Prophet Isaiah, Michelangelo (Sistine Chapel, the Vatican, 1508 to 1512)
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.
For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.
Isaiah 10:20-22
The prophecy has been fulfilled. Israel is no more. Only one remnant will be saved, and it will certainly not be the mighty ones who govern it and have led it to its end. What matters now is to know that remnant, where it is and how it will survive.
Giorgio Agamben: The remnant of Israel
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.
The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.
For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.
Isaiah 10:20-22
The prophecy has been fulfilled. Israel is no more. Only one remnant will be saved, and it will certainly not be the mighty ones who govern it and have led it to its end. What matters now is to know that remnant, where it is and how it will survive.
18 February 2025
Source: Quodlibet