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  1. Ariel, how do you do? <\/em>That is how Jerusalem is referred to fully five times in verses 1-8. Why does the prophet refer thus to Jerusalem, and why here? It\u2019s worth checking out the commentaries.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Dreams are one thing, reality another<\/em>. The nations who were besieging Jerusalem were quite convinced of their success, like a sweet dream in an untroubled sleep. But the awakening is bitter: \u201cLike one who is hungry And dreams he is eating, But wakes to find himself empty; And like one who is thirsty And dreams he is drinking, But wakes to find himself faint And utterly parched\u2014 So shall be all the multitude of nations That war upon Mount Zion\u201d (verse 8). If this reminds you of Sennecharib who was sure of his victory over Jerusalem, but withdrew without realizing it (701 BCE) – you\u2019re not alone.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Collegial attitude to other prophets.<\/em> From verses 9-12 we realize that there are other prophets around. They don\u2019t do good, but Isaiah doesn\u2019t blame them for falsehoods, or fight against them (as Jeremiah does, for instance) but sees God as responsible for their short-sightedness. By the way, their job according to these verse, is reminiscent of the mission given to Isaiah himself, 23 chapters ago: \u201cDull that people\u2019s mind, Stop its ears, And seal its eyes\u2014 Lest, seeing with its eyes And hearing with its ears, It also grasp with its mind…\u201d\u201d (6:10).<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Doing it all by rote.<\/em> The prophet doesn\u2019t reprove the people for transgressing God\u2019s commandments, but critiques the way they fulfill them, and that their mouths and hearts are not in unison (verse13). 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