Post by Lee on May 20, 2014 1:20:30 GMT
“Write in a great roll with a man’s pen” (the same word stands for a graving tool), reminds us of the contrast between Immanuel and all others of Israel’s sons that is introduced both in the Mosaic law and the prophetic symbolism concerning him. Understanding from divinely enlightened Jewish teaching (Heb. 13) that Jesus is the antitypical altar, we remember the restriction of Ex. 20:25: “If thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone, for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.”
Maher-shalal-hash-baz, Isaiah’s second representative son, is the subject of prophecy in the opening verses of the eighth chapter.
Like Cyrus afterwards, he was named by God before he was born, and the things that he should memorialise were specified. Much ingenuity has been expended in vain attempts to identify Maher-shalal-hash-baz with Immanuel. That there is a relation, and a close one, between the two men of sign is undeniable; but that the two names cover one and the same person is impossible. It is an advantage to trace the points of comparison and contrast in the case. Known unto God are all His works from the foundation of the world; and known unto Him are all human oppositions and perversions of His word, as the whole of the prophetic Scriptures testify. In this case the matter appears to be specially guarded. It is impossible to avoid being struck with the particular definition of sonship to Isaiah personally given in the opening verses of this eighth chapter.
Robert Roberts, & Walker, C. C. (1907). The Ministry of the Prophets: Isaiah (108). The Publishing Commitee, Christadelphian Old Paths Ecclesia.
Maher-shalal-hash-baz, Isaiah’s second representative son, is the subject of prophecy in the opening verses of the eighth chapter.
Like Cyrus afterwards, he was named by God before he was born, and the things that he should memorialise were specified. Much ingenuity has been expended in vain attempts to identify Maher-shalal-hash-baz with Immanuel. That there is a relation, and a close one, between the two men of sign is undeniable; but that the two names cover one and the same person is impossible. It is an advantage to trace the points of comparison and contrast in the case. Known unto God are all His works from the foundation of the world; and known unto Him are all human oppositions and perversions of His word, as the whole of the prophetic Scriptures testify. In this case the matter appears to be specially guarded. It is impossible to avoid being struck with the particular definition of sonship to Isaiah personally given in the opening verses of this eighth chapter.
Robert Roberts, & Walker, C. C. (1907). The Ministry of the Prophets: Isaiah (108). The Publishing Commitee, Christadelphian Old Paths Ecclesia.