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Isaiah 8:16
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14 aHe will be as a1 sanctuary,
But ba stone of stumbling and a rock of1 offense
To both the houses of Israel,
As a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 
15 And many among them shall astumble;
They shall fall and be broken,
Be snared and1 taken.” 
16 Bind up the testimony,
Seal the law among my disciples.
17 And I will wait on the Lord,
Who ahides His face from the house of Jacob;
And I bwill hope in Him. 
18 aHere am I and the children whom the Lord has given me!
We bare for signs and wonders in Israel
From the Lord of hosts,
Who dwells in Mount Zion.  
19 And when they say to you, a“Seek those who are mediums and wizards, bwho whisper and mutter,” should not a people seek their God? Should they cseek the dead on behalf of the living?  
20 aTo the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because bthere is no light in them.  
Commentaries:
John Wesley's Notes
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Isaiah 8:16

The testimony - By the testimony and the law or doctrine, he understands one and the same thing, as he doth also, Isaiah 8:20, the word of God, and especially that which is the main scope thereof, the doctrine of the Messiah, which, though now professed by all the Israelites, shall be disowned by the generality of them, when the Messiah shall come. Bind up and seal are to be understood prophetically, declare and prophesy, that it shall be bound up and sealed. Moreover, bind up and seal, design the same thing. Security and secrecy, signifying, that it should certainly be fulfilled, yet withal kept secret from the unbelieving Jews. By the disciples he means those who were taught of God.


 
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