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Ivan Friesen explores how the interpretation of the book of Isaiah is carried out and lived out today in faith communities where the Bible is the bedrock of faith and life. Such an interpretation combines the concerns of pastoral care with the distress and uncertainty of prophetic action. The commentary groups the sixty-six chapters of Isaiah into six distinct but continuous parts. Each part may...

The speech of the seraphim creates a momentous effect (6:3–4). The speech is marked by the noun holy repeated three times for emphasis: Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; his glory fills the whole earth. The words glory [Glory, p. 443] and holy [Holy, Holy One of Israel, p. 445] have special importance in this speech. The glory of the Lord refers to the Lord’s power and reputation (von Rad, 1962:239), just as the glory of the king of Assyria refers to his might and name (Isa 8:7). The Assyrian
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