NOTES for Isa 8:1-22
Faced with a military threat, Judah found itself before a political choice: either to make an alliance with Syria and Samaria against Assyria, or the reverse. Having sided with the Assyrians, King Ahaz awaits an attack from the north. But the prophet reminds him that the Lord is the true ruler of history, and that it is with Him that an alliance must be made.
And we too, when we find ourselves in a difficult situation, often do not know whom to turn to for help. But if we have already made a covenant with God, should we not turn to Him first of all?