Isaiah 8

Resp. 1. Externally, by his word (Psalm 119:105): Your word is a lamp to my feet. Such as pretend to have a light or revelation above the word, or contrary to it, never had their teaching from Christ (Isaiah 8:20). 2. Christ teaches these sacred mysteries, inwardly, by the Spiri…

And true child-like obedience must be regular, which implies three things: 1. It must be done by a right rule: Obedience must have the Word for its rule; Lydius Lapis (Isaiah 8:20). To the law, to the testimony.

He that believes makes not haste, (Isaiah 28:16). He will stay God's leisure; say not God has forsaken you, he will never lift up the light of his countenance, but rather say as the church, (Isaiah 8:17). I will wait upon the Lord which hides his face from the house of Jacob. 1.…

Response. The rule or measure we must examine ourselves by is the Holy Scripture: we must not make fancy, or the good opinion which others have of us, the rule by which we judge of ourselves. But as the goldsmith brings his gold to the touchstone, so must we bring our hearts to…

We may pray to be delivered from the evil of sin absolutely, but we must pray to be delivered from temporal evils conditionally, so far as God sees it fitting for us, and may stand with his glory. Use. In all the troubles that lie upon us, let us look up to God for ease and succ…

Isa. 6:1, 2, 3. I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up and his train filled the temple; above it stood the Seraphims, each one had six wings, with twain he covered his face, with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did flye: and one cryed to anoth…

And then was glorified with that glory which he had with the Father before the world was (John 17:3). And as this dispensation was needful to the accomplishment of the whole work which as our Mediator he had undertaken, so in particular, he who was in himself the Lord of Hosts,…

Qu. 3. How then are these ways and means of the worship of God made known to us? Answ. In and by the written word only; which contains a full and perfect revelation of the will of God; as to his whole worship, and all the concernments of it: John 5:39, Isaiah 8:20, Luke 16:19, 2…

And it is suited to his whole work, to all the duties of it (2 Timothy 3:16, 17). In nothing but what is regulated hereby are any to be attended to (Isaiah 8:20). (3) His distinct Design lies in the due consideration of the spiritual state and condition of them to whom the Word…

I shall open this particular thus. We have the will of God revealed to us, in the Word of God: and the Word of God is complete, and perfect; there is no need to have it altered, by adding to it, or taking from it (Proverbs 30:5, 6; Revelation 22:18, 19), so that if in any case w…

He is a Father in respect of grace, because we are regenerate by him, and accepted to be his sons by adoption through the merit of Christ. And in this respect the second person as well as the first is called a Father, and said to have an offspring or seed and children (Isaiah 9:…

Testimony 2. Isaiah 8:20: To the law and to the testimony. If they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

It is a rare piece of Christian wisdom to turn those passions of the soul which most predominate into spiritual channels — to turn natural anger into spiritual zeal, natural mirth into holy cheerfulness, and natural fear into a holy dread and awe of God. This method of cure Chri…

Must God alter the scene of his affairs according to our model and platform, and because he does not observe our rules and methods, must we tear ourselves in anger? This is a secret cursing of God and flying in his face when we see providence so cross, that there seems to be no…

This question should be put to any that tender to us any way of worship, or doctrine of religion under any specious shew whatever; Where is it written? To the Law, and to the Testimony (Isaiah 8:20): If they speak not according to this Word, it is, because they have no light in…

Luther upon those words, says: it's an Hebraism; they have anxiously consulted. It's the way of the Hebrews so to express an anxious consultation, and for that he quotes that place in (Isaiah 8:10): Take counsel together, and it shall come to naught &c. So then the meaning would…

Agreeable to this, was the spirit of old Jacob, which he expressed when he was dying, in faith in the great promise made to him and Isaac and Abraham, that in their seed all the families of the earth should be blessed (Genesis 49:18): "I have waited for your salvation, O Lord."…

Hosea 5:15: I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early. Isaiah 8:17: I will wait upon the Lord, that hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. And when God, in answer…

See (Job 19:12-17): And there you see, brethren, acquaintance, kinsfolk, familiar friends, manservant, maidservant, wife, young children, bone, skin, flesh, are all to Job as coals of the fire of hell. And (Isaiah 8:21-22): Men in this shall curse their king, and their god. Asse…

For Christ rebukes the Sadducees, You err not knowing the Scriptures, etc., because they believed not the consequences of Scripture as Scripture, and made not the like discourse, for the building of themselves in the faith. 3. The searching of the Scriptures is life eternal, the…

(3) That Christ should taste death for all, it being as good, as if all in person had not only sipped, but drunk death out to the bottom, and yet that the greatest part must drink death to the bottom again, is no gospel truth. (4) Nor is the Apostle's argument of weight, to exal…

So that if a man will have God for his Savior, he must look to him from one end of the earth to the other, we are at the utmost corner of the earth, and if we will be saved we must look up to the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation, as David looked towards the Temple at Jerusalem fo…

But to judge of Prophets, by the fruit of their doctrine, Matth. 7. 16. and of their doctrine by the touch-stone of the word. Isa 8:20. so that though the Deuill transforme himselfe into an angel of light; in fact, though an angel from heauen preach any other thing, beside that…

Isaiah had said of his own age, "The Lord will be for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of offense, to both the houses of Israel," (Isaiah 8:14) From that time, the Jews hardly ever ceased to dash themselves against God, but the rudest shock was against Christ.

