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 31. THE FOLLY OF RELIANCE ON EGYPT. JERUSALEM WILL BE
PROTECTED, AND ASSYRIA OVERTHROWN.
vv. Isaiah 31:6 f. seems to be an interpolation. Isaiah 31:4 f_._
creates serious difficulties. Isaiah 31:4 apparently represents Yahweh
as attacking (_mg._) Zion, undismayed by its rulers as a lion is
un... [ Continue Reading ]