Passage Research
Isaiah 8 — Sermon Preparation
The birth of Maher-shalal-hash-baz symbolizes impending Assyrian invasion, and the prophet calls the faithful to wait in the darkness. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 8, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 23
- verses
- 299 / 178
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 8 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז | Mahêr Shâlâl Châsh Baz | H4122 | 7 | Maher-Shalal-Chash-Baz |
| חָתַת | châthath | H2865 | 3 | prostrate, break |
| עַם | ʻam | H5971 | 5 | people, tribe |
| תְּעוּדָה | tᵉʻûwdâh | H8584 | 2 | attestation, precept |
| עִמָּנוּאֵל | ʻImmânûwʼêl | H6005 | 2 | Immanuel |
| מוֹרָא | môwrâʼ | H4172 | 2 | fear, fearful |
| עָרַץ | ʻârats | H6206 | 2 | awe, dread |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 8, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“SHILOAH AND EUPHRATES Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly . . . the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many.'--ISAIAH viii. 6, 7. The kingdom of Judah was threatened with a great danger in an alliance between Israel and Damascus. The cowardly King Ahaz, instead of listening to Isaiah's strong assurances and relying on the help of God, made what he thought a master-stroke of policy in invoking the help of the formidable Assyrian power. …”
— Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah, on Isaiah 8:6–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Isa 8:14
- Mount Zion— Isa 8:18
- Assyria— Isa 8:4
- Damascus— Isa 8:4
- Samaria 1— Isa 8:4
- Shiloah— Isa 8:6
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