Isaiah 8:12-13

Isaiah 8:12-13

[12] Say  ye not, A confederacy,  to all them to whom this people  shall say,  A confederacy;  neither fear  ye their fear,  nor be afraid.  [13] Sanctify  the LORD  of hosts  himself; and let him be your fear,  and let him be your dread. 

What does Isaiah 8:12-13 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The Lord told him not to fear the armies of Judah"s enemies, but God Himself, Yahweh of armies. He should not become paranoid and think that the enemy"s conspiracy against the people of Judah would succeed, as the people of Judah did. Instead, he should make God the most significant fact in his thinking and thus sanctify Him as holy (cf. Matthew 10:28).