Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
sanctuary—inviolable asylum, like the altar of the temple (I Kings 1:50; I Kings 2:28; Ezekiel 11:16; compare Proverbs 18:10); namely, to those who fear and trust in Him.
but . . . offence—that is, a rock over which they should fall to their hurt; namely those who would not believe.
both . . . houses—Israel and Judah. Here again the prophecy expands beyond the temporary application in Ahaz' time. The very stone, Immanuel, which would have been a sanctuary on belief, becomes a fatal stumbling-block through unbelief. Jesus Christ refers to this in Matthew 21:44. (Compare Deuteronomy 32:4, Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 32:18, Deuteronomy 32:30-31, Deuteronomy 32:37; Daniel 2:34; Romans 9:33; I Peter 2:8).
gin—trap, in which birds are unexpectedly caught (Luke 21:35; I Thessalonians 5:2). So at the destruction of Jerusalem under Titus.
The words of Jehovah.
confederacy—rather, a conspiracy; an appropriate term for the unnatural combination of Israel with Syrian foreigners against Judea and the theocracy, to which the former was bound by ties of blood and hereditary religion [MAURER].
to all . . . say—rather, of all which this people calleth a conspiracy [G. V. SMITH].
their fear—namely, object of fear: the hostile conspiracy.
be afraid—rather [MAURER], "nor make others to be afraid."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 8:14:
Isaiah 8:6
Jeremiah 6:21
Jeremiah 17:12
Ezekiel 11:16
Daniel 2:34
Daniel 2:34
Mark 13:7
Luke 21:9-11
Romans 9:33
1 Peter 2:4
1 Peter 2:8
Revelation 7:15
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