that of the rose, is almost forgotten as the different parts are pulled apart for examination. I. Refers chiefly to events leading up to the Captivity, Isaiah 1–39. (1) Exhortations and warnings of divine judgments, mingled with predictions of better days and the coming of the Messiah, Isaiah 1–12. (2) Prophecies respecting surrounding nations—Assyria, Babylonia, Moab, Egypt, Philistia, Syria, Edom, and Tyre, Isaiah 13–23. (3) Writings concerning the sins and misery of the people, promises of
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