ISAIAH 24-27. THE WORLD IS JUDGED, ISRAEL IS DELIVERED. This section of the book is certainly not by Isaiah. It has points of contact with his prophecies, but with the work of later prophets as well. Its style is more artificial, and there are several characteristics which distinguish it from Isaiah... [ Continue Reading ]
MEMORIES AND ANTICIPATIONS. The poem, which is a very elaborate composition, seems to have been written in confident expectation of deliverance, though the actual situation is still one of distress. Jerusalem has been made impregnable, let the righteous enter in. The unwavering mind is kept by God i... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH 26:20 TO ISAIAH 27:1. LET YAHWEH'S PEOPLE TAKE SHELTER, FOR HE IS ABOUT TO EXECUTE JUDGMENT. Here the apocalypse is resumed. The Jews are warned that Yahweh's indignation is about to break loose on the earth, which will reveal the bloodshed she has concealed; let them take shelter, for His wr... [ Continue Reading ]