Isaiah 63:7-9

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• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • Part 40, On the Incarnation of the Word, Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 318.
  • Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "The prophet speaks this to move the people to remember God's benefits in times past, that they may be confirmed in their troubles."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "The only-begotten Son of the Father became the Angel or Messenger of his love; thus he redeemed and bare them with tenderness."
  • From Wesley's Notes.
  • The Tender Mercies of God, Edward Griffin, c. 1830.
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
  • "Exposition of Isaiah 63-64," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1892.
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
  • Isaiah 63:7-9, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
  • Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
    • "The coming of the Lord is, at its heart, no romantic story of a cherub-like child born in innocent but rustic surrounds... The coming of the Lord is always in the midst of the most horrid, bloody endeavours humans can conceive to execute against even the most innocent."
  • Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "This 'hesed' (steadfast love) of God is what brings forth our praises."
  • "The Presence that Saves," Expository Essay, Dr. William R. Long.
    • "It is God's love and compassion that motivated the deliverance."
  • Isaiah 63-64, The Dark Side of God: Considerations for Preaching and Teaching, Richard Nysse, Texts in Context, Word & World, Luther Seminary, 1997.
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  • Bautch, Richard J., "An Appraisal of Abraham's Role in Postexilic Covenants," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2009.
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  • Burnett, Joel S., "The Question of Divine Absence in Israelite and West Semitic Religion," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2005.
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  • Copenhaver, Martin B., "Jesus' Other Parent," Journal for Preachers, 2007. (Sermon)
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  • Niskanen, Paul, "YHWH as Father, Redeemer, and Potter in Isaiah 63:7-64:11," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2006.
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  • Reid, Stephen Breck, "A Time for Dangerous Memory, Isaiah 63:7-64:11," Brethren Life and Thought, 2007.
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  • Webster, Edwin C., "The Rhetoric of Isaiah 63-65," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1990.
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  • Winter, P., "Isaiah 63:9 (Gk.) and the Passover Haggadah," Vetus Testamentum, 1954.
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• Sermons:
  • "Recollection," Dr. Marguerite Shuster, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1996.
  • "Being There," John Jewell, 2001.
• Reviews:
  • Review: Leszek Ruszkowski, Volk und Gemeinde im Wandel: Eine Untersuchung zu Jesaja 56-66. (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2000) Review by Roy D. Wells in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. (Review is in English.)
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  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Isaiah 63:9. The Cyber Hymnal.
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