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Worship & Holiness

15 November 2017 By Robert Atkin Leave a Comment

Isaiah saw a vision of YHWH enthroned in glory and he was commissioned with an unusual task for a prophet ­– that is to harden the hearts of the people. Judgement had been passed on Israel and Isaiah was charged with communicating the verdict to the people in a manner that would ensure they would not repent. After examining the various scholarly proposals for the hardening motif in Isaiah 6, I will offer my own proposal that the commission to harden the hearts is as a direct result of the idolatry of the people. I will go on to describe how the hardening motif functions in this passage and in the rest of Isaiah.

Filed Under: Essays, Old Testament Tagged With: Bible, Holiness, Isaiah, Theophany, Worship, YHWH

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Robert Atkin is a writer, website designer, theology student, father and husband. At present he runs a website design business and is researching for a couple of books. This website is a collection of essays and other writing projects. Read More…

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