Parallel ISA 66:0

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Introduction to Isaiah 66

Structure and Formatting

This chapter has three sections. It first presents an oracle (verses 1–6) that describes the situation of the returned exiles in more detail. They are trying to rebuild the temple as a house and resting place for God. Some Israelites are obedient to Yahweh’s word through the prophet, and they are being hated and excluded by their own people as a result. Yahweh reassures them that he values their loyalty more than the ritual sacrifices the rest of the community is offering.The chapter then presents an oracle that echoes an image from earlier in the book. It depicts Zion as a mother nurturing her returned children (verses 7–16).The last section in this chapter (verses 17–24), the last passage in the book, begins in prose before ending in poetry. It offers another description of the nations streaming to Jerusalem to worship Yahweh. But it concludes with an ominous prediction of judgment against those who continue to rebel against him.