Isaiah 8:5-8
Summary for Isa 8:5-10: 8:5-10 a This prophecy connects the sign of Maher-shalal-hash-baz with the sign of Immanuel (8:8 b, 10 c).8:6 d The gently flowing waters of Shiloah supplied Jerusalem with water. Here they represent God’s loving presence and provision (see Ps 46:4 e).
• Ahaz rejected the sign and the promise of God’s protection. He was not a man of faith (Isa 7:9 f), and now the people were following in his footsteps by placing their hope in Assyria to save them from King Rezin and King Pekah (cp. 7:7-9 g, 16 h).
8:7 i The mighty flood from the Euphrates River represents the invading Assyrian army (see Jer 47:2 j). The river would overflow all its channels when the Assyrians marched deep into Judah. This stood as a frightening contrast with the gently flowing waters of Shiloah (Isa 8:6 k).
8:8 l chin deep: Judah barely survived the Assyrian assaults in 701 BC (see chs 36–37 m).
• submerging your land from one end to the other: From north to south, Judah was nearly devastated, except for the city of Jerusalem (see 1:8-9 n; chs 36–37 o).
• Immanuel: Despite their failure to trust him and the disaster it brought, God was still with his people (see 7:14 p).
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