Islands

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=120 BGCOLOR="#FFCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0443f781egdyul.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#009900" FACE="Arial" ><B>Proclaim His Praise in the Islands - the Hallowells</B></FONT> <B> </B><B>|    </B><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Proclaim His Praise in the Islands the "><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=360 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Islands</div> <div> OK, we are aware that the word translated "islands" in the NIV could mean "coastlands" and refers literally to the islands and coastlands of the Mediterranean Sea.  Isaiah the author would not be aware of the 7107 islands of the Philippines when he wrote these words.   </div> <bR> <div> The <I>Expositors Bible Commentary Old Testament</I> notes that the phrase "the islands of the sea.. often refers to Gentiles considered collectively" in Isaiah.  (see commentary on Isaiah 24:15).  </div> <bR> <div> In the context of the whole book of Isaiah and the whole of scripture, it is clear that God desires praise from all people everywhere.  And that certainly includes the islands of the Philippines.  We have not based our call to serve in the Philippines on this verse.  But the verse does encourage us and does summarize much of what we believe, for many other reasons, that God has called us to do.  So, we have used it for the title of our web site.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> by Jay and Amor Hallowell</div> <div> Last update: July 21, 2002</div> <div> --------------------------------- end of Hallowell content ----------------------------------------------</div> </td> </tr></table></body>