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For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings you abhor shall be forsaken.
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A Swift, Specific Promise
All commentators agree that this verse gave King Ahaz a specific, short-term promise. God assured him that before a young child could learn to distinguish right from wrong—a matter of just a few years—the two enemy kings he feared would be removed from power. This was a direct and time-bound sign meant to address his immediate crisis.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The land that you abhor - The land concerning which you are so much “alarmed or distressed;” that is, the united land of Syria and Ephraim. …
19th Century
Anglican
For before the child shall know ... —The words imply the age of approaching manhood, and predict the downfall of Pekah an…
Baptist
This was the authoritative sign. Judah could not be destroyed, for our Lord was to spring from Judah; and this was the sign that Judah must stand, …
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16th Century
Protestant
Before the child shall know. Many have been led into a mistake by connecting this verse with the preceding one, as if it had been the same…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good This may be u…
Secret disaffection toward God is often disguised with the pretense of respect for him; and those who are resolved that they will not trust God, ye…
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13th Century
Catholic
And the Lord spoke again to Ahaz. Here the sign of deliverance is presented. First, the freedom to choose a sign is given. Secon…
