====== Isaiah 7 ======

  * [[Isaiah]]

** Isaiah 7:1 **

[[Ahaz]] is the king of Judah, [[Rezin]] is king of Syria, [[Pekah]] is the king of Israel (also called Ephraim in the chapter).  Israel and Syria formed an alliance and attacked Judah, but were unsuccessful.  See [[2 Kings 16|2 Kings 16:5]] for a similar account.

** Isaiah 7:17 **

The wording is a little hard to read.  The prophet is basically saying, "Something far worse is coming ... [[Assyria|the Assyrians]]."  "even the king of Assyria" is meant for dramatic emphasis.

** Isaiah 7:19-25 **

Isaiah is describing what life will be like for the Israelites when the Assyrians come.  They will be everywhere (v19), the natives will be removed -- foreigners are providing services (20).  They will live and and eat simply (21-22).  You've never seen anything like what is coming (17).

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  * [[Isaiah 6]]
  * [[Isaiah 8]]