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John ChrysostomPG 56:90expounds v.1“Και ειπε Κυριος προς με· λαβε σεαυτω τομον καινου μεγαλου και γραψον εις αυτον γραφιδι ανθρωπου· του οξεως προνομην ποιησαι σκυλων· παρεστι γαρ.”Discourse 8: «And the Lord said to me, Take for yourself a scroll, etc.»
1Isa 8:1
Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:103A…swift writer, because He alone swiftly and sharply writes down the counsel of the Father and fulfills it: "Make haste to plunder, and quickly take the spoil" (Isa. VIII, 1). My tongue is the pen of this Scribe.… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:517…after their unbelief in him is likewise declared by the same and the lord said unto me take thee a great new roll and write in it with a man s pen to make haste to… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1155…the capacity for suffering is demonstrated from the One who has suffered. For this reason he also says: "Write with the pen of a man on a new scroll" (Isa. VIII, 1), and not of flesh without form. And the Apostle also says:… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:601D…nd a pen. The paper is found through Isaiah. The Holy Spirit commands the writer, and says: Take me a new scroll, great, and write on it with the pen of a man (Is. 8. 1). The pen was sought, it was found with… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:869…and the lord said to me take thee a great new volume and write in it with a man's pen to make quickly a plundering of spoils for it is near tongs and there was sent… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:449B…eason could understand that. Do you not hear God saying to the prophet, "Take for yourself a large, new volume, and write in it with the stylus of a man"? (Isa. viii, 1). For what reason? Because when the onl…
2Isa 8:2
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:517…for it is near and take unto me faithful men as witnesses uriah the priest and zechariah the son of berechiah and b i went unto the prophetess and she conceived and bare a son and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:889…thus again the same isaiah says make me faithful men as witnesses uriah the priest and zechariah the son of berechiah and not only this but he even wrote the prophecy into a new scroll and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:89…of swift plunder and take as witnesses for me faithful men urijah the priest and zechariah the son of berechiah and i approached the prophetess and she conceived in the womb and bore a son and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:217…for he is present and take as witnesses for me faithful men uriah the priest and zechariah the son of berechiah having made a very sufficient prediction of the things which were to happen in due… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:795…c he says moreover and make for me faithful men as witnesses uriah the priest and zechariah the son of barachias and he came to the prophetess and she conceived in her womb and bore a… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:281…new and wondrous birth should be written on a new scroll ver uriah the priest and zechariah the son of berechiah the fourth book of kings mentions uriah the priest whereas the second book of chronicles… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1973…for he is present and take for me as witnesses faithful men uriah the priest and zechariah the son of berechiah etc having explained the calamities that were to come upon them he returns to the… Nicephorus the Philosopher fl. c. 890PG 106:141…st is the son of Jodae the high priest, whom Joas the king killed between the temple and the altar 86. The son of Barachiah, whom the prophet Isaiah remembers ⟦Isa. VIII, 2⟧, who in his testimony took him up for… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:853…take away the spoils make haste to plunder for he is present and i took unto me faithful witnesses uriah the priest and zechariah the son of berechiah and i went to the prophetess and she… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:857…to a crime but those who would testify by shedding their blood uriah the priest and zechariah the son of berechiah this zechariah is not to be understood as the present day husband of elizabeth but…
3Isa 8:3
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:923A…ow stripping men, taking away their ignorance, and bestowing his own knowledge upon them, and making a distribution to those who knew him, just as Isaiah says (Isa. VIII, 3): "Call," he says, "his name: Quickly s… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:517…witnesses uriah the priest and zechariah the son of berechiah and b i went unto the prophetess and she conceived and bare a son and the lord said to me call his name make haste to… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:209…of a man that he may quickly make spoil of the plunder and i went unto the prophetess and she conceived and bare a son and the lord said to me call his name quickly spoil… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:221…a and he went unto the prophetess and she conceived and bare a son that the birth of christ according to the flesh was not brought to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:493…observed even in the case of Christ himself; for he is the true God. This might be demonstrated by the words: "Make haste to take the spoils, hasten the prey" (Isa. VIII, 3). For his beginning was the cross, thro… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:281…as a witness to the wondrous birth c ver and i approached the prophetess and she conceived and bore a son and since he has already foretold the birth of the virgin and the thing spoken… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2009…be the second brought forward the lord saying and i went to the prophetess and she conceived and bare a son and as though we had learned these things the third goes through the details concerning… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:871…and they shall call his name emmanuel prophetess and i went in unto the prophetess and she conceived and bore a son and the lord said unto me call his name make speed to take away…
