What OT text is the first quotation ("I will put my trust in him") in Hebrews 2:13 drawn from?
I have seen 2 Samuel 22:3, Psalm 18:2, Isaiah 8:17 and Isaiah 12:2 listed as places that meet the demand as far as content and language.
Isaiah 8:17 has gotten the most votes in what I've read; but John Owen objects to it on the grounds that "trust" is not a good translation of the word there, and also raises the interesting objection that the formula introducing the next quotation from Isaiah 8:18 ("and again - kai palin") is not necessary if Hebrews is making one continuous quotation. He suggests Psalm 18:2, adding that the LXX translation of "hope" is incorrect
No one seems to consider that 2 Samuel 22:3 or Isaiah 12:2 are strong contenders, though I'm not sure why: I suppose because there's nothing to recommend them over the other options.
There is an interesting argument mentioned by George Guthrie in favor of Isaiah 8:17. In Hebrews 2:12 there is a quotation from Psalm 22:22; a little later (v.24) mention is made of God not hiding His face; in Isaiah 8:17 just before the phrase that's quoted in Hebrews it talks about God hiding His face from the house of Israel.
So what do you think? And whichever view you take, how do you answer the objections to it?
I have seen 2 Samuel 22:3, Psalm 18:2, Isaiah 8:17 and Isaiah 12:2 listed as places that meet the demand as far as content and language.
Isaiah 8:17 has gotten the most votes in what I've read; but John Owen objects to it on the grounds that "trust" is not a good translation of the word there, and also raises the interesting objection that the formula introducing the next quotation from Isaiah 8:18 ("and again - kai palin") is not necessary if Hebrews is making one continuous quotation. He suggests Psalm 18:2, adding that the LXX translation of "hope" is incorrect
No one seems to consider that 2 Samuel 22:3 or Isaiah 12:2 are strong contenders, though I'm not sure why: I suppose because there's nothing to recommend them over the other options.
There is an interesting argument mentioned by George Guthrie in favor of Isaiah 8:17. In Hebrews 2:12 there is a quotation from Psalm 22:22; a little later (v.24) mention is made of God not hiding His face; in Isaiah 8:17 just before the phrase that's quoted in Hebrews it talks about God hiding His face from the house of Israel.
So what do you think? And whichever view you take, how do you answer the objections to it?
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