ISAIAH 28-31. In the main these Chapter s belong to the period before
Sennacherib's invasion in 701 (pp. 59, 71f.). Special prominence is
given to the project of an alliance with Egypt, which was strenuously
opposed by Isaiah but carried through in spite of him, though the
attempt was made to keep i... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH 30. DENUNCIATION OF THE EGYPTIAN ALLIANCE. THE BLESSED FUTURE
OF ISRAEL. THE DESTRUCTION OF ASSYRIA. We should probably pass the
same judgment on Isaiah 30:18 as on Isaiah 29:16. The two passages are
closely related, and are not improbably by the same author. A
post-exilic date seems on the w... [ Continue Reading ]
This passage is introduced by a strange title, Oracle concerning the
beasts of the Negeb, _i.e._ either the beasts who carry the treasure
to Egypt (Isaiah 30:6_ b_), or the wild creatures that infest the
Negeb. Duhm supposes that the oracle began In the wastes of the South,
and that the title should... [ Continue Reading ]
Yahweh waits till the time is ripe for intervention, and then shows
His graciousness and mercy. Then there shall be no sorrow in Zion;
Yahweh's answer anticipates (render, has answered) His people's prayer
(Isaiah 65:24). Even though they have been reduced to the barest
necessities, yet Yahweh Himse... [ Continue Reading ]
If this is the work of Isaiah, it describes the overthrow of Assyria.
The description is very vigorous, and some feel that the loud colours
are dashed on too violently to make Isaiah's authorship probable. And
the zest with which the disaster is painted is thought to be unworthy
of him. But these re... [ Continue Reading ]