Rebel tool

Rebel tool (registered trademark of Eastman Whipstock) A tool designed to prevent and correct lateral drift (walk) of the bit tool. It consists of two paddles on a common shaft that are designed to push the bit in the desired direction. 

In Isa 46 8-11, trial terminology is applied, where Yhwh defends himself against an accusation by appealing to his former acts as proofs for what he will do also in the future. It is as if the rebels have called into question that he is God and that Cyrus is his tool in making a change. Yhwh sums up by proclaiming that his decision will become effective What he has said pi.)... 

Also, while the people are called rebels in v. 8, in v. 12 Israel is characterized as stubborn of heart (cf 48 4) and as far from righteousness. This is contrasted in v. 13, where Yhwh s righteousness is near and the deity gives deliverance in Zion and his glory to Israel (cf. 45 21). The depiction of Cyrus as Yhwh s tool to dehver Israel shows that the deity works through the other. Simultaneously, Yhwh cannot be without the rebellious and stubborn Israel, who carries his righteousness, deliverance, and glory (v. 13). 

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