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God's Hand in Hardship
Commentators unanimously stress that the chaos described—trouble, defeat, and confusion—is not random but comes "from the Lord." Scholars like Calvin and Barnes explain that God is the ultimate author of this judgment, using it to humble His people for their sins. This reminds believers that God is sovereign even in national disasters, often using them for His corrective purposes.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 22:5
18th Century
Theologian
For it is a day of trouble and of treading down – when our enemies trample on everything sacred and dear to us, and endanger all our best in…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 22:5
19th Century
Bishop
For it is a day of trouble. —The earlier clauses paint the mental emotions of the coming day of judgment. In the latter, …
John Calvin
On Isaiah 22:5
16th Century
Theologian
It is a day of trouble. He again declares that the Lord is the author of this calamity and, so that the Jews might not gaze around in all …
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John Gill
On Isaiah 22:5
17th Century
Pastor
For [it is] a day of trouble
To Hezekiah, and also Jerusalem, and all the inhabitants of the land: and o…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 22:1–7
17th Century
Minister
Why is Jerusalem in such terror? Her slain men are not slain with the sword, but with famine; or, slain with fear, disheartened. Their rulers fled,…