The book of the prophet Isaiah, chapters 1-39. / Commentary by A. S. Herbert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Herbert, A. S. (Arthur Sumner), 1906-1980.

Series:

Cambridge Bible commentary

The Cambridge Bible commentary: New English Bible

Standardized Title:

Bible. Isaiah I-XXXIX. English. New English. 1973.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Isaiah I-XXXIX--Commentaries.

Bible.

Physical Description:

x, 218 pages : maps. ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [Eng.] : University Press, 1973.

Summary:

In Isaiah 1-39 are included the oracles of a prophet who lived in the closing half of the eighth century B.C. His interest in contemporary politics and understanding of international affairs was the product of his faith in the Holy God, who rules in and over all history. Professor Herbert introduces the book with sections on its date, context, nature and content. The text is then given with the detailed commentary in the style now established for this series.

Contents:

Map of the Near East in Old Testament times xi

Map of Palestine in the eighth century B.C. xii

Table of events in the eighth century B.C. xiii

The place of the book in the Old Testament 1

The life and times of the prophet 2

Prophecy 9

The message of Isaiah 14

The structure of Isaiah 1-39 21

The text 22

Judah arraigned 23

The call of Isaiah 56

Prophecies during the Syro-Ephraimite war 61

Prophecies addressed to Israel 76

Prophecies relating to foreign nations 94

The Lord's judgement on the earth 143

The deliverance and ingathering of Judah 149

Assyria and Judah 160

Edom and Israel 190

Jerusalem delivered from Sennacherib 196.

Notes:

Bibliography: page 216.

ISBN:

0521086248

OCLC:

703370