Isaiah 8:18

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Behold, I... - By ‘signs and wonders,’ here, it is meant that they, by the names given them, were intended to teach important lessons to the Jewi...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Behold, I and the (s) children whom the LORD hath given me [are] for signs and for wonders in Israel (t) from the LORD of hosts, who dwelleth in moun...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

More Extracts on the Crisis from Isaiah's Autobiography. It is not clear how many bits of the autobiography are included here, but the section for...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

children . young children. Not the same word as in Isaiah 8:4 . signs and for wonders. Compare Isaiah 20:3 . Reference to Pentateuch Exodus 7:...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

18. Behold, I. Here the Prophet not only testifies that he will wait patiently, but also gives an evidence of courage, by appearing in publi...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 869 BELIEVERS ARE FOR SIGNS AND WONDERS Isaiah 8:18 . Behold, I, and the children whom the Lord hath given me, are for signs and for...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And I will wait, &c.— These words belong to the Messiah. The Messiah here answers God the Father, that he perfectly acquiesces in his counsel,...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zi...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Take, etc.] read 'Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it with the pen of a man, Maher-shalal-hash-baz.' A man's pen ] i.e. such as a commo...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The ground of the confidence just expressed. The prophet and his children are by their names Isaiah (salvation of Jehovah), Shear-jashub (a remnant s...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me... — In the mystic significance of his own name (Isaiah — Salvation of Jehovah ) and of the...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER VI KING AND MESSIAH; PEOPLE AND CHURCH 735-732 B.C. Isaiah 7:8 , 9: Isaiah 7:1-8 THIS section of the book of Isaiah (Chapter s 7-9:7)...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Fear God's Power, not Man's Isaiah 8:5-18 It seems likely that Syria and Samaria attacked Ahaz because he would not join in a federation agains...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this section we have the account of how the prophet turns from his more public ministry to devote himself to a small circle of believing souls. Th...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

W e have authority from the Holy Ghost, to make application of these words to the person of the Lord Jesus. Some have thought that, as the two sons o...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Behold, I, and the children whom the Lord hath given me ,.... These are the words of Christ, as is clear from Hebrews 2:13 who, upon the prophet's...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me [are] for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And Or yet , as the same particle is translated, Jeremiah 2:32 ; Jeremiah 2:35 , and elsewhere; I will wait on the Lord Notwithstanding this d...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Importance of the Scriptures. B. C. 740....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Behold; it is worthy of your observation and admiration. These words are literally spoken by Isaiah concerning himself, but withal mystically conce...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Meanwhile Isaiah And His Followers Are Not To Align Themselves With Any Political Party. All Are Heading For Disaster. Rather He Must Seal The Testi...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE DUTY OF TEACHERS OF TRUTH IN TIMES OF NATIONAL PERVERSION Isaiah 8:16-18 In Hebrews 2:13 the commencement of Isaiah 8:18 is quoted as an...
Scofield Reference Notes

signs The primary application here is to the two sons of Isaiah, "Maher-shalal-hash-baz", means "haste ye, haste ye to the spoil," a "sign" of...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Isaiah 8:18 I. Faithfulness. Always when we try to do good to others we are thrown back upon ourselves; we are reminded that high work must have...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 8:1 . Take thee a great roll. Lowth reads, a large mirror. The Chaldaic has scripturam claram, a fair writing, which might be on a polish...
The Biblical Illustrator

Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me Names as signs The Hebrews, like most Eastern races, were very quick to see the omen i...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 8:1-23 THE SIGN OF MAHER - SHALAL - HASH - BAZ . The sign of Immanuel was recondite. In its more spiritual sense i...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Warning Against False Testimony
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given Me, all those who have accepted the Messiah in true faith, who belong to the elect of the Lord,...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Behold — These words are literally spoken by Isaiah concerning himself, but mystically concerning Christ; and therefore they are fitly ascribed to...

¹⁸ Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

Related Commentaries of Isaiah 8:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Isaiah 8:18