Isaiah 9:10

"All the people will know, including Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart,"

Key Reflection

The people of Israel, particularly those from Ephraim and Samaria, boasted in their own righteousness and rejected divine correction. This arrogance stood in stark contrast to God's expectations for a humble and obedient nation. The original audience would have understood that such pride was common among the Northern Kingdom, leading to their eventual downfall and exile.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The bricks are fallen down -The language of this verse is figurative; but the sentiment is plain. It contains the confession of the inhabitants of Samaria, that their affairs were in a ruinous and dilapidated state; but also their self-confident assurance that they would be able to repair the evils, and restore their nation to more than their former magnificence. Bricks, in oriental countries, were made of clay and straw, and were rarely turned. Hence, exposed to suns and rains, they soon dissolved. Walls and houses constructed of such materials would not be very permanent, and to build with them is strongly contrasted with building in a permanent and elegant manner with hewn stone.

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