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Gary V. Smith’s second volume on Isaiah in the New American Commentary looks deeply and in wonder at the God who is both intimate and compassionate (Isaiah 40:28: “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak”) and larger than our comprehension of time and space (Isaiah 66:1: “Heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool”). The New American Commentary assumes the...

of behavior; (g) a right, privilege of law; (h) true religion; or (i) religious teaching, the rule of salvation.268 It appears that the proclamation of just laws and just decisions is in view in vv. 1 and 3 (as in 2:3–4), while the successful establishment of his administration of justice is assured in v. 4.269 God intends to restore justice when his kingdom is introduced (1:27; 2:2–4; 4:4; 5:16; 11:1–5; 26:9; 28:6; 30:18; 33:5), and this servant will have a key role in accomplishing this goal.
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