Assyria has entered Aiath and passed through Migron, storing their supplies at Michmash. They have entered AiathThe phrase "They have entered Aiath" refers to the Assyrian army's advance into the land of Israel. "Aiath" is another name for Ai, a city with historical significance in the Bible, notably in the Book of Joshua. The Hebrew root for Aiath is "עַי" (ʿAy), meaning "heap of ruins," which reflects the city's past destruction and rebuilding. This entry signifies the beginning of a campaign, a foreboding of the impending judgment and the relentless advance of the Assyrian forces. Historically, Ai was a city that Israel initially failed to conquer due to disobedience, but later succeeded, symbolizing the consequences of sin and the hope of redemption through obedience to God. they have passed through Migron
The phrase "they have passed through Migron" indicates the Assyrian army's progression. Migron, mentioned in 1 Samuel 14:2, is a location near Gibeah, associated with King Saul. The Hebrew root "מִגְרוֹן" (Migron) suggests a precipice or a steep place, symbolizing a strategic military position. The passing through Migron implies a swift and determined movement, underscoring the inevitability of the Assyrian advance. This movement serves as a reminder of the relentless nature of God's judgment when His people stray from His commandments, yet it also foreshadows the eventual deliverance and hope for those who remain faithful. they have stored their supplies at Michmash
The phrase "they have stored their supplies at Michmash" highlights the logistical preparation of the Assyrian army. Michmash, a town in the territory of Benjamin, is mentioned in 1 Samuel 13:23 as a strategic military location. The Hebrew root "מִכְמָשׂ" (Mikmash) means "hidden" or "stored," indicating a place of concealment or preparation. This act of storing supplies signifies the Assyrians' intent to establish a stronghold, preparing for a prolonged campaign. In a spiritual sense, it serves as a warning to believers about the importance of being spiritually prepared and vigilant, storing up faith and righteousness to withstand trials and adversities. Historically, Michmash was the site of a significant victory for Israel under Jonathan, Saul's son, symbolizing that even in the face of overwhelming odds, God's deliverance is possible for those who trust in Him. Persons / Places / Events 1. AiathA location mentioned in the context of the Assyrian invasion. It is believed to be the same as Ai, a city near Bethel, known from earlier biblical accounts. 2. MigronAnother location on the path of the Assyrian army. It is mentioned in the context of King Saul's reign as a strategic point. 3. MichmashA significant site where the Assyrian army stored supplies. It is also known from the account of Jonathan's victory over the Philistines during King Saul's reign. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty in JudgmentThe passage illustrates God's control over nations and events. The Assyrian advance is not outside God's plan but serves His purposes of judgment and eventual restoration. Historical Context and Prophetic FulfillmentUnderstanding the historical and geographical context of biblical events enriches our comprehension of prophecy and its fulfillment. It reminds us of the reliability of God's Word. Trust in God's DeliveranceDespite the threat of powerful enemies, God's people are called to trust in His deliverance. The historical victories at places like Michmash serve as reminders of God's faithfulness. The Consequences of DisobedienceThe Assyrian invasion is a direct consequence of Israel's disobedience. This serves as a warning to remain faithful to God's commands to avoid similar judgments. Bible Study Questions 1. How does the historical context of Aiath, Migron, and Michmash enhance our understanding of Isaiah 10:28? 2. In what ways does the Assyrian invasion serve as both a judgment and a means of purification for Israel? 3. How can the account of Jonathan's victory at Michmash inspire us to trust in God's power in our own battles? 4. What lessons can we learn from the consequences of Israel's disobedience that are applicable to our personal walk with God today? 5. How do the events described in Isaiah 10:28 connect with the broader account of God's sovereignty and faithfulness throughout the Bible? Connections to Other Scriptures 1 Samuel 13-14These chapters provide historical context for Michmash, where Jonathan, Saul's son, achieved a notable victory over the Philistines. This connection highlights the strategic importance of Michmash in Israel's history. Isaiah 7:17-25This passage speaks of the Assyrian threat and God's use of Assyria as an instrument of judgment, providing a broader context for the events described in Isaiah 10:28. 2 Kings 18-19These chapters describe the Assyrian invasion during King Hezekiah's reign, offering a account backdrop to the prophetic warnings in Isaiah. People Anathoth, Assyrians, Egyptians, Isaiah, Jacob, Laish, Oreb, SaulPlaces Aiath, Anathoth, Arpad, Assyria, Calno, Carchemish, Damascus, Egypt, Gallim, Geba, Gibeah, Hamath, Jerusalem, Laishah, Lebanon, Madmenah, Michmash, Midian, Migron, Mount Zion, Nob, Ramah, Samaria, ZionTopics Aiath, Ai'ath, Baggage, Carriages, Deposited, Forces, Furniture, Laid, Layeth, Michmas, Michmash, Micmash, Migron, Order, Pass, Passed, Past, Pene-rimmon, Puts, Store, Stores, Supplies, VesselsDictionary of Bible Themes Isaiah 10:28 5558 storing Library Light or Fire?
