slaves, canceling debts, and taking care of the poor, Israel refused to live by the divine lessons of the Exodus. Because they bound their own kinsmen with debts and chains, Israel, herself, was bound in chains and taken to Babylon.1 By ignoring the Lord of the Exodus, Israel ended up in exile. God, however, did not abandon His people. To those in exile, Isaiah promised that there would be a new exodus. God would once again liberate His people and set them free. This liberation would take the shape
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