- Who or what will protect Israel from any and all difficulties?
- Is there any reference to “saving the king” or “the priest” or any constituency or leadership group which would be identified with Israel in its own state?
- Would Isaiah 43:5 indicate a promise to gather exiles from distant lands?
- Who then, according to Isaiah 43:10, are “God’s witnesses” and who is God’s Servant?
- Would Isaiah 43:10 indicate the prophet’s affirmation of the timelessness of God?
- According to Isaiah 43:11, is there any savior except for God?
- In Isaiah 43:14, what affirmation is there that the prophet is addressing the exiles in Babylonia?
- Would Isaiah 43:19 indicate that the future holds possibilities of return? Would the reference to “a path in the wilderness” affirm this?
- And, if the exile was a function of punishment for transgression, what does Isaiah 43:25 promise?
- To whom does Isaiah 43:27 refer as “your first father — who transgressed”?
