Daily Study Bible Series: Isaiah, Volume 1
Overview
The Daily Study Bible Series: Isaiah, Volume 1 The complete Daily Study Bible—Old Testament follows the brilliant pattern of William Barclay's popular Daily Study Bible—New Testament. Written by accomplished interpreters of the OT, these volumes combine the depth of scholarship, the critical style, and the grace that characterized Barclay's writing.
Top Highlights
“He became a new person, as it were, as God’s adopted son, and to represent this change in status the king was given ‘thronenames’: ‘Wonderful Counsellor’ refers to the hope that he is to possess, more than anyone else in the government, the political skills to govern (Prov. 8:14–16); ‘Mighty God’ or rather ‘Divine Warrior’ represents him as invincible champion of the oppressed; ‘Everlasting Father’ sees in him an unfailing source of protection and love (63:15f.); and ‘Prince of Peace’ means controller of the people’s well-being and prosperity.” (Page 100)
“Isaianic tradition: light for those in darkness, military imagery, the Son of David, and the picture of justice and righteousness in his kingdom are all typically Isaianic themes.” (Page 99)
“It seems to refer to two of the Assyrian invasions. In 738 b.c. Tiglath-Pileser III invaded Syria and northern Palestine, the latter being where the two tribal regions of Zebulun and Naphtali were. Then in 733 he again invaded the area and set up three Assyrian administrative provinces that correspond very closely to the other names mentioned in the verse: Du’ru, called after its capital Dor, a city on the ‘way of the sea’ south of Haifa; Gal’azu with its capital at Ramoth Gilead ‘beyond the Jordan’; and Magidu, which included Galilee and the northern plains and had its capital at Megiddo, to this day one of Israel’s most impressive Biblical sites.” (Page 98)
“The name means ‘God is with us’, and implies that there is no need to join forces either with Assyria or with the Syro-Ephraimite alliance—because God is on our side, a stronger ally than any human power.” (Page 81)
- Title: Isaiah, Volume 1
- Author: John F. A. Sawyer
- Series: Daily Study Bible Series
- Publisher: Westminster John Knox
- Print Publication Date: 1984
- Logos Release Date: 2001
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. O.T. Isaiah › Commentaries
- Resource ID: LLS:29.28.6
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2021-07-28T19:11:19Z