73. Hebrew Language Insights from Isaiah 7-8

Isaiah 7-8 are chapters that contain some of the most enduring and influential words of prophecy of the Hebrew Bible. What insights can be gained by reading these chapters in Hebrew? In this episode, Matthew (M.A. Biblical Literature and Semitic Languages) shares a variety of interesting and meaningful ideas from reading this section of Isaiah in Hebrew. All of the content is shared in such a way that people of all different levels of Hebrew (or no Hebrew at all!) can enjoy this episode.  Chapters0:27-2:44: Intro2:45-4:32: Narrative Context 4:33-9:17: Isaiah 7:1-17 in Hebrew9:18-11:50: Isaiah 7:1-17 in English11:51-13:15: Isaiah 8:1-3 in Hebrew and English13:16-21:37: Hebrew “Sound-play” Fear, Assurance, and Conspiracy21:38-27:18: Isaiah’s First Word to Ahaz and its Connection to Covenant27:19-31:07: The Archaeology of Isaiah’s First Word to Ahaz31:08-36:07: Stumps or Tails? Another Covenant Connection36:08-38:40: Faith and the Most Popular Wordplay of the Hebrew Bible38:41-41:05: Intertextuality and Possible Influence of Isaiah on Historians41:06-42:53: Singular and Plural: Speaking to the People through the King43:40-45:49: "Isaiah" in Hebrew45:50-46:46: "Shear-Jashub" in Hebrew46:47-47:40: "Emmanuel" in Hebrew47:41-50:06: "Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz" in Hebrew50:07-57:01: "Tabeel" in Hebrew57:02-1:02:17: "Ahaz" in Hebrew1:02:18-1:04:18: Thoughts on the Message for TodayJoin our Bible Study: https://www.patreon.com/hebrewbibleinsightsWHERE TO FIND USSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hebrewbibleinsightsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRSNQ7xVw7PjQ5FnqYmSDAWebsite: ⁠https://www.hebrewbibleinsights.com