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@article{ART002450556},
author={Kim, Sung-Soo},
title={Reading Isaiah 6 in the Context of Isaiah 1-12},
journal={Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies},
issn={1229-0521},
year={2019},
volume={25},
number={1},
pages={118-150},
doi={10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.118}

TY - JOUR
AU - Kim, Sung-Soo
TI - Reading Isaiah 6 in the Context of Isaiah 1-12
JO - Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies
PY - 2019
VL - 25
IS - 1
PB - Korean Society of Old Testament Studies
SP - 118
EP - 150
SN - 1229-0521
AB - Reading Isaiah 6 in the Context of Isaiah 1-12 Sung Soo Kim, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Old Testament Korea Theological Seminary The purpose of this article is to identify the literary function of Isaiah 6 in the context of Isaiah 1-12, which then will help us understand why Isaiah 6 is located there as a call narrative. For this task we need a close reading of Isaiah 6, a genre-based survey of the literary arrangement of Isaiah 1-12, and a research of the common themes, expressions, and vocabularies that Isaiah 6 and other parts of Isaiah 1-12 have. First of all, the account of Isaiah 6 serves in the context of chapters 1-12 to reinforce Isaiah's indictment against the people of Israel for the sin of not honoring Yahweh as their true king. Their sin was their blindness and deafness to the word of Yahweh their king (Isa 6:9-10), which resulted in their unrighteousness and injustice condemned by Yahweh in chapters 1 and 5. A typical case of this sin was the arrogant attitude of King Ahaz in chapter 7. Secondly, Isaiah 6 warrants Isaiah's declaration of the harsh judgments Yahweh is about to impose upon his people (Isa 2:6-4:1; 6:11-13). As a result the land and cities of Israel will become desolate and the people will go into exile, which will soon begin with the Assyrian invasion (Isa 7-8). Thirdly, Isaiah 6 validates Isaiah's announcement of the wonderful promises of Yahweh's future redemptive act. Isaiah's confession of his uncleanness and the forgiveness of his sins in Isaiah 6 provides Israel with the hope that they will come back to Yahweh from any circumstances of the judgment. The ‘holy seed’ in Isaiah 6:13 symbolizes the ‘remnant’ who, trusting Yahweh as their true king, will survive the harsh judgements (Isa 8:9-23; 10:20-34). The ‘holy seed’ also means that through the purification of judgement (Isa 2:1-5; 4:2-6) Jerusalem will be restored as ‘the city of righteousness’ and ‘the faithful city’ (Isa 1:26), over which a righteous Dravidic king will reign in peace (Isa 9:1-7; 11:1-16). Thus, Isaiah 1-12 ends with a praise of Yahweh’s salvation(Isa 12).
KW - Isaiah 6;Isaiah 1-12;Isaiah 1-5;Isaiah 7-12;call narrative;oracle of judgment;oracle of salvation
DO - 10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.118
ER -

Kim, Sung-Soo. (2019). Reading Isaiah 6 in the Context of Isaiah 1-12. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, 25(1), 118-150.

Kim, Sung-Soo. 2019, "Reading Isaiah 6 in the Context of Isaiah 1-12", Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, vol.25, no.1 pp.118-150. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.118

Kim, Sung-Soo "Reading Isaiah 6 in the Context of Isaiah 1-12" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 25.1 pp.118-150 (2019) : 118.

Kim, Sung-Soo. Reading Isaiah 6 in the Context of Isaiah 1-12. 2019; 25(1), 118-150. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.118

Kim, Sung-Soo. "Reading Isaiah 6 in the Context of Isaiah 1-12" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 25, no.1 (2019) : 118-150.doi: 10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.118

Kim, Sung-Soo. Reading Isaiah 6 in the Context of Isaiah 1-12. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, 25(1), 118-150. doi: 10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.118

Kim, Sung-Soo. Reading Isaiah 6 in the Context of Isaiah 1-12. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies. 2019; 25(1) 118-150. doi: 10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.118

Kim, Sung-Soo. Reading Isaiah 6 in the Context of Isaiah 1-12. 2019; 25(1), 118-150. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.118

Kim, Sung-Soo. "Reading Isaiah 6 in the Context of Isaiah 1-12" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 25, no.1 (2019) : 118-150.doi: 10.24333/jkots.2019.25.1.118