4Isa 8:4
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:923B…"For before the child knows (61) to call father or mother, he will receive the power of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria, against the king of the Assyrians" (Isa. VIII, 4); revealing, hidden indeed, but powerfu… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:637A…ied concerning them, saying: Before the child knows how to call father or mother, he shall take the power of Damascus in the presence of the king of Assyria (Is. 8:4). Who are the Magi? Men of the East, wh…
7Isa 8:7
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:523…of romelia therefore behold the lord brings up upon you the water of the river strong and many the king of the assyrians and his glory and it will ascend over all your ravines and will… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:141…the assyrians therefore behold the lord will bring upon you the water of the river strong and many the king of the assyrians and all his glory and it shall come up into all your valleys… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:93…metaphor but said what river it means the king of the assyrians and all his glory and he shall ascend upon every canyon of yours and shall walk upon every wall of yours and he shall…
8Isa 8:8
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:267C…th blood shall not be clean, so neither shall you be clean; because you have laid waste My land and killed My people, you shall not remain for an age of time."(Isa. VIII, 8-10) But we, who have built our faith upon… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:267C…ll be defeated again; and if you deliberate, the Lord shall scatter the counsel; and the word which you speak shall not remain in you, because God is with us."(Isa. VIII, 8-10) 12. But behold, they say, the Apostle… Proclus of Constantinople c. 390 – 446PG 65:721A…ip. And they shall call his name Emmanuel (Matt. 1, 23). He brought forth the mystery and thundered out the name; which is to say, interpreted: God is with us (Isa. VIII, 8/10). He proclaimed the God who was born…
9Isa 8:9
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1267C…them a fortress round about, and I will be for a glory in the midst of them. Mich. vii, 14. — And I will take vengeance upon those who have reproached them. Isa. viii, 9. — God is with us: know, O ye nations,… Arsenius of Mount Athos fl. c. 1150PG 133:975A…ith mosaic, and depicted therein is Christ crucified, also in mosaic. There are also letters inscribed: "God is with us; know it, ye nations, and be defeated" (cf. Is. viii, 9). And around the Bema are twelve column… Nicolaus V Papa 1397-1455 (pope 1447-1455)PG 160:1187B…ch avail us against the power of demons, who manifest their power especially by night. For, he says, God is with us; understand, O nations, and be defeated. [Is. VIII, 9] The people sitting in darkness saw a…
10Isa 8:10
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:285…devise a plan and it shall be scattered you shall speak a word and it shall not stand for god is with us b the prophetic word warns these things to all who dwell on the… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:855…shall be vanquished again make a counsel and it shall be dissipated speak the word and it shall not come to pass for god is with us however in the first place it is a matter… OrigenesPG 16:1659…be broken devise a plan and it shall be dissipated speak a word and it shall not stand for god is with us for thus said the lord to me in the strength of my hand… OrigenesPG 16:1661…ye from far off in the earth gird yourselves and be broken take counsel together and it shall be dissipated speak a word and it shall not stand for god is with us the lord said…
11Isa 8:11
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:231…lord they are disobedient to the strong hand to the path of the way of this people saying lest they say it is hard for whatsoever this people saith it is hard h i said that… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:285…emmanuel holds dominion over all with a strong hand they refuse to walk in the way of this people even if they see he says the strength of the right hand of god and the miracles… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1983…as if with a strong hand he also withdrew me from walking in the way of this people saying do not say conspiracy everything that this people says is a conspiracy he indicates that he the… OrigenesPG 16:1659…strength of my hand and he instructed me to keep from going in the way of this people saying do not say conspiracy to all that this people shall say conspiracy the lord of hosts and… OrigenesPG 16:1661…the strength of his hand and he turned me away from walking in the way of this people saying you shall not say conspiracy for whatever this people says is conspiracy of hosts and as a…
12Isa 8:12
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:487A…aching? For the more honest and sincere among them confess that they cannot bear its austerity. 214. Then he adds: "And do not be afraid of Him, nor tremble" (Is. VIII, 12). But this passage is understood in two…
13Isa 8:13
