A severe hailstorm (symbol of the Assyrian invasion) will now destroy the vineyard, and enemy soldiers will trample the grapes underfoot (28:1-4). Because they are heavy wine-drinkers, they are likened to a flourishing vineyard. (The reason for this, as Isaiah will soon point out, is that the message is now equally relevant to Judah.) The nation’s rulers are a lot of drunkards, who live only to enjoy themselves and do not care about the welfare of the people. The messages collected in these chapters were probably delivered by Isaiah during the three or four years from Hezekiah’s revolt against Assyria to the miraculous rescue of Jerusalem in 701 BC.Īlthough his rebukes are directed mainly against Judah, Isaiah opens the section with a short message he once preached against Israel.
Faith in God, not reliance on foreign powers, is Judah’s only hope for survival. Whereas Ahaz sought help from Assyria to oppose Israel and Syria, Hezekiah sought help from Egypt to oppose Assyria. Hezekiah reversed the policies of his father Ahaz.
Dictionaries: Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Cornerstone House Quotations Zion Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Building Capstone Corinthians, First and Second, Theology of Cornerstone Dead Sea Scrolls Offense Shame Easton Bible Dictionary - Corner Stone Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ahijah Cornerstone Gibeah Jehu Jesus Christ Nehemiah Peter Pottery Saul Simeon Zechariah, the Book of Holman Bible Dictionary - Cornerstone Isaiah Old Testament Quotations in the New Testament Zion Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Corner, Corner-Stone Faith Foundation House Isaiah, Book of Rock Untoward Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Corner-Stone Election Faith Gentiles Headship Offence (2) Quotations Rock Stone Type Zeal Morrish Bible Dictionary - Corner Stone Prophets, the The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Christ Ebenezer Mount zion Navel Vagabond Smith Bible Dictionary - Corner-Stone, Stones Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Christ Cornerstone Foundation Stone īefore reading Chapters 28-33, readers should be familiar with the historical background found in the introduction under the heading ‘Judah’s new policies under Hezekiah’.
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