From the historical-cultural perspective, Isaiah could be assuring the current people that God is going to protect them now as well as in the future. God will conquer the current oppressors as well as Lucifer, the fallen angel, when the time comes. From a literary analysis, the passage helps us to understand that God’s glory can conquer rulers when humans are unable to do so. It is discussing an actual event, as well as a futurist look to when God will conquer Lucifer. From a theological perspective, the passage helps to inform us to think about how mighty and glorious God is. He is all powerful and supreme. We need to act in a way that praises and follows God. From all the perspectives, the theme that God is trustworthy, and he will illuminate those who trust in him is evident. We need to trust in God – always.
Historical-cultural
The passage was written during a period of Assyrian expansionism and domination. Throughout the book of Isaiah, “the Assyrian homeland was located in what is now northern Iraq
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During the rule of these other Assyria’s kings, Hezekiah came to power after Ahaz, but he was anti-Assyrian. Yet, there was still not a reliance on God. Ahaz trusted Assyria and now Hezekiah was relying on Egypt. Isaiah disapproved of their dependence and acknowledged that trust in God was necessary. Oswalt summed up the situation well when he stated that “Israel’s problems stem from her tendency to trust the nations instead of God. Furthermore, they show that God alone is trustworthy, and that Israel can only become God’s servant, a light to the nations, if she comes to that place of radical