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Isa. 22:1–25 The fourth oracle shows the light of the world, Jerusalem, growing dark.
Isa. 22:1–14 The people of Jerusalem are marked by mindless attempts to save themselves from Assyria.
Isa. 22:1 valley of vision. Jerusalem (vv. 9–10). The irony is twofold: Mount Zion has become a valley, and the spiritual vision to be expected there has become a desire for present pleasure without regard for God (vv. 11, 13).
Isa. 22:5 For. The reason for Jerusalem’s fall is the will of the Lord God of hosts. The tumult and trampling and confusion of warfare replaces the wild pleasure-seeking of vv. 1–2.
Isa. 22:6 Elam and Kir refer to foreign invaders.
Isa. 22:7 full of chariots. The jubilant shouting (v. 2) is replaced by enemy chariots.
Isa. 22:8b–11 These verses show the irony of pursuing military readiness while neglecting the sovereign God who controls the situation.
Isa. 22:8b the House of the Forest. The place for storing weapons in Jerusalem (see 1 Kings 7:2–5; 10:17).
Isa. 22:12–13 Isaiah contrasts what the Lord God of hosts called for with how his unrepentant people responded (v. 5). joy and gladness. In this case, an empty substitute for true happiness (see 35:10). Let us eat and drink. God’s people are focused on temporary pleasure.
Isa. 22:14 this iniquity. That is, the sin of looking to something other than God for rescue.
Isa. 22:20 my servant. See 20:3; 37:35; 41:8–9; 42:1.
Isa. 22:22 The key symbolizes the steward’s authority to make binding decisions in the interests of the king (see Matt. 16:19).
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