On this subject we may remark, that Christian writers have very strangely misapprehended the prediction contained in the next chapter, by applying it to Christ. The prophet there says, that, instructed by a vision, he “went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son,…

Now as nothing is more displeasing to God than when men are so eager to go beyond due bounds, he forbids them to inquire of magicians and soothsayers respecting the truth, and to consult pretended oracles after the manner of the Gentiles; and in order to restrain that itching cu…

I reply, As but a small portion embraced the word by faith for salvation, this passage relates to the greater number or the whole body; as Isaiah, after having predicted the general destruction of the nation, is commanded to seal the law of God among the disciples, (Isaiah 8:16.…

and as Isaiah had foretold that the God of armies would be to the whole people of Israel a stone of stumbling, on which they would dash themselves, (Isaiah 8:14) the Lord wisely made provision that such wickedness of men should not perplex believing souls.

Indeed, fear not their fear, neither be troubled: But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: This place again has Saint Peter cited out of the Prophet Isaiah, where he has these words: Fear not their fear, neither be afraid of them: but sanctify God in your hearts, and let him be…

Note such men and avoid them; generally they are men of private interests, fleshly ends, high conceits, and proud spirits; from such turn away. So the latter part of the rule in particular, concerning seducers; that a judgement of discerning by the spirit rests in the Church, an…

Nor indeed is it suitable to common honesty, for men to question the credit, and prostitute the authority of their own most sacred principles, for no other end, but to prejudice their adversaries. But our Apostle here confidently sends the Hebrews to the acknowledged rule of the…

(1.) To seal, is to consummate, to establish, and confirm. Things are perfected, completed, established and confirmed by sealing (Jeremiah 34:44; Isaiah 8:16; John 3:34; Romans 4:11). In this sense, vision and prophecy were sealed in the Messiah.

And this kind of expression in the Scripture, when a thing is said to be called that which it is; the name denoting the being, nature, and quality of it, is so frequent, that there is nothing peculiar in it as here used. See (Isaiah 1:26; Isaiah 8:3; Isaiah 9:6; Jeremiah 23:6; Z…

LXX. [⟨ in non-Latin alphabet ⟩], I will hope in him; but [⟨ in non-Latin alphabet ⟩] is rightly rendered by the Apostle, I will trust in him. The LXX. have these words of the Apostle, Isaiah 8:17, where the words of the original are, [⟨ in non-Latin alphabet ⟩], and I will wait…

And to this head belong all the arguments that divines make use of to prove the perfection of the Scripture, against the New Talmudists in Christianity. 5. God every where sends his people to the Written Law of Moses, for the rule of their obedience, no where to any Kabal (Deute…

This Satan means when he undertakes that Job being afflicted, will curse God. So then to curse God is to blaspheme God in our thoughts and words, to think or speak unworthily of God, and the ways of God; see, if he curse you not to your face, that is, see if his heart be not emb…

This answers not the word, but it does the sense of the place well enough. God in his displeasure is said to hide himself, or his face, Isaiah 8:17. The Lord hids his face from the house of Jacob.

If God be withdrawn, if he hides himself, what has the soul to do but to wait for his return. So says the prophet, Isaiah 8:17. I will wait upon the Lord that hids his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

First, in regard of the Apostles and other ministers their successors; because they are the Lords stewards, to dispense the word and the doctrine thereof to Gods people. Secondly, in regard of all true believers and servants of God, that have care to know and to obey the word of…

S. 77. 49. Isaiah 8:6. The Prophet Isaiah receiving his message at the hands of God and his charge by heavenly vision, heard the voice of the Lord saying, whom shall I send? Who shall go for us?

How many wonder, and despise, and persecute (Luke 4; Mark 7; Mark 9; Matthew 12; John 11; Acts 3; Acts 4, &c.)? 2. Influences of the spirit saving and lively are called by the names of the Father's drawing, of the Bridegroom's drawing (John 6:44; Canticles 1:4), the Spirit's lea…

2. Nor should Christians be unwilling to know the spiritual condition one of another; you may fall upon some, in your very course and kind. It is like David (Psalm 71:7), Heman (Psalm 88:15), the suffering Church (Lamentations 1:12; Psalm 102:6, 7), Elias (1 Kings 19:10), Isaiah…

Hence these introductory considerations by way of preface. 1. There cannot be a knocking without but there must be hearing within (Canticles 5:1), for the Lord's knocking internal, whether at first or renewed conversion, has something peculiar, as hearing and learning of the Fat…

A spirit of delusion will not incline persons to go to seek direction at the mouth of God. To the Law and to the Testimony, is never the cry of those evil spirits that have no light in them; for it is God's own direction to discover their delusions, Isaiah 8:19, 20. And when the…

Here we are at a loss, and know that we shall be so while we are in this World: But all the ineffable Fruits and Benefits of this Truth are communicated to them that do believe. It is with reference hereunto, that that great Promise concerning him is given to the Church (Isaiah…

The serious consideration of this, I hope, might prevent much of that dishonor which is done to God, and to his holy name, by some that do not with others run to an excess of riot. The providence of God is likewise everywhere spoken against by murmurers and complainers (Jude 16)…

Fourthly, let us take heed that none of us do at any time, directly or indirectly, speak against the ways of religion and godliness, or say a confederacy, with those that do so. Submit to divine instructions given with a strong hand not to walk in the way of those people that sp…

Psalm 33:10: he brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. Isaiah 8:9-10: God as it were sets them to work and undertakes their disappointment — go about your counsels, says the Lord, and I will take order that it shall come to nothing. Psalm 2:3-4: when men are deep in their…

To whom these Arguments are valid. Isaiah 8:20. 2 Timothy 3:16. of [illegible].

They were such a stubborn and self-conceited and disobedient People, that God justly gave them up to their own Blindness and Hardness: And for this Reason our Savior spoke often the great things of the Gospel to them in Parables. He was ordained to be a stumbling Stone and Rock…