Guiding Questions: Isaiah 51

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This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

What is the relationship between looking back (to ancestors) and looking forward to a hopeful future (Isaiah 51:1-3)?
According to Isaiah 51:5 is the redemption distant or imminent?
Based upon Isaiah 51:1 and Isaiah 51:7, is the prophet addressing all of the exiles or, rather, a group which has remained firm in its fealty (pursuers of justice, those who know justice)?
And, in Isaiah 51:11, what is the specific prediction for the future of Israel in Babylonia?
And, yet, according to Isaiah 51:18, there is a problem in terms of the fulfillment of the prediction. What is it?
Would Isaiah 51:20-21 indicate that the exiles were in total despair?
And, according to Isaiah 51:22-23, will this despair be overcome and, if so, how?

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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 51, Perek Yomi (USCJ)

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