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A Study Commentary on Isaiah: Volume 1: Chapters 1–39 is unavailable, but you can change that!

Volume one covers chapters 1–39. There were no investigative journalists in the ancient world to bring to the attention of the public matters which the rich and powerful wished to keep hidden. But to a certain extent their role was fulfilled in ancient Israel by the prophets of Yahweh, amongst whom was numbered Isaiah. He exposed the follies of the rich, oppression in society, commented on the...

behalf of his people, a care modelled on that of God (cf. Ps. 68:5; 103:13; see Isa. 63:16; 64:8, and also 22:21 in respect of a royal official). Unlike the reign of even the most outstanding of earthly monarchs, this royal child will exercise his role eternally. The final element in the title, ‘Prince of Peace’, clearly designates the one to be born. The term ‘prince’ (śar) clearly echoes ‘government’ (miśrâ), which occurs earlier in the verse and at the beginning of the following verse. This
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