Isaiah 7:2

"In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it."

Key Reflection

In Isaiah 7:2, this passage describes a political crisis where Rezin and Pekah march against Judah, threatening King Ahaz's rule. Symbolically, this foreshadows the spiritual battles faced by God’s people, where external enemies represent internal struggles against sin and doubt.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And it was told the house of David -That is, the royal family; or the king and princes; the government. Ahaz was the descendant and successor of David. Syria is confederate with Ephraim -Ephraim was one of the tribes of Israel, and the kingdom of Israel was often called “Ephraim,” or the kingdom of Ephraim; in the same way as the tribes of Judah and Benjamin were called the kingdom of Judah. The phrase, ‘is confederate with,’ is in Hebrew ‘resteth on;’ see the margin. The meaning is, that Syria was “supported by” Ephraim, or was allied with Ephraim. The kingdom of Israel, or Ephraim, was situated “between” Syria and Jerusalem.

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