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15 - Divine and Human Plans in the Book of Isaiah

from Part III - Isaiah as Literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2024

By
J. Todd Hibbard
Edited by
Christopher B. Hays
Christopher B. Hays
Affiliation:
Fuller Theological Seminary, California
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Summary

In “Divine and Human Plans of God in the Book of Isaiah,” J. Todd Hibbard follows the occurrences of a Hebrew root that means “to plan, advise, counsel” through the whole book, bringing to light one of its central themes. He shows how Isaiah’s theological rhetoric begins with a plan against Judah that involves foreign nations, but eventually undermines the plans of those nations as well. As with feminine imagery in the book, it is possible to identify a kind of episodic narrative running through the book in relation to certain themes in a way that animates the development of the book and holds it together despite its lengthy formation. The divine plans for Judah and nations eventually come together and culminate with the summoning of Cyrus as messiah and the appearance of the Persian empire.

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plancounselsovereigntyCyrusformation of Isaiahpolemicrhetoricempire/imperialnations
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The Cambridge Companion to the Book of Isaiah , pp. 243 - 258
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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Abernethy, Andrew, Brett, Mark G., Bulkeley, Tim, and Meadowcroft, Tim. Isaiah and Imperial Context: The Book of Isaiah in the Times of Empire. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2013.Google Scholar
Aster, Shawn Zelig. Reflections of Empire in Isaiah 1–39: Responses to Assyrian Ideology. ANEM 19. Atlanta, GA: SBL, 2017.Google Scholar
Dietrich, Walter. Jesaja und die Politik. Munich: Chr. Kaiser Verlag, 1976.Google Scholar
Fichtner, Johannes. “Jahves Plan in der Botschaft des Jesaja.” ZAW 63 (1951): 16–33.Google Scholar
Jensen, Joseph. “Yahweh’s Plan in Isaiah and in the Rest of the Old Testament.” CBQ 48 (1986): 443–55.Google Scholar
Roberts, J. J. M. “Enemies and Friends of the State: First Isaiah and Micah.” Pages 329–38 in Enemies and Friends of the State: Ancient Prophecy in Context. Edited by Christopher, A. Rollston. University Park, PA: Eisenbrauns, 2018.Google Scholar
Stromberg, Jacob. An Introduction to the Study of Isaiah. London: T&T Clark, 2011.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Stulac, Daniel J. History and Hope: The Agrarian Wisdom of Isaiah 28–35. Siphrut 24. University Park, PA: Eisenbrauns, 2018.Google Scholar
Uhlig, Torsten. The Theme of Hardening in the Book of Isaiah. FAT 2/13. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2009.Google Scholar
Werner, Wolfgang. Studien zur alttestamentlichen Vorstellung vom Plan Jahwes. BZAW 173. Berlin: de Gruyter, 1988.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Wildberger, Hans. “Jesajas Verständnis der Geschichte.” Pages 83–117 in Congress Volume Bonn 1962. VTSup 9. Leiden: Brill, 1962.Google Scholar
Williamson, H. G. M. A Commentary on Isaiah 1–27. Vol. 1: Isaiah 1–5. ICC. London: T&T Clark, 2006.Google Scholar

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