Isaiah Meanderings (4): Ch 3 i/iii - Reflecting on 'Women' and 'Children' and Biased Usage in Isaiah

Easily, the Old Testament's powerfully liberating (freeing) voice is lost to our ears when we encounter offensive expressions and attitudes. God is not at war with a culture that is deeply broken and damaged. God is wanting, instead, to lead Israel, with their cultural limitations, into increasing right representation of the 'good' that was spoken at creation. But the opposite has occurred. Israel is far from righteously representing God...and God uses fierce language to make this point.