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Isaiah: A Covenant to be Kept for the Sake of the Church (Focus on the Bible) Paperback – September 20, 2011

by Allan Harman (Author)
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Isaiah has been called the ‘fifth gospel’. Why? Because in it God speaks through his prophet of his people’s departure from truth, the need for repentance and the redemption provided by a coming saviour. Isaiah’s imagery is some of the most beautiful, and terrifying, in the Bible.

It was written in the 8th century BC at a time of material prosperity. This wealth had brought increased literacy and so God’s people could be brought back by a book of 66 chapters to understand a world that had spiritual, as well as physical, dimensions.

This is a key Old Testament book, as well as charting a key change in the life of God’s people it provides some of the most important prophecies fulfilled only in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. Its lessons for the contemporary church are particularly apt.

Too often modern commentaries become a discussion between commentators rather than an exploration of what the text has to say to contemporary readers. Allan Harman’s methods follow those of Leon Morris and Allan McRae in that he devotes most of his energy to discovering what God is saying through his prophet, rather than what we are saying amongst ourselves.

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"Allan Harman's exegetical judgement is very reliable and he faces difficulties in the text frankly, discussing them helpfully."

-- Geoffrey Grogan, author of Isaiah in ‘The Expositor’s Bible Commentary’ series ( (1925-2011), Principal of Glasgow Bible College and well-respected author)

'This is quite a remarkable commentary in the Focus on the Bible series. Within the space of 416 pages we have a very clear introduction to and exposition of the large Book of Isaiah. The exposition reads simply and has a freshness about it that is very pleasing. Highly recommended.'

-- RSW, The Presbyterian Banner

"Outstanding. What I mean by that is that he has been able to do the work of a first class exegete, yet make it understandable to a wide audience. As I train my theological students in the prophets of the Bible I will send them to this book immediately."

-- John D. Currid, Carl McMurray Professor of Old Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary (Chancellor’s Professor of Old Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi)

'With Allan Harman's 'Isaiah' before me, I know what the saying means that 'even a cat can look at the queen'! His work has made me wish wholeheartedly that I could start all over again. The detailed interpretative work is superb, and Harman's defence of the unity of Isaiah is robust (to say the least), and, in my view, unanswerable. I thrill to a commentator whose prime aim is to understand and explain the Hebrew Text, not just to distil the opinions of others. Thank God for this book - and its author.'

-- Alec Motyer ((1924–2016) Well known Bible expositor and commentary writer)

About the Author

Allan Harman has had a life-time interest in exposition of the biblical text. He is Research Professor at the Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. He has lectured and preached in many countries and served as the senior editor of the Reformed Theological Review, Australia's oldest theological journal until he retired at the end of 2013.Research Professor of Old Testament, Presbyterian Theological College, Melbourne, Australia

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Christian Focus (September 20, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1845500539
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1845500535
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.37 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 1.5 x 9.25 inches
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S. Thompson
4.0 out of 5 stars Not what I thought I was getting
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I've read a number of commentaries in this series and have greatly appreciated them: Ralph Davis' work on Joshua through 2 Kings, Belcher's commentary on Genesis, Betts' work on Amos. and Barrick in Ecclesiastes. The style of this commentary is very different from those ... they are more expository, great as devotional aids or small group aids. It's been my favorite series of Old Testament commentaries to use as a devotional guide.

Harman is noticeably different ... he has basically written an exegetical commentary. There is nothing wrong with exegetical commentaries (I have many of them) but it's not what I thought I was getting. If you're looking for an exegetical commentary, get Motyer, Young, and Oswalt. Harman is not bad at all, he is just much less thorough as an exegete than those giants.

That said, as an exegetical commentator, Harman is very clear. He interacts with the Hebrew regularly, but it's not an impediment to somebody who doesn't know Hebrew. His explanations are very much in clear English, and that is helpful indeed. His discussion of the very controverial Immenuel passage in chapter 7, for example, is certainly aware of all of the issues in interpretation, but he deals with the text primarily in English and as necessary offers alternative English translations which make his position more clear.

As I said, my primary complaint here is that this commentary just doesn't fit in this series.
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DrPhilS
4.0 out of 5 stars Concise yet thoughtful
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You will find Harman's commentary one that you consistently reach for on your shelf. More in depth than Buksbazen, but not as detailed as Young or Oswalt. Worthy of your time and money. Along the lines of Grogan in vol. 6 of Gaebelein's Expositor's set.
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