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Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
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The Power of "Immanuel"
Commentators unanimously agree that the confidence in this verse—"for God is with us"—is a direct reference to the name "Immanuel" from Isaiah 7. The security of God's people doesn't rest on a vague hope, but on the specific promise of the Messiah. As John Calvin notes, God's help is understood to come through the person of the Mediator, Christ. The promise of His coming was Judah's ultimate defense.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Take counsel together — This is an address to the same foreign nations. It refers to the designs which they would form to destroy the Jewish…
16th Century
Protestant
Take counsel. After discussing the enemies' forces, he now addresses their counsels. It is as if he had said, “Although the enemi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Take counsel together As Rezin king of Syria, and Remaliah's son, did against Judah, (Isaiah 7:5).
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The prophet challenges the enemies of the Jews. Their efforts would be vain, and they themselves would be broken to pieces. It concerns us, in time…
13th Century
Catholic
For before the child knows… Here the interpretation of the sign is explained, and it is already clear according to the literal i…