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:641…they shall be powerless isai viii for whom symmachus translated more clearly sanctify the lord of hosts himself and he shall be your fear and your strength and he shall be for a sanctification but for… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:487C…e path of the law. But you, do not fear the snares prepared for you by the nations, but keeping the Lord in your mind, hallow Him, "And He shall be your fear" (Is. VIII, 13). This contributes most to perfection,… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:695…these words of isaiah chapter viii persuades us of this even more sanctify the lord of hosts himself and he shall be your sanctification and for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1355A…. cxlvi, 1. — «Praise the Lord, for a good psalm: to our God,» etc. Prov. vii, 2. — «Honor the Lord, and thou shalt be powerful; and besides Him, fear no one.» Isa. viii, 13. — «Sanctify the Lord Himself, and He s… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:1041B…rd Isaiah saying: "Sanctify the Lord himself, and he shall be your fear, and you shall not meet him as a stumbling-block of a stone, nor as a rock of offense" (Isa. VIII, 13, 14). But they, knowing that he was spe…
14Isa 8:14
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:641…of hosts himself and he shall be your fear and your strength and he shall be for a sanctification but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of scandal to the two houses of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:797…his stone? Hear Isaiah saying: "Behold, I lay in Sion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of scandal; and everyone who believes in him shall not be put to shame" (Is. viii. 14). And not only does Isaiah speak of thi… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:237…he shall be your fear and if you have trusted in him he shall be for a sanctuary but they having welcomed a the word of this mystical instruction very gladly casting aside all hesitation promise… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1711…himself shall be your dread and he himself shall be your terror and he shall be for a sanctuary and for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of scandal and after much behold i… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:421…you shall sanctify and he shall be to you for a sanctification but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of scandal to the two houses of israel which indeed since they were pronounced… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:695…the lord of hosts himself and he shall be your sanctification and for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence for the two houses of israel these things which are proclaimed concerning the…
16Isa 8:16
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:701…will wait for him aquila also translated it in this way bind the testimony seal the law among my disciples and i will wait for the god who has hidden his face from the house of… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:489B…he truth to the test through signs, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. 215. "Then they shall be manifest who seal the law, so as not to learn" (Is. VIII, 16). And He shall say: "I will wait for Go… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1989…will trust in him etc symmachus rendered the first verse thus bind the testimony seal the law among my disciples with which the interpretation of aquila also agrees then he says that is after the things… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:367B…TITLE XXIV. — Concerning the holy cross. Psal. LIX, 6. — "Thou hast given a token to them that fear thee, that they may flee from before the bow." Isa. VIII, 16. — "They shall be manifest that seal th… OrigenesPG 16:1663…and they shall be snared and taken bind up the testimony seal the law among my disciples and i will wait for the lord who hides his face from the house… OrigenesPG 16:1665…shall stumble and they shall be snared and they shall be taken bind up the testimony seal the law in my ordinances and i will wait for the lord who hides his face from the house…
17Isa 8:17
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:699…and he shall say i will wait for god who turns away his face from the house of jacob and i will trust in him behold i and the children whom god has given me and… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:701…he will say i will wait for the god who has turned his face from the house of jacob and i will trust in him symmachus rendered the same more clearly in these words bind the… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:145…vers i will wait for the lord who turns his face away from the house of jacob and i shall trust in him vers behold i and the children whom god has given me the jewish… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:489…and he shall say i will wait for god who turns away his face from the house of jacob and i will trust in him the discourse depends upon the sequence of what has gone before… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:235…he shall say i will wait for god who is turning away his face from the house of jacob and i will trust in him… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:237…him they say i will wait for god who has turned away his face from the house of jacob and i will trust in him and what might i will wait signify is it not entirely… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1989…and he will say i will wait for god who turns away his face from the house of jacob and i will trust in him etc symmachus rendered the first verse thus bind the testimony seal… OrigenesPG 16:1663…among my disciples and i will wait for the lord who hides his face from the house of jacob and i will wait for him behold i and the children whom the lord has given me… OrigenesPG 16:1665…in my ordinances and i will wait for the lord who hides his face from the house of jacob and i will await him b they shall seek and he shall pass through it being offended…
18Isa 8:18
