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Rich imagery and glimpses of God’s character abound in the book of Isaiah. Even as the prophet cried out against Judah’s empty idolatry and warned of the judgment they would receive, he stressed God’s holiness, patience, and mercy. Redemption is Isaiah’s central theme, evidenced in his declarations about Judah.s temporal need for salvation—and every person’s eternal need. Consequently Isaiah,...

country to King Hiram (1 Kings 9:11), it could never be subdued in such a way that some part of it was not possessed by the Gentiles. 2. He speaks of future events in the past tense and thus brings them into the immediate view of the people, so that in the destruction of the city, in their captivity, and in what appeared to be their utter destruction they might see the light of God. It may therefore be summed up in this manner: “Even in darkness—indeed, in death itself—there is good ground for hope,
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