Die by Fire (Isaiah 66: 16): A Study of Divine Justice in Old Testament and in African Yoruba Context
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2024
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International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJFMR)
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This article attempts to reread Isaiah 66: 16 in the light of divine justice with reference to African Yoruba culture in Nigeria. The study examines the text and its recipient with the view to survey various uses of fire in ancient Israel and in the African Yoruba tradition. African Biblical Hermeneutics which makes the Bible relevant at any time and situation was used for the study. It was discovered that fire communicated divine presence and was a medium of divine justice in the Old Testament and the African Yoruba tradition. In African Yoruba tradition a divinity called Sango is believe to a messenger of the gods whose appearance was marked with fire, lightning and thunder as he executes judgement on the wicked. The African Yoruba Christian, in view of their background called down fire to consume their enemies whenever they are faced with difficult situations.