Publication Data: Brookline, MA: Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2008
Format: softcover
Number of Pages: 348
Dimensions (l × w × h): 22.9 cm × 15.4 cm × 2.3 cm
ISBN: 978‒1‒885652‒95‒9
Cyril of Alexandria
Translated with an Introduction by Robert Charles Hill
Volume II of Commentary on Isaiah
“After fully completing the account of the Babylonians and the Philistines, he shifts the prophecy in turn to Moab, that is, to[...]the capital of the Moabites, the whole country and the kingdom itself. They were a barbarous nation, hateful to God, doubtless because of being utterly devoted to the worship of the idols, with complete trust in magical skills, opposition to the glory of God, and intense hostility to the people of Israel. For instance, when they were freed from the Egyptians’ oppression and reached the land of promise, they almost perished, thanks to the scheme of Balak, who was king of the Moabites at the time. Scripture records it in Numbers in these terms: ‘All the people of Israel camped to the west of Moab across the Jordan from Jericho. Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites, and Moab was in great dread of the people because they were numerous.’ Then what was the scheme he hatched? He bribed Balaam of Mesopotamia, a false prophet and augur, and then urged him in the words, Curse Israel for me, ‘for I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed.’ Though some of the forms of quackery were practiced by him, with erection of altars and offering of sacrifices, Balak’s hope was dashed and his purpose frustrated when the man who had been hired to curse Israel unexpectedly blessed it.”
—“Commentary on Isaiah: Chapter Fifteen”
CONTENTS
Commentary on Isaiah
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Notes
General Index
Index of Biblical Citations
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