Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Isaiah Chapter 22
Overview
Isa 22:1, The prophet laments the invasion of Jewry; Isa 22:8, He reproves their human wisdom and worldly joy; Isa 22:15, He prophesies Shebna's deprivation, Isa 22:20. and the substitution of Eliakim, prefiguring the kingdom of Christ.
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the valley: Jerusalem being situated in the midst of surrounding hills, and the seat of Divine revelation, is here termed "the valley of vision." This prophecy foretells the invasion of Jerusalem by the Assyrians under Sennacherib; and probably also, by the Chaldeans under Nebuchadnezzar. Psa 125:2; Jer 21:13
of vision: Sa1 3:1; Psa 147:19, Psa 147:20; Pro 29:18; Mic 3:6; Rom 3:2, Rom 9:4, Rom 9:5
What: Gen 21:17; Jdg 18:23; Sa1 11:5; Sa2 14:5; Kg2 6:28; Psa 114:5
that thou: The eastern houses are built with a court within, into which chiefly the windows open; those that open to the street being so obstructed with lattice work, that no one can see through them. Whenever, therefore, anything is to be seen or heard in the streets, any public spectacle, or any alarm, everyone immediately goes up to the house-top to satisfy his curiosity. Hence all the people running to the top of their houses, gives a lively image of a sudden general alarm. Isa 15:3; Deu 22:8; Jer 48:38
that art: Isa 22:12, Isa 22:13, Isa 23:7, Isa 32:13; Amo 6:3-6
thy slain: Isa 37:33, Isa 37:36; Jer 14:18, Jer 38:2, Jer 52:6; Lam 2:20, Lam 4:9, Lam 4:10
thy rulers: Isa 3:1-8; Kg2 25:4-7, Kg2 25:18-21; Jer 39:4-7, Jer 52:24-27
by the archers: Heb. of the bow
Look: Rut 1:20,Rut 1:21; Jer 4:19, Jer 9:1, Jer 13:17; Luk 1:2
Weep bitterly: Heb. be bitter in weeping, Isa 33:7; Jer 6:26; Mic 1:8; Mat 26:75
labour: Psa 77:2; Jer 8:18, Jer 31:15; Mat 2:18
a day: Isa 37:3; Kg2 19:3; Jer 30:7; Amo 5:18-20
treading: Isa 5:5, Isa 10:6, Isa 25:10
breaking: Kg2 25:10; Lam 1:5, Lam 2:2
crying: Hos 10:8; Mat 24:16; Luk 23:30; Rev 6:16, Rev 6:17
Elam: Isa 21:2; Gen 10:22; Jer 49:35-39
Kir: Isa 15:1; Kg2 16:9; Amo 1:5, Amo 9:7
uncovered: Heb. made naked
thy choicest valleys: Heb. the choice of thy valleys
full: Isa 8:7, Isa 8:8, Isa 10:28-32, Isa 37:34; Jer 39:1-3
at: or, toward
he discovered: Isa 36:1-3
the armour: Kg1 7:2, Kg1 10:17, Kg1 14:27, Kg1 14:28; Sol 4:4
Kg2 20:20; Ch2 32:1-6, Ch2 32:30
a ditch: Neh 3:16
ye have: Isa 8:17, Isa 17:7, Isa 31:1, Isa 37:26; Ch2 6:6, Ch2 16:7-9; Jer 33:2, Jer 33:3; Mic 7:7
call: Ch2 35:25; Neh 8:9-12, Neh 9:9; Ecc 3:4, Ecc 3:11; Joe 1:13, Joe 2:17; Jam 4:8-10; Jam 5:1
to baldness: Isa 15:2; Ezr 9:3; Job 1:20; Amo 8:10; Jon 3:6; Mic 1:16
behold: Isa 5:12, Isa 21:4, Isa 21:5, Isa 56:12; Amo 6:3-7; Luk 17:26-29
let: Isa 56:12; Co1 15:32; Jam 5:5
it was: Isa 5:9; Sa1 9:15; Amo 3:7
Surely: Num 15:25-31; Sa1 3:14; Eze 24:13; Joh 8:21-24; Heb 10:26, Heb 10:27; Rev 22:11, Rev 22:12
treasurer: Ch1 27:25; Act 8:27
Shebna: Isa 36:3, Isa 37:2; Kg2 18:18, Kg2 18:37, Kg2 19:2
hewed: There are some monuments still remaining in Persia, of great antiquity, says Bp. Lowth, called Naksi Rustam, which give a clear idea of Shebna's pompous design for his sepulchre. They consist of several sepulchres, each of them hewn in a high rock near the top. The front of the rock to the valley below is adorned with carved work in relief, being the outside of the sepulchre. Some of these sepulchres are about thirty feet in the perpendicular from the valley, which is itself raised perhaps about half as much by the accumulation of the earth since they were made. Isa 14:18; Sa2 18:18; Ch2 16:14; Job 3:14; Mat 27:60
as he: or, O he
will carry: etc. or, who covered thee with an excellent covering, and clothed thee gorgeously, shall surely violently turn, etc. Isa 22:18
a mighty captivity: Heb. the captivity of a man
cover: Est 7:8; Job 9:24; Jer 14:3
a large country: Heb. a land large of spaces
Job 40:11, Job 40:12; Psa 75:6, Psa 75:7; Eze 17:24; Luk 1:52
Eliakim: Isa 36:3, Isa 36:11, Isa 36:22, Isa 37:2; Kg2 18:18, Kg2 18:37
clothe: Gen 41:42, Gen 41:43; Sa1 18:4; Est 8:2, Est 8:15
a father: Isa 9:6, Isa 9:7; Gen 45:8
And the key: As the robe and the baldric, mentioned in the preceding verse, were the ensigns of power and authority; so likewise was the key the mark of office, either sacred or civil. To comprehend how the key could be borne on the shoulder, it will be sufficient to observe, that the ancient keys were of considerable magnitude, and much bent. Mat 16:18, Mat 16:19; Rev 1:18
so he: Job 12:14; Mat 18:18, Mat 18:19; Rev 3:7
I will: Ezr 9:8; Ecc 12:11; Zac 10:4
a glorious: Gen 45:9-13; Sa1 2:8; Est 4:14, Est 10:3; Job 36:7; Luk 22:29, Luk 22:30; Rev 3:21
hang: Gen 41:44, Gen 41:45, Gen 47:11-25; Dan 6:1-3; Mat 28:18; Joh 5:22-27, Joh 20:21-23
vessels of small: Eze 15:3; Rom 9:22, Rom 9:23; Ti2 2:20,Ti2 2:21
vessels of flagons: or, instruments of viols
the nail: Isa 22:15, Isa 22:16
the burden: Est 9:5-14, Est 9:24, Est 9:25; Psa 52:5, Psa 146:3; Jer 17:5, Jer 17:6
for the: Isa 46:11, Isa 48:15; Jer 4:28; Eze 5:13, Eze 5:15, Eze 5:17; Mic 4:4