A unique series designed to bring detailed scholarship of the Scriptures and contemporary application together in one volume, explaining not only what the Bible means, but also how it speaks to us today.

As in the other volumes of the NIV Application Commentary, helps the reader not only to understand accurately what the text of Isaiah says, but also what it means and how that meaning can apply to living in the twenty-first century.

When it comes to the language of love, the poetry of Isaiah could rival The Song of Songs, Isaiah reveals Yahweh as Israel's husband: tender, jealous, gracious, wrathful, forgiving, jubilant, a passionate lover of many emotions responding to the deeds and attitudes of his fickle but deeply loved spouse. But what do the thundering judgements and breathtaking promises of Isaiah have to do with us today? In the words of the general editor, 'When Isaiah tells Israel to 'go into the rocks, hide in the ground from dread of the Lord and splendour of his majesty,' it may not be necessary to load up your backpack and head for the Colorado Rockies''

Nevertheless, the sublime language of the prophet speaks to us powefully through the centuries, admonishing and encouraging us as it reveals the character, values, and passionate love of God, and pointing to a messianic kingdom and a future hope that beggar the imagination.

Exploring the links between the Bible and our own times, John Oswalt shares perspectives on Isaiah that reveal ageless truths for our twenty-first-century.

A unique commentary that explores each passage from three vital perspectives: original meaning, bridging context, contemporary significance.

Isaiah wrestles with the realities of people who are not convicted by the truth but actually hardened by it, and with a God whose actions sometimes seem unintelligible, or even worse, appears to be absent.

Yet Isaiah penetrates beyond these experiences to an even greater reality. Isaiah sees God's rule over history and his capacity to take the worst of human actions and use it for good. He declares the truth that even in the darkest hours, the Holy One of Israel is infinitely trustworthy.