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:247…israel it has it however thus and there shall be signs and wonders in israel from the lord of hosts who dwells in mount sion for he who has… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:699…face from the house of jacob and i will trust in him behold i and the children whom god has given me and there shall be signs and wonders in israel from the lord sabaoth who… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:701…disciples of our savior are taught to do after which he subjoins behold i and the children whom god has given me and they shall be for signs and wonders in israel from the lord sabaoth… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1207…me and there shall be signs and wonders in the house of israel from the lord of hosts who dwells on mount zion c the phrase behold i and the children whom god has given me… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:145…from the house of jacob and i shall trust in him vers behold i and the children whom god has given me the jewish children indeed are corporeal from man and woman but the children of… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:495A…ttle ones" who have been instructed in the Word and have been deemed worthy of the revelation of the mysteries through the Spirit. Behold, I and my children (Isa. viii, 18), he says, indicating his elect; becaus… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:909…indeed very bright holding the place of teachers and pontiffs who say behold i and the children whom the lord has given me of which sort was paul who while he was the first and greatest… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:233A…orn among many brethren (Rom. 8:29). And we become not only his brethren, but also children: Behold, I, he says, and the children which God hath given me (Isa. 8:18). And not only this, but also his membe… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:79D…from the people. And do not wonder if he calls the people his children; for in the following [chapter] he says: “Behold I, and the children whom God gave me” [Isa. 8:18]. For the saints held the order of fath… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:719…us, receiving us all with equal honor, he offers his own gain to God, and thus cries out, saying: "Behold, I and the children whom God has given me" (Isaiah 8:18). Children? Which ones? Those whom grace has brought forth… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:143A…hip easy for ourselves: and the account of our stewardship will be mild and benign to us, and we shall say: Behold, I and the children whom God has given me (Isa. 8:18). If the man is admirable, and a good h… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:237…it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them c behold i and the children whom god has given me and they shall be for signs and for portents in israel from the lord… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:239…faith and almost stretching out his hand he points them out saying behold i and the children whom god has given me who then is he that says these things emmanuel clearly who he says will… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:485…mself through faith, and truly rejoicing not a little in the multitude of the nations, and saying: “Behold, I and the children whom God has given me” (Isa. viii, 18). And these things, then, are our words concerning these ma… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1991…a behold i and the children whom god has given me and paul also cited this in the epistle to the hebrews for he indicates… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:939…midst of the church i will sing praise to you and again behold i and the children whom god has given me see how he again shows their preeminence by saying he is not ashamed he… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1373C…vainglory, provide just as much for your own household servants for the sake of God, so that I need not say anything further. TIT. XI. Of teachers. Isa. viii, 18. — "Behold, I and the children whom God… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:603A…them as if in a secure harbor, I shall then follow in their footsteps, so that I may appropriately sing: 'Behold, I and the children whom God has given me.' " ⟦Isa. VIII, 18⟧ XXXIII. The proconsul, being still mo… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:597D…(Hebr. II, 14). For just as he, in order that he might become our Father and be able to utter those words, "Behold, I and the children whom God has given me" (Isa. VIII, 18), became a sharer of flesh and blood wi… OrigenesPG 16:1663…face from the house of jacob and i will wait for him behold i and the children whom the lord has given me for signs and for wonders in israel from the lord of hosts who… OrigenesPG 16:1665…face from the house of jacob and i will wait for him behold i and the children whom god has given to me and they shall be for signs and wonders in the house of israel…
19Isa 8:19
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:649…f Leviticus. V. 14. Al., you shall curse. From the Basilian [manuscript]. Thus they translate the word [Hebrew omitted] in Aquila and Theodotion, Isaiah VIII, 19. — O', you shall not speak evil. Coislin marg., you shall n…
20Isa 8:20
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1219A…iser counsel, 452. Roboam is called the Younger, 454. Roman empire, the times of it predicted, 520. Those things which are foretold concerning the Assyrians in Isa. viii, 20 are perhaps fulfilled by the Roman army… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:825D…grants him temperance as a weapon. For the prophet is truthful when he speaks concerning the Savior of us all, God, who has given the Law as a help to us (Isa. VIII, 20). Look now with me at the most holy Pau…
21Isa 8:21
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:113…Aquila, Sym. and Theodotio, "in his hand"; what is clearer? But that nothing might leave room for doubt, Curterius himself [citing] from the mss. of Isaiah VIII, 21, [says]: "Wherefore also the three, Aquila, and Symm., and…