Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 8:14

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14. sanctuary —inviolable asylum, like the altar of the temple ( 1 Kings 1:50 ; 1 Kings 2:28 ; Ezekiel 11:16 ; compare Proverbs 18:10 ); namely, to those who fear and trust in Him. but . . . offence —that is, a rock over which they should fall to their hurt; namely those who would not believe. both . . . houses —Israel and Judah. Here again the prophecy expands beyond the temporary application in Ahaz' time. The very stone, Immanuel, which would have been a sanctuary on belief, becomes a fatal stumbling-block through unbelief. Jesus Christ refers to this in Proverbs 18:10- : . (Compare Deuteronomy 32:4 ; Deuteronomy 32:15 ; Deuteronomy 32:18 ; Deuteronomy 32:30 ; Deuteronomy 32:31 ; Deuteronomy 32:37 ; Daniel 2:34 ; Romans 9:33 ; 1 Peter 2:8 ). gin —trap, in which birds are unexpectedly caught ( Luke 21:35 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:2 ). So at the destruction of Jerusalem under Titus. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-15" class="com-number"

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