Isaiah 9:1
In earlier times he made the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali of small value, but after that he gave it glory, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
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Leviticus 26:24Then I will go against you, and I will give you punishment, I myself, seven times for all your sins.
1 Kings 15:19Let there be an agreement between me and you as there was between my father and your father: see, I have sent you an offering of silver and gold; go and put an end to your agreement with Baasha, king of Israel, so that he may give up attacking me.
2 Kings 17:5Then the king of Assyria went through all the land and came up to Samaria, shutting it in with his forces for three years.
2 Chronicles 16:4And Ben-hadad did as King Asa said, and sent the captains of his armies against the towns of Israel, attacking Ijon and Dan and Abel-maim, and all the store-towns of Naphtali.
Matthew 4:15The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 9:1
The prophet in this chapter (according to the directions given him, ch. iii. 10, 11 ) saith to the righteous, It shall be well with thee, but Woe to the wicked, it shall be ill with him. Here are, I. Gracious promises to those that adhere to the law and to the testimony; while those that seek to familiar spirits shall be driven into darkness and dimness, they shall see a great light, relief in the midst of their distresses, typical of gospel grace. 1. In the doctrine of the Messiah, ver. 4, 5 . 3. His government… Read the whole commentary →