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The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 22:23

Isaiah 22:23And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure placeThe fastening hold of ChristThe fastening force of Christ upon the soul of humanity is seen--I.IN HIS HOLD UPON THE GENERAL MIND OF THE WORLD. Who, throughout the history of the ages, have laid such a firm grip upon mankind as Christ has? It is true that Buddha, Zoroaster, Confucius, Mohammed, have had--and still have--a firm hold on millions of souls. Some of them have afar wider influence than that of Christ, but they are not fastened... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 22:24

Isaiah 22:24And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father’s houseEliakim’s familyThe vessels, large and small, are figures of the various members of Eliakim’s family.As vessels of every kind are suspended upon a nail, so will Eliakim’s connections, rich and poor alike, support themselves upon his new dignity. (Prof. S. R. Driver, D. D.)Oriental display of wealthA large part of the wealth of the ancients consisted of gold and silver vessels, and in changes of showy raiment, of which... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 22:25

Isaiah 22:25In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removedElevation is only held on good characterEven God who drove in the nail can take it out again.No nail once driven in can do without God, saying, I am driven in now, so I care not what may happen. The highest lives in obedience; the strongest man becomes weaker than the weakest when he ceases to pray. Genius cannot keep a man in a high moral elevation. His genius will soon be discovered... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 22:4

Isa 22:4 Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people. Ver. 4. Therefore said I, Look away from me. ] Ut luctui et lamentis me totum dedam; that unseen I may soak myself in the salt tears of sorrow for Zion. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 22:5

Isa 22:5 For [it is] a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains. Ver. 5. For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down. ] Great is the woe of war; no words how wide soever can set forth to the full the distress and destruction thereof. And of perplexity. ] Mebusah samebucah, so the original elegantly, as in the last words of the verse, rythmically. Breaking down the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 22:6

Isa 22:6 And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men [and] horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield. Ver. 6. And Elam, ] i.e., The Persians (great archers, as Corabo testifieth, lib. xvi.), as Kir standeth here for the Medians, 2Ki 16:9 good at sword and buckler; called also Syromedians. Uncovered the shield. ] Kept covered till then for fear of rusting. These were desperate fellows, bloodily bent, skilful to destroy. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 22:7

Isa 22:7 And it shall come to pass, [that] thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate. Ver. 7. Thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots. ] Iron chariots armed with scythes. These were, saith Vegetius, first a terror, and then a scorn. In array at the gate, ] sc., To force entrance into the city. as Judges 9:44 ; Jdg 9:52 read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 22:8

Isa 22:8 And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest. Ver. 8. And he discovered the covering of Judah. ] That is, he that is the enemy took the city; Hoc enim significat nudari operimentum - i.e., Protectionem Iudae; or, as others sense it, a God took away his protection, the rampart and defence of their country; see Exo 32:25 Numbers 14:9 Mic 1:11 or the enemy destroyed the temple, wherein the Jews so foolishly... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 22:9

Isa 22:9 Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool. Ver. 9. Ye have seen also … and ye gathered together, &c.] This they did when in distress, to prevent the enemy and provide for their own safety; and this they might well have done, had not God been neglected; this of all things he can least endure. "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God" (Psalms 9:17 ; see Isa 30:1 ). read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 22:10

Isa 22:10 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall. Ver. 10. And ye have numbered. ] This they did not till now, that they might make the city more defensible, and the better keep out the enemy. General Vere told the King of Denmark, that kings cared not for soldiers and warlike preparations until such times as their crowns hang on the one side of their head. read more

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