Politics Religion in Ancient Israel An Introduction to the Study of the Old
Politics Religion in Ancient Israel An Introduction to the Study of the Old
Todd, James Cameron
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The prophet gives no clear picture of this great judgment. He speaks of captivity and a land left uncultivated, but without precision. These are apparently figures borrowed from the fate of the other nations, but not strictly applied to Judah. The upper classes will feel the distress most acutely. And here it must be noted that, city-lover as he was, Isaiah inveighs against luxury in the spirit of the older prophets. He condemns the pro- fusion of silver and gold, and in a quaint passage censur...es the elaborate toilet of the great ladies of Jerusalem with a particularity which would be almost amusing if we had any means of determining what most of the articles were. But the prophet is himself in terrible earnest when he assures his i8o POLITICS AND RELIGION chap. hearers that the time is coming when the expensive costumes will give place to a piece of sackcloth and a cord. Jerusalem itself is inviolable ; it cannot be taken. Yahweh will preserve it, hovering over it like a bird over its nest.
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