This volume in the Old Testament Library series explores chapters 40–66 of the book of Isaiah, with Westermann’s work providing fresh and authoritative treatment of the text.
“What he wants to say is rather, ‘stop mournfully looking back and clinging to the past, and open your minds to the fact that a new, miraculous act of God lies ahead of you!’” (Page 128)
“The new thing which God proclaims himself to be about to do is the new thing which Israel had ceased to expect, hope for, or believe in.” (Page 128)
“What do the texts make known about what transpires, or is to transpire, between God, the servant, and those to whom his task pertains?’” (Page 93)
“What is now springing up is a new thing, which means that it is shortly to appear as a reality which Israel herself will experience; ‘you will know it, you will perceive it.’” (Page 128)
“someone who lived during the exile in Babylon, and worked among the exiles there” (Page 8)