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The name before witnesses. NARRATIVE | Isaiah is told to inscribe the name Maher-shalal-hash-baz on a large tablet. Uriah and Zechariah are named as faithful witnesses. The artwork leaves the writing surface angled away; the exact name is in the Scripture alongside this panel.
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Isaiah 8:1-2

The name before witnesses

Signs in a Darkening Land · Isaiah 8

Story guide: The name before witnesses. NARRATIVE | Isaiah is told to inscribe the name Maher-shalal-hash-baz on a large tablet.

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1Then Yahweh said to me, “Take for yourself a large tablet and write on it with an ordinary stylus: ‘Maher-shalal-hash-baz.’”

2And I will take for myself faithful witnesses: Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.

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