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100	1		_aWebb, Barry G.
245	1	4	_aThe message of Isaiah :
300			_a252 pages : _bmap ;
490	1		_aThe Bible speaks today.
505	0		_aThe Lord is king (1-12) -- Lord of the nations (13-27) -- Human schemes and God's plan (28-35) -- In whom shall we trust? (36-39) -- Comfort my people (40:1-51:11) -- Grace triumphant (51:12-55:13) -- Waiting for a new world (56-66).
520			_aEver since Jesus read from the scroll of Isaiah in the synagogue of Nazareth, Christians have gravitated to this great prophecy as the interpretive center of the Old Testament. Here the story of Israel, scourged by judgment and exile and hopeful of restoration, is framed by its witnesses, heaven and earth. How will Israel be brought through its school of suffering and be propelled toward its divine destiny as the vanguard of a new heaven and earth? In the visionary world of Isaiah, the varied themes and imagery of the Old Testament converge and blend to transcend their plainest meanings as they project an extraordinary climax of the story of Israel and of the world. Barry Webb calls Isaiah the "Romans" of the Old Testament, where all the threads come together and the big picture of God's purposes for his people and for his world are most clearly set forth. Attuned to the magnificent literary architecture of Isaiah, Webb escorts us through this prophecy and trains our ears and hearts to resonate with its great biblical-theological themes. - Back cover.
520			_aDiscusses the themes and imagery of the visions in Isaiah and the threads from the rest of the Old Testament that come together in Isaiah.
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