before the account of the commission, Isaiah has spoken of the scorn for “Israel’s Holy One” that people’s attitude implies (Is 5:19, 24). We have noted that this distinctive title for Yahweh recurs elsewhere in the book, and the word holy plays a key role in the story of Isaiah’s commission. As well as being a vision of Yahweh as king, Isaiah’s vision emphasizes that Yahweh is the “holy, holy, holy” one. The fact that Yahweh is king points toward the connotations of holiness. It suggests God’s distinctively
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