- Is there any reference to the “state of Israel” or to the king, or to any of the aspects of a constituency resident in its own land?
- Do the initial verses of Isaiah 41 deal with Israel or do they deal, instead, with Divinity?
- In Isaiah 41:4, would the attribute be that of strength and/or timelessness?
- In Isaiah 41:9, who is the “Servant of God”?
- Do Isaiah 41:10-13 offer promise or retribution?
- In Isaiah 41:14, Jacob (Israel) is referred to as a mere worm. Why would this particular appellation be pertinent?
- But what is the future for this “worm” (Isaiah 41:15 et seq.)?
- Who will care for the impoverished and how will nature cooperate (Isaiah 41:17-19)?
- Who or what is described in Isaiah 41:21-23?
- And, in essence, what is their essence and import?
- If the described (Isaiah 41:26) is (are) impotent, what do Isaiah 41:27-29 indicate as the essential potency?
- What does the phrase “wind and chaos” (Isaiah 41:29) call to mind in a much earlier text? (And who ruled/creatively directed both?)