'And the Light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.'--ISAIAH x. 17. With grand poetry the prophet pictures the Assyrian power as a forest consumed like thistles and briers by the fire of God. The text suggests solemn truths about the divine Nature and its manifestations. I. The Essential Character of God. Light and Holiness are substantially parallel. Light symbolises purity, but also knowledge and joy. Holiness …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureNob. Bahurim.
That Nob was placed in the land of Benjamin, not far from Jerusalem, whence Jerusalem also might be seen,--the words of the Chaldee paraphrast, upon Isaiah 10:32, do argue. For so he speaks; "Sennacherib came and stood in Nob, a city of the priests, before the walls of Jerusalem; and said to his army, 'Is not this the city of Jerusalem, against which I have raised my whole army, and have subdued all the provinces of it? Is it not small and weak in comparison of all the fortifications of the Gentiles, …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica Covenanting Predicted in Prophecy.
The fact of Covenanting, under the Old Testament dispensations, being approved of God, gives a proof that it was proper then, which is accompanied by the voice of prophecy, affording evidence that even in periods then future it should no less be proper. The argument for the service that is afforded by prophecy is peculiar, and, though corresponding with evidence from other sources, is independent. Because that God willed to make known truth through his servants the prophets, we should receive it …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting If Then the Prophets Prophesied that the Son of God was to Appear Upon The...
If then the prophets prophesied that the Son of God was to appear upon the earth, and prophesied also where on the earth and how and in what manner He should make known His appearance, and all these prophecies the Lord took upon Himself; our faith in Him was well-founded, and the tradition of the preaching (is) true: that is to say, the testimony of the apostles, who being sent forth by the Lord preached in all the world the Son of God, who came to suffer, and endured to the destruction of death …
Irenæus—The Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching His Holy Covenant
"To remember His Holy Covenant; to grant unto us that we, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, should serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him, all our days."-LUKE i. 68-75. WHEN Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, he spoke of God's visiting and redeeming His people, as a remembering of His Holy Covenant. He speaks of what the blessings of that Covenant would be, not in words that had been used before, but in what is manifestly a Divine revelation …
Andrew Murray—The Two Covenants The Instrumentality of the Wicked Employed by God, While He Continues Free from Every Taint.
1. The carnal mind the source of the objections which are raised against the Providence of God. A primary objection, making a distinction between the permission and the will of God, refuted. Angels and men, good and bad, do nought but what has been decreed by God. This proved by examples. 2. All hidden movements directed to their end by the unseen but righteous instigation of God. Examples, with answers to objections. 3. These objections originate in a spirit of pride and blasphemy. Objection, that …
John Calvin—The Institutes of the Christian Religion King of Kings and Lord of Lords
And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, K ING OF K INGS AND L ORD OF L ORDS T he description of the administration and glory of the Redeemer's Kingdom, in defiance of all opposition, concludes the second part of Messiah Oratorio. Three different passages from the book of Revelation are selected to form a grand chorus, of which Handel's title in this verse is the close --a title which has been sometimes vainly usurped by proud worms of this earth. Eastern monarchs, in particular, …
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 2 Humility is the Root of Charity, and Meekness the Fruit of Both. ...
