Isaiah Bible Commentary

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Contents Foreword

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Preface

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Part I: Introduction 1. Why read Isaiah? 2. Writing and reading Isaiah 3. The historical worlds of Isaiah

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Part II: Trust and Zion (Isaiah 36–39) 4. Orientation to Isaiah 36–39 5. Trusting Assyria (Isaiah 36) 6. Salvation for Jerusalem (Isaiah 37) 7. Salvation for Hezekiah (Isaiah 38) 8. Trusting Babylon (Isaiah 39)

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Part III: Transforming Zion (Isaiah 1–12) 9. Orientation to Isaiah 1–12 10. From outrageousness to peace (Isaiah 1:1–2:4) 11. From haughtiness to holiness (Isaiah 2:5–4:6) 12. From scandal to service (Isaiah 5:1–6:13) 13. From fear to dominion (Isaiah 7:1–9:7) 14. From sin to singing (Isaiah 9:8–12:6)

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Part IV: Transforming the nations (Isaiah 13–27) 15. Orientation to Isaiah 13–27 16. The nations’ defeat and Zion-centred hopes Part 1 (Isaiah 13:1–14:27) 17. The nations’ defeat and Zion-centred hopes Part 2 (Isaiah 14:28–20:6) 18. The nations’ terror and the hope of serving in Zion (Isaiah 21:1–23:18) 19 The earth’s devastation and the hope of worshipping in Zion (Isaiah 24:1–27:13)

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