SEP 10 · THURSDAY · 7:00 PM

Introduction — How Isaiah Works

Literary styles, wordplay, poetry, word construction, and historical setting

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Hebrew focus

Verse references open the BLB Hebrew interlinear for the passage.

חזה ḥāzâ — see/behold in vision Isaiah 1:1
ראה rāʾâ — see, perceive Isaiah 6:1
חזון ḥāzôn — vision Isaiah 1:1
דבר dābār — word, matter, thing Isaiah 2:1
משל māšāl — saying, comparison, proverb Isaiah 14:4
שיר šîr — song Isaiah 5:1

Resources

Use the contrast between ḥāzâ and rāʾâ as an opening demonstration of how Hebrew can preserve distinctions that English may flatten.

Prepare for Sep 17 — Isaiah 6
  1. Read Isaiah 6 at least twice.
  2. Mark references to seeing, speaking, lips, holiness, purification, and sending.
  3. Study the Isaiah 6 Hebrew focus words below in BLB.
  4. Read selected Rashi comments on Isaiah 6.
  5. Bring two observations, one question, and one connection to another scripture.
Isaiah 6 — The Throne Vision →