNING AGAINST SELF-WILLED ACTING. II. AN EXHORTATION TO UNDISMAYED EQUANIMITY. (P. Delitzsch. D. D.)The true attitude of lifeThis is the attitude we should observe in all this human life--on the one hand, vigilance, determination, earnestness; and on the other silence, resignation, hope. Just as we observe in due proportion the active and passive aspects of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:9

Isaiah 7:9If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be establishedFaith in the Divine Word and promises the alone ground of the believer’s establishment and happinessThere are only two sources from which human hope or happiness can be derived, and these are sense and faith.I. SENSE AS THE SOURCE OF HUMAN HAPPINESS. It is self-evident from the history of what is past and from observation and experience of what is present that, amidst all the enjoyments, whether more gross or more refined, the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:11

Isaiah 7:11Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy GodGod’s grace towards the waywardJehovah does not scorn to call Himself the God of this son of David who so hardens himself.(F. Delitzsch, D. D.)A critical momentIn this hour when Isaiah stands before Ahaz, the fate of the Jewish people is decided for more than two thousand years. (F. Delitzsch, D. D.) read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:12

Isaiah 7:12But Ahaz said, I will not askWhy did Ahaz refuse to ask a sign?Ahaz who looked on Jehovah not as his God, but only (like any of his heathen neighbours) as the god of Judaea, and as such inferior in the god of Assyria, and who had determined to apply to the King of Assyria, or perhaps had already applied to him as a more trustworthy helper than Jehovah in the present strait, declines to ask a sign, excusing himself by a canting use of the words of Moses, “Thou shalt not tempt... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:13

Isaiah 7:13Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary thy God also?--Wearying GodThe work and experience of the prophet and the Gospel minister in dealing with men are similar. I. IT IS NO SMALL SIN TO WEARY GOD’S PROPHETS AND PREACHERS. They are His ambassadors. II. IT IS INFINITELY WORSE TO WEARY GOD, whose hand holds their life and destiny. God is patient. This is evident from Scripture and observation. Exodus 34:6-7; 2 Peter 3:9.) Consider also the history of nations and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:14

Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a signGod’s sign to King AhazPerhaps more perplexity has been produced among commentators by this passage than by any other in Old Testament prophecy.The chief difficulties of the passage may be stated as follows: Does the prophecy refer to some event which was soon to occur, or does it refer exclusively to some event in the distant future? If it refers to some event which was soon to occur, what event was it? Who was the child intended, and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:17-25

Isaiah 7:17-25The Lord shall bring upon thee . . . even the king of AssyriaThe prophecy fulfilledThe calling in of Assur laid the foundation for the overthrow of the kingdom of Judah not less than for that of the kingdom of Israel Ahaz thereby became a tributary vassal of the Assyrian king, and although Hezekiah again became free from Assyria through the miraculous help of Jehovah, nevertheless what Nebuchadnezzar did was only the accomplishment of the frustrated undertaking of Sennacherib.(F.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:20

Isaiah 7:20In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hiredThe hired razorThere is involved the bitterest sarcasm for Ahaz; the cheap knife which he had hired for the deliverance of Judah is hired by the Lord in order to shave Judah wholly and most shamefully.(F. Delitzsch.)Shaving the beardThe most shameful of all. The beard is the sign of manly vigour, manliness, and manly dignity. (F. Delitzsch.)The Lord’s razorThe Bible is the boldest book ever written. There are no... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 7:1

Isa 7:1 And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, [that] Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it. Ver. 1. And it came to pass. ] This is not a superfluous transition, as Augustine a maketh it, but importeth that the following discourse is no less to be regarded than the foregoing. In the days of Ahaz. ] That sturdy stigmatic, under... read more

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:1-9

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:4

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:9

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:11

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:12

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:13

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:14

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:17-25

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 7:20

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 7:1

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