prophets are replete with exodus language and themes. And Isa 40–55 envisions the return from exile in the soaring imagery of a new exodus, a repeated but more glorious crossing of the wilderness, and a triumphant reentry to the land. It had not quite worked out in all the ways Isaiah’s poetry portrayed, but the returned exiles still knew where to turn when circumstances called for the God of the exodus to show up again. The exodus was a repeatable pattern, sustaining prayer and hope. And the God