Responses in Isaiah 40: 1–11 to Jeremiah’s "Set Time" Prophecy and Ezekiel’s Temple Vision
This article identifies in Isa 40:1-11 two responses to earlier prophecies. The first response appears in Isa 40:2b, which argues that, although the set time of seventy years (Jer 25:12; 29:10) has not yet elapsed, the time for restoration has nevertheless arrived. The more complex response is found...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Catholic Biblical Association of America
2023
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The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2023, Volume: 85, Issue: 3, Pages: 420-439 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Jesaja 40,1-11
/ Bible. Jeremia 25,12-13
/ Bible. Jeremia 29,10
/ Bible. Ezechiel 40-48
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Cyrus
B Jeremiah B return to Zion B Isaiah 40 B Ezekiel B Isaiah B Yehud |
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| Summary: | This article identifies in Isa 40:1-11 two responses to earlier prophecies. The first response appears in Isa 40:2b, which argues that, although the set time of seventy years (Jer 25:12; 29:10) has not yet elapsed, the time for restoration has nevertheless arrived. The more complex response is found in Isa 40:5, which reacts to passages in Ezekiel’s temple vision (Ezek 43:1-5; 44:4). In those passages, Ezekiel envisions the return of (the Presence of Yhwh) to the restored Jerusalem temple. Isaiah 40:5 envisions a different type of return of —not to the temple but to the towns of Judah, as part of the Judahites’ return to these towns. Isaiah 40:3-11 innovatively argues that the Presence of God can be made manifest even in the absence of the temple. These verses argue against Ezek 43:1-5 and 44:4, which view the Presence of God as intrinsically linked to the temple. |
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| ISSN: | 2163-2529 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
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