What is the meaning of Isaiah 7:22? From the abundance of milk they give “and from the abundance of milk they give…” • Verse 21 says only a “young cow and two sheep” remain. After the Assyrian sweep, fields lie fallow and weeds replace crops, yet the land becomes fresh pasture. Even a tiny herd can produce an “abundance of milk.” • God turns devastation into provision. When supplies seem wiped out, He multiplies what is left—much like He stretched the widow’s oil in 2 Kings 4:1-7 or the loaves and fish in Matthew 14:13-21. • Proverbs 27:27 pictures milk from goats sustaining a household, confirming that dairy often stands for God’s basic, dependable care. He will eat curds “…he will eat curds…” • Curds are a simple, rustic food—milk thickened and preserved. After invasion, luxury items disappear; people live on what they can make quickly. • Rather than a diet of royal delicacies, the survivor eats what God supplies day by day, echoing the simplicity of manna in Exodus 16:15, 31. • This prepares hearts for humility (James 4:10) and points forward to Immanuel’s own childhood diet of “curds and honey” in Isaiah 7:15, stressing His identification with the ordinary. All who remain in the land will eat curds and honey “…for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.” • The phrase “all who remain” highlights the faithful remnant (Isaiah 10:20-22; Romans 9:27). Judgment removes the rebellious, but God protects a core people. • “Curds and honey” recalls the covenant promise of “a land flowing with milk and honey” (Exodus 3:8; Deuteronomy 6:3). Even in reduced circumstances, the same covenant God feeds His own. • Honey comes from wild bees that thrive in uncultivated ground (Judges 14:8-9). Together with dairy, it paints a picture of rural simplicity yet sweet sufficiency—God’s mercy shining through desolation (Psalm 37:18-19). summary Isaiah 7:22 shows God stripping away Judah’s false security yet sustaining a remnant with humble, wholesome fare. Ravaged fields become pasture; a small herd yields more than enough milk; curds and honey replace the banquet table. Judgment cleanses, but provision remains. The verse assures believers that when God disciplines, He also preserves, nourishing those who trust Him until full restoration arrives. |
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