8:1-2 God wanted His prophesy to be written down; the name He used in the prophesy meant that His people were swift to sin and therefore swift to become prey.
8:3 To further illustrate His point, God named the child of a prophetess the same.
8:4-10 There would be a complete takeover of the kingdom. God promised the enemy would be strong, swift and thorough because of Judah's corruption.
8:11 God taught Isaiah to remain committed to righteousness.
8:12 He taught Isaiah not to behave deceptively, not to be afraid. Basically God pointed out the many ways Judah had turned to corruption and thus instructed Isaiah and us how not to follow their path.
8:13 The best thing we can do against corruption is to listen to the Lord, and to let His discipline be our driving force rather than fear or lust or greed.
8:14-15 God is a sanctuary to His faithful children, but those who oppose Him will stumble and fall and be broken and taken. Evil behavior leads to such outcomes.
8:16-18 Isaiah instructed to prophesy to bound up. It was official and would undergo no changes. In the meantime, Isaiah vowed to wait patiently on the Lord, for His will to unfold. He vowed to have hope in God; and as any child of God knows, hope is an essential element of our faith.
Though Isaiah described God's face to be 'hidden' from the house of Jacob, God had actually removed Himself because they rejected Him. But God was (and is) very much present with His righteous children and is working signs and wonders in their lives at all times.
8:19-20 The people had stopped consulting God. We want to be careful never to rely on any other thing for hope, counsel or strength. Judah's downfall began when they stopped consulting, trusting, hoping in God.
8:21-22 The difficult circumstances, caused by their abandonment of righteousness, would cause them to be hungry and angry and desperate. God hoped that in such a place of desolation, they would again seek their God, repent and change their wicked ways.
