The birth of Isaiah’s second son is significant (8:1–4). To properly emphasize its significance, he writes on a large scroll the name “quick to the plunder, swift to the spoil.” This he does in the presence of two witnesses: Uriah the high priest and Zechariah. Then he has relations with his wife, “the prophetess,” and out of that union a child is born. The child’s name signifies judgment on Israel and Aram and a contemporary fulfillment of 7:14. Thus, in a short time the Assyrian forces will carry off the “plund…