Isaiah: An Introduction and CommentaryThe book of Isaiah is perhaps the most compelling of all Old Testament prophecy. No other prophet rivals Isaiah's brilliance of style, powerful imagery and clear vision of the messianic hope. Isaiah's prophetic ministry begins with his temple vision and calling: "I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send?'" Through a series of oracles Isaiah calls Israel and the nations to turn to the Lord, for judgment is coming. He announces that redemption is found in the Davidic Servant alone. Finally, in the "day of vengeance and the year of redemption" the Anointed Conqueror will punish rebellious peoples, comfort the contrite and reestablish the glory of Zion. J. Alec Motyer, author of the unparalleled one-volume commentary The Prophecy of Isaiah, now provides the long-awaited final volume in the Tyndale Old Testament Commentary Series. Unlike many Isaiah commentators who divide the book between chapters 1-39 and 40-66, Motyer instead identifies three messianic portraits: the King (Isaiah 1-37), the Servant (Isaiah 38-55), and the Anointed Conqueror (Isaiah 56-66). This volume provides Motyer's lucid exposition on these three portraits, examining Isaiah with insightful and probing passage-by-passage commentary. All who study the text of Isaiah will find here expert scholarship and solid footing for unraveling difficult issues of exegesis and interpretation. The original, unrevised text of this volume has been completely retyped and printed in a larger, more attractive format with the new cover design for the series. |
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Ahaz Anointed Assyria Babylon blessing Book of Isaiah bring captivity chapters coming context contrast covenant creation Creator Cyrus darkness David death deliverance divine earth Edom Egypt exile exodus express faith fulfilment Gentile glory gods hand heart Hebrew Hezekiah holy hope human idols inclusio Isaiah Israel Jerusalem Judah judgment justice king kingdom literally live look Lord Lord's Marduk matched means Merodach-Baladan Moab moral nations noun Old Testament oracle passage peace Philistines picture plural poem prayer prediction promises prophet purpose reality Redeemer redemption reference religion remnant revealed righteousness rulers salvation Samaria saving Secondly Sennacherib Servant Shebna Sheol sinners sins song sovereign spiritual strength Tarshish theme things Thirdly thought threat transformation translation true trust truth Tyre verb verse whole word worldwide wrath Yahweh Zion Zion's