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The present article examines Isaiah’s theology in chapters 40-55, which is traditionally considered to be written during the Exile. Theology Isaiah of the Exile can be best expressed as “theology of crisis” and “theology of consolation and hope.” In Isaiah 40-55, the prophet presents God as the Crea...

The present article examines Isaiah’s theology in chapters 40-55, which is traditionally considered to be written during the Exile. Theology Isaiah of the Exile can be best expressed as “theology of crisis” and “theology of consolation and hope.” In Isaiah 40-55, the prophet presents God as the Creator and Redeemer. The theme of God as the Creator does not appear in Isaiah 1-39. Yet, this is important and main theological motif in Isaiah 40-55. The combination of the themes of creation and redemption is another characteristic of Isaiah 40-55. Furthermore, monotheistic view on God is fully developed here. The God is no more the God of Israel but God of Universe. God the Creator of the Universe has authority over all nations; the Creator will sovereign over the history of all nations. Also God is the Holy one. The term, “God, the Holy One of Israel” appears 24 times in Isaiah. Isaiah of the Exile provides the messages of consolation and hope to the people in the Exile. The figures of the Servant of Yahweh and Woman Zion represent the history of suffering. The prophet understands the fall of Jerusalem as the fulfillment of divine judgment. God as mother, however, consoles the people under agony and promises the New Exodus. Deliverance of Israel from the Babylonia is understood as new creation. Israelites are required that they no longer remember the old things because God will make new things.

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