Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one,.... That is, a powerful king, with a mighty army, meaning Shalmaneser king of Assyria; whom the Lord had at his beck and command, and could use at his pleasure, as his instrument, to bring down the towering pride of Ephraim, and chastise him for his sensuality:[which] as a tempest of hail; that beats down herbs and plants, and branches of trees, and men and beasts:[and] a destroying storm; which carries all before it, blows down houses and trees, and makes terrible devastation wherever it comes:as a flood of mighty waters overflowing; whose torrent is so strong there is no stopping it: so this mighty and powerful princeshall cast down to the earth with the hand; the crown of pride, the people of Israel, and the king of it; he shall take the crown from his head, and cast it to the ground with a strong hand, as the Jews interpret it, with great violence; or very easily, with one hand, as it were, without any trouble at all.
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Isaiah 28:2
Isaiah 28:2
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Isaiah 28 — OverviewIsaiah 28 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter, I. The Ephraimites are reproved and threatened for
their pride and drunkenness, their security and sensuality, ver. 1-8.
But, in the midst of this, here is a gracious promise of God's favour
to…Isaiah 28 — OverviewIsaiah 28 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeIsaiah 28:1, The prophet threatens Ephraim for their pride and drunkenness; Isaiah 28:5, The residue shall be advanced in the kingdom of Christ; Isaiah 28:7, He rebukes their error; Isaiah 28:9, their untowardness to…Isaiah 28 — OverviewIsaiah 28 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter the ten tribes of Israel and the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, are threatened with divine judgments, because of their sins and iniquities mentioned. The ten tribes, under the name of Ephraim, for…Isaiah 28:1-8Isaiah 28:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere, I. The prophet warns the kingdom of the ten tribes of the
judgments that were coming upon them for their sins, which were soon
after executed by the king of Assyria, who laid their country waste,
and…Isaiah 28:2Isaiah 28:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgethe Lord: Isaiah 9:9-12, Isaiah 27:1; Ezekiel 30:10-11
as a tempest: Isaiah 28:15-19, Isaiah 8:7-8, Isaiah 25:4, Isaiah 29:6, Isaiah 30:30; Ezekiel 13:11; Nahum 1:8; Matthew 7:25-27; Revelation 18:8