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Fear God and Head His Word
This passage predicts the fall of Israel and Syria to Assyria, which actually fell in 732 BC and 722 BC (vv. 1-4). On a large scroll Isaiah recorded the name of his son to be born. His name, Maher- Shadol-Hash-Baz, is the longest personal name in the Bible (v. 1). Thi …