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'If you do not believe, you will not remain'

Isaiah tells King Ahaz to stay calm: within sixty-five years, Ephraim will be shattered. Ahaz doesn't believe and pays Assyria instead.

Faith as political counsel.

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Hebrew wordplay links 'believe' and 'remain': trust is the condition for endurance.

Bible reference: Isaiah 7:9

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 94–95

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