Isaiah 8 is a continuation of the Immanuel prophecy in chapter 7:14 and God is with his people during the Assyrian crisis. Isaiah directs Judah to fear him rather than the Syrian-Israel alliance because God told Isaiah that before his new-born son could say Dad and Mum Assyria will defeat Damascus and Samaria. Then God again told Isaiah that because the people of Judah had "rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah" (peaceful trust in God) they would face "the mighty flood waters of the River - the king of Assyria... and this water would flood them up to their necks!" Then God told Isaiah not to adhere to the conspiracy theories of the people but to fear him. Isaiah then seals up the prophecy among his disciples, and then concludes warning against "mediums and spiritists... why consult the dead on behalf of the living... and warning against those who do not speak according to this word".
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