Jesaja 8:13

13 Jehova der Heerscharen, den sollt ihr heiligen; und er sei eure Furcht, und er sei euer Schrecken.

Jesaja 8:13 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 8:13

Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself
Christ, Immanuel, God with us, the Lord of the armies above and below, of angels and of men, God over all, the true Jehovah, who is sanctified by his people, when they declare him to be so; as the Targum paraphrases it,

``the Lord of hosts, him shall ye say is holy;''

for they cannot make him so, nor can he receive any holiness from them, nor does he need any; but they celebrate the perfection of his holiness, and ascribe it to him; yea, they sanctify him, by ascribing their holiness to him; by looking to him as their sanctification, and by deriving and expecting every degree and measure of holiness from him, to complete theirs; by exercising faith upon him, and showing a regard to his commands and ordinances: and [let] him [be] your fear, and [let] him [be] your dread;
that is, the object of fear and dread; not of a servile fear and dread, but of a holy reverence and godly fear; such a fear as is the grace of the covenant, which flows from the goodness of God, and has that for its object, and is influenced by it; see ( Hosea 3:5 ) where the same Lord, Messiah, David the king, is meant, as here. See ( 1 Peter 3:15 ) .

Jesaja 8:13 In-Context

11 Denn also hat Jehova zu mir gesprochen, indem seine Hand stark auf mir war und er mich warnte, nicht auf dem Wege dieses Volkes zu wandeln:

12 Ihr sollt nicht alles Verschwörung nennen, was dieses Volk Verschwörung nennt; und fürchtet nicht ihre Furcht und erschrecket nicht davor.

13 Jehova der Heerscharen, den sollt ihr heiligen; und er sei eure Furcht, und er sei euer Schrecken.

14 Und er wird zum Heiligtum sein; aber zum Stein des Anstoßes und zum Fels des Strauchelns den beiden Häusern Israels, zur Schlinge und zum Fallstrick den Bewohnern von Jerusalem.

15 Und viele unter ihnen werden straucheln, und werden fallen und zerschmettert und verstrickt und gefangen werden. -