ISAIAH GIVES AHAZ THE ENCOURAGING SIGN OF IMMANUEL WHEN HE IS DISMAYED
BY THE ALLIANCE OF SYRIA AND EPHRAIM AGAINST HIM. For the historical
circumstances see pp. 59, 70f. Apart from Isaiah 7:1, which is derived
from 2 Kings 16:5 and is out of chronological order, this section
seems to have been writ... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DEVASTATION OF JUDAH. Probably an independent prophecy rather than
a continuation of Isaiah 7:2; it strikes a very different note. It may
belong to the same date, but may quite well be later. Disaster
unparalleled since the revolt of the ten tribes (note the Southern
point of view) is coming on... [ Continue Reading ]