I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. Sermons
I. THE KEY OF COURT OFFICE. As in case of Eliakim. II. THE KEY OF RABBIS, AS TEACHERS. Remember the expression, "The key of knowledge." III. THE KEY OF CHRIST, AS HEAD OF THE CHURCH. (Revelation 3:7.) IV. THE KEYS AS COMMITTED TO PETER. (Matthew 16:19.) - R.T.
My servant Eliakim. Who was he? Nobody can tell. Where else is he referred to in Holy Writ? Probably nowhere. Was he then a man without renown? That depends upon what you mean by renown, for he is indicated in the text by terms which imply infinite fame, Say "Eliakim," and nobody knows him; say "My servant Eliakim," and obscurity rises up into eminence unrivalled and never to be surpassed.(J. Parker, D. D.) (J. Parker, D. D.) (B. Blake, B. D.) (ver. 22) consists not merely in supervision of the royal chambers, but also in the decision as to who was and who was not to be received into the king's service.(F. Delitzsch.) A nation's rulers (Zechariah 10:4) stand in the same relation to the community as a tent peg to the tent which it holds firmly and keeps up. As the tent peg is driven into the ground in such a way that a person can, if necessary, sit on it, so by development of the metaphor the peg is changed into a seat of honour. As a splendid chair adorns a room, so Eliakim graces his hitherto undistinguished family. The closely connected thought, that the members of his family in order to attain to honours would sit on this chair, is expressed by a different figure. Eliakim is once more presented to us as a "nail," now, however, as a high one, somewhat like a pole on which coats are hung up, or as a peg driven into the wall at a distance from the ground. On this pole or peg they hang — i.e., one hangs or there hangs — the whole heavy lot (as in chap. 8:7) of the family of Eliakim. The prophet proceeds to split up this family into its male and female components, as the juxtaposition of masculine and feminine nouns shows.(F. Delitzsch.) I. ELIAKIM'S CALL unto his honourable employment, whereby is represented Christ's call unto His mediatory work and office (ver. 20). Christ did not run unsent.II. THE BADGES OF HONOUR bestowed upon Him in consequence of His call (vers. 21, 22). 1. He is clothed with a royal robe. So Christ is clothed (Revelation 1) with a garment down to the foot, that serves to cover and adorn Himself and all His members. 2. He is strengthened with a girdle, a girdle of truth and faithfulness; He is always ready girded for the execution of His work. 3. He hath the keys of the house committed to Him, and the sole government; He opens, and none shuts, etc. The keys of the heart, and the keys of hell and death are in His hand. III. HIS CONFIRMATION IN HIS HONOURABLE OFFICE AND STATION. He is "fastened as a nail in a sure place." Christ is nailed in His mediatory work and office by an eternal decree (Psalm 2:7), and by the oath of God (Psalm 110:4); and all the powers of hell and earth shall never loose this nail. IV. We are here told TO WHAT ADVANTAGE HE SHOULD DISCHARGE HIS TRUST. "He shall be for a glorious throne to His Father's house." God manifested in the flesh is the throne of grace to which we are called to come with boldness; and this may well be called a glorious throne," because there is, in this dispensation of grace, the brightest display of the glory of God. Christ is the ornament of His Father's house, the brightness of His glory, and the brightest crown that ever adorned the human nature. V. CHRIST'S PREEMINENCE IN GOD'S FAMILY, and the dependence of all the domestics upon Him (ver. 24). 1. The designation given unto the Church of God; "the house of the God and Father of Christ." 2. The nature and quality of the house; there is "glory" in it. 3. The high and honourable station that Christ hath in His Father's house; He is the great Master household, and the whole family is committed to Him, and is said to "hang upon Him as a nail fastened in a sure place." 4. The common consent of the whole family unto His management; they shall hang upon Him all the glory, etc.; i.e., the Father of the family, and the whole offspring of the house, concur amicably that He should have the sole management. 5. Some account of the furniture of the house, committed to the management of the great New Testament Eliakim. (1) (2) (3) (E. Erskine.) People Aram, David, Elam, Eliakim, Hilkiah, Isaiah, ShebnaPlaces Elam, House of the Forest, Jerusalem, Kedar, KirTopics Care, David, Family, Keeps, Key, Lay, None, Open, Opened, Opening, Opens, Placed, Shoulder, Shut, Shuts, ShuttingOutline 1. The prophet laments the invasion of Jerusalem8. He reproves their human wisdom and worldly joy 15. He prophesies Shebna's deprivation 20. And the substitution of Eliakim, prefiguring the kingdom of Christ. Dictionary of Bible Themes Isaiah 22:22Library Prevailing Prayer. Text.--The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.--James v. 16. THE last lecture referred principally to the confession of sin. To-night my remarks will be chiefly confined to the subject of intercession, or prayer. There are two kinds of means requisite to promote a revival; one to influence men, the other to influence God. The truth is employed to influence men, and prayer to move God. When I speak of moving God, I do not mean that God's mind is changed by prayer, or that his … Charles Grandison Finney—Lectures on Revivals of Religion Sundry Sharp Reproofs Gihon, the Same with the Fountain of Siloam. Sennacherib (705-681 B. C. ) The Call of Matthew - the Saviour's Welcome to Sinners - Rabbinic Theology as Regards the Doctrine of Forgiveness in Contrast to the Gospel of Christ Third Withdrawal from Herod's Territory. 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