The Strand Study Bible

ISAIAH 7:21

ISAIAH 8:8

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2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, 4 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 Maher- shalal-hash-baz. The promise of Syria’s fall to Assyria (Fulfilled - II Ki 16:9 - 732 BC) 4 5 For before the child shall have knowl- edge to cry, My father, and my mother, 6 the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria 7 shall be taken away before the king of Assyria. P 5 The LORD spake also unto me again, saying, 6 Forasmuch as this people refuseth the 8 waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and 9 Remaliah’s son; The promise of Assyria to distress Judean cities (Fulfilled - II Chro 28:20,21 - 732 BC) 7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord bring- eth up upon them the 10 waters of the river, strong and many, 11 even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: P 8 11 And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of

21 1 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep; P 22 1 And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land. P 23 1 And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for 2 briers and thorns. P 24 1 With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns. P 25 1 And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle. P Isaiah 8 The sign of Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Isaiah’s second son) (Note - This portion of Isaiah’s prophecy took place in the 9th year of King Ahaz’s co-reign with King Jotham and the 17th year of King Pekah’s reign) Date Written - c. 732 BC/AM 3268 1 Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning 3 Maher-shalal- hash-baz.

1. Fulfilled - II Chro 28:20-21 (Assyrian Distress) 2. Isa 5:6 3. meaning, “easy spoils” - Isa 7:14-16 4. II Ki 16:10 5. Isa 7:16 6. Amos 1:3-5 7. Fulfilled - II Ki 16:9 (Fall of Syria) 8. or, “the waters of the pool of Siloam, depicting a gentle pool of water, i.e., the peaceful blessings of the Lord” - Jn 9:7 9. or, “Pekah (King of Israel)” 10. or, “raging waters of the Euphrates River” 11. Fulfilled - II Chro 28:20-21 Assyrian Distress)

7:23 Mentioned one time in Scripture, “ a thousand silverlings ” was an undetermined amount of silver. 8:1 Isaiah was now given the name of his second son (Isa 7:14-16), and told to write it down. He was to be named, Maher-shalal- hash-baz , meaning, “swift to plunder; quick to spoil.” His very name foretold the fall of Syria and Northern Israel. Like Isaiah’s firstborn son, Shear-jashub, whose name meant, “a remnant will return” (Isa 7:3), his second born son would also become a sign to Southern Judah. 8:2 The two “ witnesses ” here (Uriah the priest, and Zechariah) were probably summoned by Isaiah to witness the circumcision and naming of the child. Within a year of Maher-shalal-hash-baz’s birth, the spoils of the two capitals (Damascus and Samaria) would be carried off to Assyria (vs 4). 8:3 Isaiah’s wife was also a prophet (or, prophetess ). There were a number of prophetesses in the Bible, some good (Miriam - Exo 15:20, Deborah - Judg 4:4, Huldah - II Ki 22:14 & II Chro 34:22, Isaiah’s wife - Isa 8:3, and Anna - Lk 2:36 ), some not so good (Noadiah - Neh 6:14, and Jezebel - Rev 2:20). NOTE – Women can certainly be called into the ministry as well as men. The only difference between a man’s calling and a woman’s calling is that a woman is not called to a spiritual leadership position (I Tim 2:11-14 and Rev 2:18-23). According to Genesis 3:1-5, Satan was unsuccessful in his attempt to get man to sin, so he went after the woman. When her fall led to man’s fall (Gen 3:6-7), Satan understood the power of a woman that day, and from that day till this day, Satan has appeared as a woman in order to deceive mankind. Is not the false religious system of the world, which is controlled by Satan, referred to as a “woman” (Rev 17:1-3)? Even God understands the power of a woman over a man (I Pet 3:1). Sadly, there are some denominations within Christendom that allow women to lead spiritually, but there are no scriptural grounds for their position. The prophetess Miriam may have had a spiritual calling upon her life, but she was never called to lead spiritually, and when she tried, God gave her leprosy (Num 12:1-15). The prophetess Deborah may have been called to be a judge in Israel (women are definitely qualified to lead governmentally), but she was never called to lead spiritually, and when a spiritual battle against the enemies of Israel ensued, she recruited Barak (a man) to lead the way (Judg 4:4-6). 8:6 Although King Ahaz secretly sided with Assyria, there were those within Southern Judah ( this people ) that wanted to side with Syria (Rezin) and Northern Israel (Pekah, Remaliah’s son) against the Assyrians. According to Isaiah, both alliances were wrong (vs 7-12). The only one they needed to side with was the LORD OF HOSTS (vs 13). If they did not trust Him, then the one who had been their Rock (Deut 32:4) would now become their Stone that causes people to stumble (vs 14-15 / Rom 9:31-33 and I Pet 2:6-8).