The Flowery Crown That Cannot Withstand the Storm
Isaiah speaks with fiery indignation at the moral rottenness of Samaria, fastening upon drunkenness not as the only sin, but because it displays in grossest...
This is historical examples on divine judgment and false security through material beauty, drawing on Isaiah 28:1-13.
Isaiah speaks with fiery indignation at the moral rottenness of Samaria, fastening upon drunkenness not as the only sin, but because it displays in grossest form the corruption lurking beneath apparent beauty. The prophet's central image is devastating: Samaria itself is a sparkling coronet, a flowery wreath twined upon the brow of its fertile hill, where revellers twist garlands in their hair during their orgies.…
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