ISAIAH CHAPTER 8, VS 1-13
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 8, VS 1-4
1.Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.
2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
3 And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz.
4 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
APPLICATION:CHAPTER 8, VS 1-4
- 1-4– This refers to Jesus’ coming–Isaiah’s son’s name means a combination of quick, skillful, and plundering or booty, thus predicting Christ’s soon coming victory, which will bring with it the judgment of the wicked.
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 8, VS 5-9
5 The Lord spake also unto me again, saying,
6 Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;
7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:
8 And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
9 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 8, VS 5-9
8:5-9– There are consequences if we, as Christians, refuse the “quiet waters of Shiloah” which is the “Still Small Voice” of the Holy Spirit, always speaking to our spirit. We must quiet our minds, retreat to ourselves even amid the chaos of the world, and listen to Our Lord. Sometimes we listen, instead, to the noise that satan has put around us to distract us, as Rezin, who was a tributary to the king of Assyria (used throughout this book to be a type of satan) are the people and things of this world, distracting us, and drawing us to the comforts and fun of this world, as tributes to the power of satan. If we do this, the Lord will allow the evil of this world to overpower us, as flood waters overpower the land, and it will be difficult to retain our relationship to Our Lord, and to be devoted and submissive to His will in our lives. Verse 9 is speaking of that end, when people who have chosen to make their own decisions in life, and “rejoice in Rezin”, aka, girding themselves, will be broken in pieces. They will cease to know the Lord, and will identify with the lost.
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 8, VS 10-13
10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
11 For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,
12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.
13 Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 8, VS 10-13
8:10–. 10—But when we turn to the Lord, give our full hearts to Him, and submit to His will for us and our loved ones, then the hand of satan is stayed against us, and his plans will “come to nought”…Our Lord will protect us.
11-13– But, strong words are connected with this….we are to be separate from the world. The Word says, “to whom more is given, more is expected.” (Luke 12:48) We have been given the Lord Himself, and He demands that we keep pure before Him, not fearing, or associating with the wickedness of this world.