“ And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, ”
Every high tower - Towers, or fortresses, were erected for defense and protection. They were made on the walls of cities, for places of observation (compare the note at Isaiah 21:5 ), or in plac...
The Day of Yahweh. A poem dating from Isaiah's earliest period, dealing first with the sin, then with the judgment, of Israel. The text has been badly preserved. Probably the refrain which we find...
high . Hebrew. gabah. Same word as "lofty" ( Isaiah 2:11 ); "loftiness" ( Isaiah 2:17 ).
15. And upon every lofty tower What he adds about towers and walls is not figurative or metaphorical. We know how men, when they think that they are well defended, congratulate themsel...
And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,
And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, Tower ... wall. Towers were often made on the walls of cities. Fenced - strongly fortified.
2-4. occur also with a few slight variations in Micah 4:1-4 . The passage appears to be borrowed in Isaiah, because ( a ) it suits its context better in Micah, and ( b ) it is more complete in Mic...
Upon every high tower. — Generic as the words are, they have a special reference to the fortifications which were the glory of Uzziah’s reign, and were continued by his successors ( 2 Chronicles 26...
CHAPTER II THE THREE JERUSALEMS 740-735 B.C. Isaiah 2:1-22 ; Isaiah 3:1-26 ; Isaiah 4:1-6 AFTER the general introduction, in chapter 1, to the prophecies of Isaiah, there comes another port...
an Exhortation to Humility and Reverence Isaiah 2:12-22 ; Isaiah 3:1-12 If men will not repent, they must suffer. If they will not voluntarily put away their idols and sorceries, they will be...
Following this broad statement of the case between Jehovah and His people, we have the prophet's great appeal to them. The first part constitutes a vision of the latter days, that condition toward wh...
This Portion of the chapter opens in a very solemn manner. Whether the prophet means the visitations of God in the day of calamity of this world; or refers to the day of judgment for another; in both...
And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall. Which may signify everything that serves to support and defend the antichristian hierarchy, particularly the secular powers. The Targum paraph...
And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, Ver. 15. And upon every high tower. ] In these the Jews trusted, as sure help in time of distress, but all in vain.
For the day of the Lord The time of God's taking vengeance on sinners; shall be upon every one that is proud To mortify and bring him down to the dust; and upon all the cedars of Lebanon , &...
The Doom of Idolaters. B. C. 758. 10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, f...
To which you resorted and trusted for your defence.
The Awful Situation of His People Before Yahweh And Its Future Consequences ( Isaiah 2:6-22 ). In contrast with the glorious vision that we have just seen, of Yahweh's triumph and people flocking...
A TERRIBLE PICTURE Isaiah 2:6-22 Here is the “word” (vision) which Isaiah “saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem” ( Isaiah 2:1 ). The prophet has been enraptured by the wondrous prospect of the di...
Isaiah 2:1-2 . The word that Isaiah the son of Amos saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the...
Isaiah 2:1 . The word that Isaiah saw. In these distressing times, when the Jewish church and state were shaken to the very centre, the Messiah spoke to the prophet, and showed him the new-testame...
The day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon everyone that is proud and lofty Scepticism discomfited by Christ’s advent I. Among THE CAUSES OF THE SPIRIT OF RELIGIOUS SCEPTICISM there are-- 1....
SECTION II . DENUNCIATION OF GOD 'S JUDGMENTS UPON HIS PEOPLE ( CH . 2-5.). EXPOSITION Isaiah 2:1 TITLE OF THE CHAPTER . It is generally allowed that the heading bel...
The Majesty of God in his Final Revelation
Genesis 8:22 ; Isaiah 25:2 ; Isaiah 27:10 ; Isaiah 36:1 ; Zephaniah 1:16
Christ in Isaiah Isaiah 2:1-22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS When Isaiah saw Christ in this chapter he saw Him in His Second Advent glory. Peter, in the Spirit, wrote of how the Prophets foretold the suf...
Wall — To which you trusted for your defence.