JERUSALEM'S INEXCUSABLE FRIVOLITY. The prophecy apparently belongs to
the time of Sennacherib's invasion. Its menacing tone contrasts with
that of some other prophecies of the time. The people had provoked
Isaiah's sternest anger by giving themselves up to festivity. Probably
this was after the sieg... [ Continue Reading ]
SHEBNA TO BE DEPOSED AND ELIAKIM INSTALLED IN HIS OFFICE. This
denunciation of Shebna, who seems to have been a foreigner, was
probably due to the obnoxious character of his policy. Presumably he
favoured the Egyptian alliance. The sarcastic description of the abuse
of Eliakim's position by his rela... [ Continue Reading ]