Isa 8:18 | JFB | STEP | 18. I and the children-- Isaiah means "salvation of Jehovah"; His children's names, also ( , ; ), were "signs" suggestive of the coming and final deliverance. wonders-- that is, symbols of the future ( ; ). "Behold I ... me" is quoted in to prove the manhood of the Messiah. This is the main and ultimate fulfilment of the prophecy; its temporary meaning is applied to Ahaz' time. Isaiah typically, in , , personates Messiah, who is at once "Father" and "Son," Isaiah and Immanuel, "Child" and "Mighty God," and is therefore called here a "wonder," as in , "Wonderful." Hence in , believers are called His "children"; but in , , His "brethren." On "the Lord hath given me," see , ; ; . which dwelleth in ... Zion-- and will therefore protect Jerusalem.

‏ Isaiah 8:18

18. I and the children--Isaiah means "salvation of Jehovah"; His children's names, also (Is 7:3, 14; 8:3), were "signs" suggestive of the coming and final deliverance.

wonders--that is, symbols of the future (Is 20:3; Zec 3:8). "Behold I ... me" is quoted in He 2:13 to prove the manhood of the Messiah. This is the main and ultimate fulfilment of the prophecy; its temporary meaning is applied to Ahaz' time. Isaiah typically, in Is 8:17, 18, personates Messiah, who is at once "Father" and "Son," Isaiah and Immanuel, "Child" and "Mighty God," and is therefore called here a "wonder," as in Is 9:6, "Wonderful." Hence in He 2:13, believers are called His "children"; but in Is 8:11, 12, His "brethren." On "the Lord hath given me," see Joh 6:37, 39; 10:29; 17:12.

which dwelleth in ... Zion--and will therefore protect Jerusalem.