the Lord’s transcendence never left Isaiah: the exaltation of Israel’s great God is a frequent theme in his oracles (cf., e.g., 2:10–22; 37:16; 40:12–26; 57:15). Perhaps the last clause of this verse relates to God’s immanence, though this depends on the significance of the word “temple” here. Is it the earthly or the heavenly place of worship? Virtually all modern commentators assume the former, though Delitzsch is an important exception. Some of the older commentators who did assume that the earthly
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