Biblical Hebrew Forum

["George Athas" <gathas AT globalfreeway.com.au>]

Jonathan,

I concur with your thoughts. Perhaps I didn't express what I meant by "A 
deity is with us"
clearly enough. Is Isaiah stressing that there is a deity on his or Judah's 
side, in
distinction to simply saying that there was an army and a secure water system 
on their
side? That is, Isaiah points out a qualitative difference -- he has a deity 
(Yahweh) on
his side, but the enemy have only men on their side.

Also, how does this bear on our understanding of "Us" -- is it Judah, or is 
it just Isaiah
and his band? Note Isaiah refers to trying the patience of "my God" as he 
seemingly
distances himself from the "House of David".


Best regards,

GEORGE ATHAS
(Sydney, Australia)
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