The City's Walls Are Salvation, Not Stone
Isaiah's song contrasts two cities through the logic of emotion rather than cold intellect—a distinction Maclaren emphasizes as equally sound as abstract reasoning, merely operating...
This is historical examples on divine protection and true citizenship, drawing on Isaiah 26:1-10.
Isaiah's song contrasts two cities through the logic of emotion rather than cold intellect—a distinction Maclaren emphasizes as equally sound as abstract reasoning, merely operating by different laws. Jerusalem's rocky peninsula becomes the symbol, but the true city of God transcends geography. It is invisible yet more real than the fleeting present, which we mistake for reality. The things above are the things which truly are; earthly things are but shadows.…
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