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Isaiah has been called the “fifth gospel.” Why? Because in it, God speaks through his prophet of his people’s departure from truth, the need for repentance, and the redemption provided by a coming Savior. Isaiah’s imagery is some of the most beautiful, and terrifying, in the Bible. It was written in the eight century B.C. at a time of material prosperity. This wealth had brought increased...

But the might of Babylon cannot stand against the LORD who will intervene to render her impotent, this being symbolised by reference to the broken staff and sceptre. 7–8 Nature is personified as being brought into peace and responding to this by singing. Whereas Babylon and Assyria had taken so much pine and cedar timber from Lebanon, the day will come when no timber cutter will be at work there. Babylon’s fall will put an end to her trade in precious woods. 9–10 The ‘death’ of Babylon is going to
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