Isa 8:14 | JFB | STEP | 14. sanctuary —inviolable asylum, like the altar of the temple ( ; compare ); namely, to those who fear and trust in Him. but . . . offence —that is, a rock over which they should fall to their hurt; namely those who would not believe. both . . . houses —Israel and Judah. Here again the prophecy expands beyond the temporary application in Ahaz' time. The very stone, Immanuel, which would have been a sanctuary on belief, becomes a fatal stumbling-block through unbelief. Jesus Christ refers to this in . (Compare ). gin —trap, in which birds are unexpectedly caught ( ). So at the destruction of Jerusalem under Titus.

Isaiah 8:14

14. sanctuary—inviolable asylum, like the altar of the temple (1Ki 1:50; 2:28; Eze 11:16; compare Pr 18:10); namely, to those who fear and trust in Him.

but . . . offence—that is, a rock over which they should fall to their hurt; namely those who would not believe.

both . . . houses—Israel and Judah. Here again the prophecy expands beyond the temporary application in Ahaz' time. The very stone, Immanuel, which would have been a sanctuary on belief, becomes a fatal stumbling-block through unbelief. Jesus Christ refers to this in Mt 21:44. (Compare De 32:4, 15, 18, 30, 31, 37; Da 2:34; Ro 9:33; 1Pe 2:8).

gin—trap, in which birds are unexpectedly caught (Lu 21:35; 1Th 5:2). So at the destruction of Jerusalem under Titus.