Isaiah 7-8 are chapters that contain some of the most enduring and influential words of prophecy of the Hebrew Bible. What insights can be gained by reading these chapters in Hebrew? In this episode, Matthew (M.A. Biblical Literature and Semitic Languages) shares a variety of interesting and meaningful ideas from reading this section of Isaiah in Hebrew. All of the content is shared in such a way that people of all different levels of Hebrew (or no Hebrew at all!) can enjoy this episode.

Chapters
0:27-2:44: Intro
2:45-4:32: Narrative Context
4:33-9:17: Isaiah 7:1-17 in Hebrew
9:18-11:50: Isaiah 7:1-17 in English
11:51-13:15: Isaiah 8:1-3 in Hebrew and English
13:16-21:37: Hebrew “Sound-play” Fear, Assurance, and Conspiracy
21:38-27:18: Isaiah’s First Word to Ahaz and its Connection to Covenant
27:19-31:07: The Archaeology of Isaiah’s First Word to Ahaz
31:08-36:07: Stumps or Tails? Another Covenant Connection
36:08-38:40: Faith and the Most Popular Wordplay of the Hebrew Bible
38:41-41:05: Intertextuality and Possible Influence of Isaiah on Historians
41:06-42:53: Singular and Plural: Speaking to the People through the King
43:40-45:49: "Isaiah" in Hebrew
45:50-46:46: "Shear-Jashub" in Hebrew
46:47-47:40: "Emmanuel" in Hebrew
47:41-50:06: "Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz" in Hebrew
50:07-57:01: "Tabeel" in Hebrew
57:02-1:02:17: "Ahaz" in Hebrew
1:02:18-1:04:18: Thoughts on the Message for Today

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73. Hebrew Language Insights from Isaiah 7-8