Geneva Bible Notes: Isaiah 28

Isaiah 28:21 ^b Whete Joshua discomfited fiue Kings of the Amorites, {Josh 10,12}

Isaiah 28:21 ^a When Dauid ouercame the Philistims, {2 Samuel 5,20}, {1 Chron. 14,11}.

Isaiah 28:24 ^! God doeth all things in time and place.

Isaiah 28:25 ^c As the plowe man hathe his appointed time, and diuers instruments for his labour, so ahthe the Lord for his vengeance: for he punisheth some at one time, and some at another, some after one sorte and some after another, so that his chosen sede is beaten, and tryed, but not borken, as are the wiicked.

Isaiah 28:1 ^b Because the Israelites for the most parte dwelt in plentiful valleis, he meaneth here by the valley of them, that had abundance of worldelie prospertie, & were, as it were, crowned therewith, as with garlands.

Isaiah 28:1 ^a Meaning, the proude kingdome of the Israelites, which were dronken with worldly prosperitie.

Isaiah 28:1 ^! Against the pride & dronkenes of Israel.

Isaiah 28:2 ^c He semeth to meane the Assyrains, by whome the ten tribes were caryed away.

Isaiah 28:4 ^d Which is not of long continuance, but is sone ripe, & first eaten.

Isaiah 28:5 ^e Signifying, that the faithful, which put not their trust in anie worldely prospertie, but made God their glorie, shalbe preserued.

Isaiah 28:6 ^f He wil giue consel to the gouernour, & strength to the captaine, to driue the enemies in at their owne gates.

Isaiah 28:7 ^g Meaning, the hypocrites, which were among them, & were all together corrupt in life & doctrine, which is here ment by dronkenes & vomiting.

Isaiah 28:9 ^! The vntowardnes of them that shulde learne the worde of God.

Isaiah 28:9 ^h For there was none that was able to vnderstand anie good doctine: but were foolish, & as vnmete as yong babes.

Isaiah 28:10 ⁱ They must haue one thing oftimes told.

Isaiah 28:11 ^k Let one teache what he can, yet they shal no more vnderstand him, then if he spake in a strange language.

Isaiah 28:12 ^m This is the doctrine, whereupon ye oght to stay & rest.

Isaiah 28:12 ⁿ Shewe to them that are wearie and haue nede of rest what is the true rest.

Isaiah 28:12 ^l That is, the Prophet, whome God shulde send.

Isaiah 28:13 ^o Because thei wil not receiue the worde of God, when it is offred, it commeth of their owne malice, if after their hearts be so hardened, that they care not for it, as before {Chap. 6,9}.

Isaiah 28:15 ^p They thoght they had shiftes to auoid Gods judgements, and that they colde escape thogh all other perished.

Isaiah 28:15 ^q Thogh the Prophetes condemned their idoles, & vainitie, yet the wicked thoght in them sleues that thei wolde trust in these things.

Isaiah 28:16 ^r That is, Christ by whome all the buylding must be tryed, and vpholden, {Psal. 18,22}, {Mat. 21,42}, {act. 4,11}, {rom. 9,31}, {I Pet. 2,6}.

Isaiah 28:16 ^s He shal be quiet, and seke none other remedies, but be content with Christ.

Isaiah 28:17 ^t In the restitution of his Church, judgement, and justice shal reigne.

Isaiah 28:17 ^u Gods corrections and affliction.

Isaiah 28:17 ^x Affliction shal discouer their vaine confidence, which they kept secret to them selues.

Isaiah 28:19 ^y Terrour and destruction shal make you to learne that, witch exhortations and gentlenes colde not bring you vnto.

Isaiah 28:20 ^z Your affliction shalbe so sore, that you are not able to endure it.