Humility is the root of charity, and meekness the fruit of both. There is no solid and pure ground of love to others, except the rubbish of self-love be first cast out of the soul; and when that superfluity of naughtiness is cast out, then charity hath a solid and deep foundation: "The end of the command is charity out of a pure heart," 1 Tim. i. 5. It is only such a purified heart, cleansed from that poison and contagion of pride and self-estimation, that can send out such a sweet and wholesome …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Purposes of God.
In discussing this subject I shall endeavor to show, I. What I understand by the purposes of God. Purposes, in this discussion, I shall use as synonymous with design, intention. The purposes of God must be ultimate and proximate. That is, God has and must have an ultimate end. He must purpose to accomplish something by his works and providence, which he regards as a good in itself, or as valuable to himself, and to being in general. This I call his ultimate end. That God has such an end or purpose, …
Charles Grandison Finney—Systematic Theology A Discourse of the House and Forest of Lebanon
OF THE HOUSE OF THE FOREST OF LEBANON. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. That part of Palestine in which the celebrated mountains of Lebanon are situated, is the border country adjoining Syria, having Sidon for its seaport, and Land, nearly adjoining the city of Damascus, on the north. This metropolitan city of Syria, and capital of the kingdom of Damascus, was strongly fortified; and during the border conflicts it served as a cover to the Assyrian army. Bunyan, with great reason, supposes that, to keep …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 Of Antichrist, and his Ruin: and of the Slaying the Witnesses.
BY JOHN BUNYAN PREFATORY REMARKS BY THE EDITOR This important treatise was prepared for the press, and left by the author, at his decease, to the care of his surviving friend for publication. It first appeared in a collection of his works in folio, 1692; and although a subject of universal interest; most admirably elucidated; no edition has been published in a separate form. Antichrist has agitated the Christian world from the earliest ages; and his craft has been to mislead the thoughtless, by …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 The Providence of God
Q-11: WHAT ARE GOD'S WORKS OF PROVIDENCE? A: God's works of providence are the acts of his most holy, wise, and powerful government of his creatures, and of their actions. Of the work of God's providence Christ says, My Father worketh hitherto and I work.' John 5:17. God has rested from the works of creation, he does not create any new species of things. He rested from all his works;' Gen 2:2; and therefore it must needs be meant of his works of providence: My Father worketh and I work.' His kingdom …
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity Concerning Christian Liberty
CHRISTIAN faith has appeared to many an easy thing; nay, not a few even reckon it among the social virtues, as it were; and this they do, because they have not made proof of it experimentally, and have never tasted of what efficacy it is. For it is not possible for any man to write well about it, or to understand well what is rightly written, who has not at some time tasted of its spirit, under the pressure of tribulation. While he who has tasted of it, even to a very small extent, can never write, …
Martin Luther—First Principles of the Reformation And for Your Fearlessness against them Hold this Sure Sign -- Whenever There Is...
43. And for your fearlessness against them hold this sure sign--whenever there is any apparition, be not prostrate with fear, but whatsoever it be, first boldly ask, Who art thou? And from whence comest thou? And if it should be a vision of holy ones they will assure you, and change your fear into joy. But if the vision should be from the devil, immediately it becomes feeble, beholding your firm purpose of mind. For merely to ask, Who art thou [1083] ? and whence comest thou? is a proof of coolness. …
Athanasius—Select Works and Letters or Athanasius Isaiah
CHAPTERS I-XXXIX Isaiah is the most regal of the prophets. His words and thoughts are those of a man whose eyes had seen the King, vi. 5. The times in which he lived were big with political problems, which he met as a statesman who saw the large meaning of events, and as a prophet who read a divine purpose in history. Unlike his younger contemporary Micah, he was, in all probability, an aristocrat; and during his long ministry (740-701 B.C., possibly, but not probably later) he bore testimony, as …
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