Texts · 20 · Jonah
Good news for Judah became bad news
Some of the oldest prophecies announced the destruction of the northern kingdom, which was good news for Judah. Later scribes extended the judgment to Judah too.
Old oracles gained new meanings after disaster.
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Isaiah 8 first foretells the fall of Damascus and Samaria, Judah's enemies. A supplement adds that the flood will sweep on into Judah 'up to the neck.' Without such reinterpretations, there'd be no prophetic books.
Bible reference: Isaiah 8:1–8
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 320–321
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