>> HH: Isaiah 55:4 speaks abstractly of the Davidic king, who was
originally a witness to the nations of God's power. The word L)MYM> to the house of David.
("people") generally indicates the nations in general in Isaiah. God
in Isa 55:5 might address the future Davidic king, even though he has
not yet arisen. I agree with you that the sentiments in isaiah 55:5
are like those in Psalm 18:43-45 and that the meaning is similar. But
I think that while it may seem logical to apply Isaiah 55:5 to Cyrus,
it does not work. God made an eternal covenant with the house of
David. Cyrus was not in the house of David. To turn the Davidic
promises over to Cyrus in any permanent way would break God's promise
The difficulty with your proposal here is that the speaker says:
Hen, Behold, Look!, See! The addressee is right there, right in front
of the speaker. This is not some Davidic king of the far-off future,
this is the hear and now.
>> HH: A second possibility for Isaiah 55:5 might be that the second
person masculine singular addressee is the nation Israel.
What would the point of that be? That a nation that Israel doesn't
know comes running to it? This is royal imagery, as we see
in the psalm.
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