Passage Research
Isaiah 7 — Sermon Preparation
The sign of Immanuel is given to the unbelieving King Ahaz against the backdrop of the Assyrian threat pressing on Judah. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 7, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 25
- verses
- 345 / 177
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 4
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 7 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רְמַלְיָהוּ | Rᵉmalyâhûw | H7425 | 4 | Remaljah |
| אֲרָם | ʼĂrâm | H758 | 5 | Aram, Syria |
| אֶפְרַיִם | ʼEphrayim | H669 | 5 | Ephrajim |
| אָחָז | ʼÂchâz | H271 | 4 | Achaz |
| שַׁיִת | shayith | H7898 | 3 | scrub, trash |
| חֶמְאָה | chemʼâh | H2529 | 3 | curdled milk, cheese |
| רְצִין | Rᵉtsîyn | H7526 | 3 | Retsin |
How preachers through history handled this text
4 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 7, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“VII Ahaz afraid of Rezin and Pekah, is comforted by Isaiah, ver. 1-9. Refusing to chuse a sign, Christ is promised for one, ver. 10- 16. His judgment should come by Assyria, ver. 17-25. 1. Ahaz - A most wicked king: yet no prophecies are more comfortable than those which were delivered in his time; God so ordering it for the encouragement of the faithful that lived under his impious reign. 2. David - Ahaz, and his relations. …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Isaiah 7:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Isa 7:1
- Syria 1— Isa 7:1
- Assyria— Isa 7:17
- Egypt— Isa 7:18
- Nile— Isa 7:18
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