Isaiah 40:1-2

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Isaiah 40:1-2

Table of Contents

A. Introduction

B. Critical Issues to the Book Of Isaiah

a. Deutero Isaiah Vs United Isaiah

b. History Vs. Prophecy

C. Introduction to the Text

a. Literary Context

b. Prophetic Genre

D. Exegetical Analysis

a. Words of Interest

b. Aspect of Interest

c. Theological Significance

E. Conclusion

A. Introduction

" Isaiah was the greatest of the Hebrew prophets. His general prophecies are without

equal as far as beauty of style, versatility of treatment, brilliance of imagery, and splendor of

diction are concerned." A sample of the truth of this statement can be found in the

passage Isaiah 40:1-2. Within the passage the realization of special relationship with God and

His People can be found. And "with great force and elegance; declaring God’s command

to his messengers the prophets to comfort his people in their captivity, and to impart to

them the glad tidings that the time of favour and deliverance was at hand", . With these

great statements the study going to relay on the understanding of the critical issues debate

about the book of Isaiah and give overview of the context of the passage with exegetical

analysis .

Critical Issues

Two critical debates significant in the study of the book of Isaiah, the debate between

deutero Isaiah and unified Isaiah. And the debate History Vs. Prophecy those debates put the

scholars in dispute about the authorship of the book, those who believe that “the Prophet in

Chaps. 40–55. Unlike other prophetic books, Isaiah chaps. 40–55 have no introductory

heading like “The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz”,” this debate started since” the 18th

century certain Bible critics have questioned the unity of the Book of Isaiah. Late in the 19th

century a theory emerged that ascribed chapters 40–66 to an unknown prophet a deutero

(“second”) Isaiah presumably living among the exiles in Babylon.

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