Guiding Questions: Isaiah 21

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This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

What relationship would Elam and Media have to the “Midbar Yam” in Isaiah 21:2?
Does Isaiah 21:9 indicate what the Midbar Yam might be?
To whom is the prophet speaking in Isaiah 21:10?
In 21:10 is Divinity addressed in Its universal dimension or in Its special relationship to Israel? Or both?
Dumah is usually regarded as Edom. What other word in Isaiah 21:11 would document this particular conclusion?
In what tefillah (said of an evening) does the phrasing at the beginning of Isaiah 21:12 appear?
The third oracle has to do with the Dudanim, usually associated with Arabia (in some fashion). What place name in Isaiah 21:16 would seem to support this approach?
Is there any indication in Isaiah 21 that the predictions (primarily dire) in these three instances are as the result of the enmity of one or more of these entities to Israel?

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Exploring Judaism is the digital home for Conservative/Masorti Judaism, embracing the beauty and complexity of Judaism, and our personal search for meaning, learning, and connecting. Our goal is to create content based on three core framing: Meaning-Making (Why?), Practical Living (How?), and Explainers (What?).

Post categories: Isaiah, Neviim (Prophets), Tanakh, Tanakh Yomi

Post tags: Isaiah 21, Perek Yomi (USCJ)

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