<p><strong>No other prophetic book rivals Isaiah's clear message, powerful imagery, and confident hope in God's future deliverance.</strong> The prophet's vision of God's glory and holiness in chapter 6 permeates the whole book, and he never tires ofcorrecting misplaced faith in power or false gods.</p><p>In this thorough and accessible Tyndale commentary, Paul Wegner explores the background, structure, and themes of Isaiah. While many scholars divide the book with a gap of about 150 years between chapters 39 and 40, Wegner highlights the unified message of the book, including its three introductions (Is 1:1; 2:1; 13:1) paired with its three refrains (Is 48:22; 57:21; 66:24). Each part illuminates God's glorious plan for his people.</p><p>The Tyndale Commentaries are designed to help the reader of the Bible understand what the text says and what it means. The <em>Introduction</em> to each book gives a concise but thorough treatment of its authorship, date, original setting, and purpose. Following a structural <em>Analysis</em>, the <em>Commentary</em> takes the book section by section, drawing out its main themes, and also comments on individual verses and problems of interpretation. <em>Additional Notes</em> provide fuller discussion of particular difficulties.</p><p>In the new Old Testament volumes, the commentary on each section of the text is structured under three headings: <em>Context</em>, <em>Comment</em>, and <em>Meaning</em>. The goal is to explain the true meaningof the Bible and make its message plain.</p>
