Beauty in the Future Tense: The Quiet Binyanim of Isaiah’s Vision
בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא יִֽהְיֶה֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות לַעֲטֶ֣רֶת צְבִ֔י וְלִצְפִירַ֖ת תִּפְאָרָ֑ה לִשְׁאָ֖ר עַמֹּֽו׃ (Isaiah 28:5) In that day YHWH of Hosts shall be for a crown of beauty and for a diadem of glory to the remnant of His people A Verse of Becoming, Not Doing Isaiah 28:5 delivers a poetic promise: in the midst of judgment…