The Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 8:5-10

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

THE FLOOD OF ASSYRIAN INVASION WILL PASS FROM SYRIA AND SAMARIA INTO JUDAEA, BUT WILL THERE BE ARRESTED. Syria and Samaria were barriers, breakwaters, so placed as to stem the tide of invasion, and be a defense to Judaea against Assyrian attack.

When once they were overwhelmed, the waters would have free course, and the submersion of Judaea was certain. It might be delayed by the Divine favor, and would be, so long as the people, or even a remnant of them, remained faithful, but only through the might of the name Immanuel, "God with us."

More for Isaiah 8:5-10

Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.

Other commentaries

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 8:1-8Isaiah 8:1-8 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThe prophet is to write on a large roll, or on a metal tablet, words which meant, "Make speed to spoil, hasten to the prey:" pointing out that the Assyrian army should come with speed, and make great spoil. Very soon th…Judgments Announced. (b. c. 740.)Isaiah 8:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleJUDGMENTS ANNOUNCED. (B. C. 740.) In these verses we have a prophecy of the successes of the king of Assyria against Damascus, Samaria, and Judah, that the two former should be laid waste by him, and the last greatly fr…The Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 8:1-22Isaiah 8:1-22 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION The Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 8:5-15Isaiah 8:5-15 · The Pulpit CommentaryGod with us. The prophet looks out on the troubled prospect as on a deluge, amidst which the ark of promise carrying the elect, the remnant, the Church of the faithful and chosen, is seen riding. I. TEMPORAL ALLUSIONS.…The Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 8:5-8Isaiah 8:5-8 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe false standard and the fatal issue. The cardinal error into which Israel fell was that of judging by appearances instead of by the reality. The "softly flowing waters" of the Davidic kingdom seemed far less reliable…

commentaryMatthew Henry on Isaiah 8:1-8The prophet is to write on a large roll, or on a metal tablet, words which meant, "Make speed to spoil, hasten to the prey:" pointing out that the Assyrian army should come with speed, and make great spoil. Very soon th…Matthew Henry commentaryJudgments Announced. (b. c. 740.)JUDGMENTS ANNOUNCED. (B. C. 740.) In these verses we have a prophecy of the successes of the king of Assyria against Damascus, Samaria, and Judah, that the two former should be laid waste by him, and the last greatly fr…Matthew Henry commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 8:1-22EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 8:5-15God with us. The prophet looks out on the troubled prospect as on a deluge, amidst which the ark of promise carrying the elect, the remnant, the Church of the faithful and chosen, is seen riding. I. TEMPORAL ALLUSIONS.…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 8:5-8The false standard and the fatal issue. The cardinal error into which Israel fell was that of judging by appearances instead of by the reality. The "softly flowing waters" of the Davidic kingdom seemed far less reliable…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 8:6Waters of Shiloah. The waters of Shiloah issued from the rock where God had set his Name and fixed the symbol of his presence. They were a copious supply, ever welling forth from an inscrutable source for the refreshmen…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 8:6Jehovah like the waters of Shiloah. The fountain of Siloam, at the mouth of the Tyropaean valley, and so at the roots of both Zion and Moriah, is fed with water which flows through a narrow subterranean conduit from the…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 8:6Forasmuch as this people. It is a question which people is intended, Judah or Israel. Ewald supposes Judah, and draws the conclusion that there was a strong party in Jerusalem which favored "the son of Tabeal." Dr. Kay…Joseph S. Exell and contributors