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* ''Verses 20-28 - Apparent Topical Chiasmus''<br> | * ''Verses 20-28 - Apparent Topical Chiasmus''<br> | ||
Revision as of 10:29, 27 September 2010
The Old Testament > Isaiah > Chapter 1
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Questions
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Lexical notes
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Exegesis
- Verses 20-28 - Apparent Topical Chiasmus
A & A' = destruction of the wicked (v.20 & 28)
B & B' = the faithful city / judgment & righteousness (v.21 & 26b-27)
C & C' = dross / princes / thieves // dross / judges / counsellers (v. 22-23 & 25b-26)
D & D' = LORD to avenge himself of his enemies (24a & 25)
Note that A & A' appear to be topically equivalent to the center elements D & D'.
- Jesse 16:33, 14 May 2010 (CEST)
- Verses 21-23 - A Political Apostacy
Judges, princes, and their counsellers are POLITICAL officers and in these verses the LORD makes it clear they are rebellious and more interested in gifts and bribes than in establishing justice and judgment [due process?] for the politically powerless widows and orphans. The parallelism in 22-23a suggests "princes" = "silver that has become dross". This theme is expanded in Isa 3:1-7, and Isa 3:12-15.
- Verses 24-25 - A Political Housecleaning
The dross (corrupt princes) is to be swept away by "the hand of the LORD".
- Verses 26-27 - A Political Restoration
LORD to restore the judges "as at first" - refers to His original establishing of the judges for Israel before they demanded a king.
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