May 18, 2025 – Isaiah 22 – Eliakim, Messiah and the Key of David

An oracle by the prophet Isaiah – before his murder by King Manasseh – describes the rise of a man named Shebna who usurped the position of chamberlain from another man named Eliakim. But Isaiah leaves his prediction of Shebna’s fall and Eliakim’s restoration to include a vision of the future Messiah and His possession of the Key of David. Jesus transferred the gift of this key to Peter and to His church, and is later depicted quoting this passage in the Book of Revelation.

Notes on Isaiah 22:1-25