a. Outline:

II Trust: Basis of Servanthood 7-39

A. No Trust – But  7-12

B. Lessons in Trust  13-35

1. Don’t trust the Nations 13-23

2. Yahweh, Sovereign of the Nations 24-27

3. Woe to Those Who Will not Wait 28-33

4. Conclusion: Desert or Garden? 34-35

b. Setting:

c. Features:

i. Repetition of “woe”

ii. Progressively changing proportions of human leadership and divine kingship.

iii. Recurring theme of trust, with progressively more focus on trust in Egypt.

d. Content:

a. Alas for blind leaders 28.

i. In Samaria 28:1-13

ii. In Jerusalem 28:14-29

b. Alas for “Ariel” 29:1-14.

c. Alas for those who try to hide their plans 29:15-24.

d. Alas for those whose plans are not Yahweh’s 30:1-33.

e. Alas for those who look to Egypt for help 31:1 – 32:20.

i. Assyria will fall by no human sword 31:1-9

ii. A king will reign in righteousness 32:1-20

f. Alas for “The Betrayer” 33.