Isaiah 31:8

"For in that day everyone shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold—sin which your own hands have made for you."

Key Reflection

In Isaiah 31:8, the prophet speaks of a time when people will renounce their false gods made of precious metals, symbolizing the rejection of worldly treasures and the idols of sin they have created themselves. This act signifies a turning away from materialism and moral corruption towards genuine faith and devotion to God.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword -The sword is often used as an instrument of punishment. It is not meant here literally that the sword would be used, but it is employed to denote that complete destruction would come upon them. Not of a mighty man -The idea here is, that the army should not fall by the valor of a distinguished warrior, but that it should be done by the direct interposition of God (seeIsaiah 37:36). Of a mean man -Of a man of humble rank. His army shall not be slain by the hand of mortals. But he shall flee -The Assyrian monarch escaped when his army was destroyed, and fled toward his own land;Isaiah 37:37.

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