Isaiah 28:9

“Whom shall he teach knowledge? &c.] Not the drunken priest or prophet, who were both unfit for teaching men knowledge; but either the true and godly priest or prophet of the Lord, or the Lord himself, before spoken of as a spirit of judgment, (<232806>Isaiah 28:6) namely, by his prophets and ministers, the latter seem rather intended; whom may or can such an one teach the knowledge of God, and of themselves; the knowledge of the law, and of the Gospel; the knowledge of divine truths, of things necessary to salvation, and the conduct of human life; of Jesus Christ, and the way of salvation by him, and of him, as a foundation of the Lord’s laying in Zion, hereafter mentioned in this chapter?…”

“Here the drunkards are introduced as scoffingly commenting on Isaiah's warnings: "Whom will he (does Isaiah presume to) teach knowledge? And whom will He make to understand instruction? Is it those (that is, does he take us to be) just weaned, &c.? For (he is constantly repeating, as if to little children) precept upon precept," &c. line--a rule or law. [MAURER]. The repetition of sounds in Hebrew tzav latzav, tzav latzav, qav laqav, qav laquav, expresses the scorn of the imitators of Isaiah's speaking; he spoke stammering (Isa 28:11). God's mode of teaching offends by its simplicity the pride of sinners (Kg2 5:11-12; Co1 1:23). Stammerers as they were by drunkenness, and children in…”

“He - God. Them - Who is there among this people that are willing to be taught the knowledge of God? A minister may as soon teach an infant as these men. Isaiah 28:10”

“28:9-10 The people had become hardened to God’s revelation (1 Cor 14:21).”

“shall he teach: Isa 30:10-12; Psa 50:17; Pro 1:29; Jer 5:31, Jer 6:10; Joh 3:19, Joh 12:38, Joh 12:47, Joh 12:48 doctrine: Heb. the hearing, Isa 53:1 \*marg. weaned: Psa 131:2; Mat 11:25, Mat 21:15, Mat 21:16; Mar 10:15; Pe1 2:2 Isaiah 28:10”

“"Whom then would he teach knowledge? And to whom make preaching intelligible? To those weaned from the milk? To those removed from the breast? For precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, a little here, a little there!" They sneer at the prophet, that intolerable moralist. They are of age, and free; and he does not need to bring knowledge to them (da‛ath as in Isa 11:9), or make them understand the proclamation. They know of old to what he would lead. Are they little children that have just been weaned (on the constructives, see Isa 9:2; Isa 5:11; Isa 30:18; Ges. 114, 1), and who must let themselves be tutored? For the things he preaches are nothing but…”