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Information for this article: "THE CREATION OF DARKNESS AND EVIL (ISAIAH 45:6C-7)"
Tina Dykesteen Nilsen
Revue Biblique (1946-)
Vol. 115, No. 1 (JANVIER 2008), pp. 5-25.
Furthermore, see http://christianthinktank.com/iamwrong1.html
Note the comments made here: https://bible.org/seriespage/13-knowledge-lord-isaiah-4424-4525
6 comments:
https://www.iep.utm.edu/envi-eth/
https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1509/
So the meaning isn't necessarily the one that is readily available and be based on the point of view of the one the evil is being directed at. I think 2 Thes. 1:6-9 is a good example of what kind of evil is brought and towards who. But it is not the creation of the quality of evil. So it is based on the contexts of the whole discussion.
Philip, yes, we must read Isaiah 45:7 in context. Insight has a helpful entry for this subject and most other sources I've read say Isaiah was not influenced by some dualistic scheme from Persia (i.e., Zoroastrianism). Jehovah was specifically talking about what he did to his name people and as you mention, 2 Thess 1:6-9 could have similar application in our day.
What did God mean when said he hid his face from Israel?
Micah 3:4, Deuteronomy 31:16, 17, Deuteronomy 32:20
I don't think you can interpret that language literally: to speak of God's "face" is to use an anthropomorphism. The divine face often refers to God's presence. So God hiding his face would mean that he withdraws his presence or spirit from his people. But if they repent, God comes out of hiding a it were. See Isaiah 54 for a good account of hiding and revealing.
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