Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field;
God does not wait for prayers from this wicked king, but of His own accord promises deliverance, such is His covenant faithfulness. The boy's name, Shear-jashub, was no accident but given by divine command to seal both the coming captivity and the return; he carried in his person an engraven pledge.
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Sin brings foreign invasion upon a land and betrays the strongest fortifications to the enemy. Ahaz began his reign in idolatry, so God delivered him into the hands of Syria and Israel; wicked nations become the scourge of other wicked nations.
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Commenting on Isaiah 7:1-9
The boy's name, the remnant shall return, signifies that though Judah would later be carried captive by the Assyrians, a remnant would return again; his very person was meant to suggest repentance to those who remained.
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