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Often quoted in the New Testament and known for its beautiful descriptions of God and his Servant, Isaiah is a favorite among Old Testament books. With clarity and insight, Goldingay guides the reader through this magnificent book, drawing out its themes of God’s holiness and majesty, the nature of God’s people, and true biblical spirituality.

is how Isaiah meant them. It is significant that the Jewish exegetical tradition assumed that at least the first three phrases referred to God, though it took them as describing God as namer rather than as part of the name. The Hb. of the first two phrases reads literally “Wonder planner, God warrior.” NIV wonderful counselor apparently takes the first phrase to mean “wonder of a planner.” If that is a natural rendering of the first phrase, the natural way for the prophet to expect people to understand
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