“A Throne Will Be Established in Steadfast Love”: Welcoming Refugees and the Davidic Kingdom in Isaiah 16:1–5

All commentators agree that Isaiah 16:1–5 is about refugees, yet the passage’s implications for forced migration have not yet been investigated. This article argues that it contains a prophetic call by Isaiah, speaking with God’s authority, that Jerusalem should welcome the Moabite refugees who have...

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Autor principal:	Aspray Barnabas
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Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	isaiah refugees forced migration social justice messianic prophecy Religion (General) BL1-50
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f1c16240dfc04a4f9623cc54e4b711262021-12-05T14:11:01Z“A Throne Will Be Established in Steadfast Love”: Welcoming Refugees and the Davidic Kingdom in Isaiah 16:1–52300-657910.1515/opth-2020-0169https://doaj.org/article/f1c16240dfc04a4f9623cc54e4b711262021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2020-0169https://doaj.org/toc/2300-6579All commentators agree that Isaiah 16:1–5 is about refugees, yet the passage’s implications for forced migration have not yet been investigated. This article argues that it contains a prophetic call by Isaiah, speaking with God’s authority, that Jerusalem should welcome the Moabite refugees who have fled there for safety. Isaiah tells Jerusalem that by welcoming these refugees they are participating in the coming of a Kingdom and a Davidic King who will rule with justice, righteousness, love, and faithfulness.Aspray BarnabasDe Gruyterarticleisaiahrefugeesforced migrationsocial justicemessianic prophecyReligion (General)BL1-50ENOpen Theology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 426-444 (2021)
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description	All commentators agree that Isaiah 16:1–5 is about refugees, yet the passage’s implications for forced migration have not yet been investigated. This article argues that it contains a prophetic call by Isaiah, speaking with God’s authority, that Jerusalem should welcome the Moabite refugees who have fled there for safety. Isaiah tells Jerusalem that by welcoming these refugees they are participating in the coming of a Kingdom and a Davidic King who will rule with justice, righteousness, love, and faithfulness.
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title	“A Throne Will Be Established in Steadfast Love”: Welcoming Refugees and the Davidic Kingdom in Isaiah 16:1–5
title_short	“A Throne Will Be Established in Steadfast Love”: Welcoming Refugees and the Davidic Kingdom in Isaiah 16:1–5
title_full	“A Throne Will Be Established in Steadfast Love”: Welcoming Refugees and the Davidic Kingdom in Isaiah 16:1–5
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“A Throne Will Be Established in Steadfast Love”: Welcoming Refugees and the Davidic Kingdom in Isaiah 16:1–5

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