Editing Book of Isaiah (section)

=== Holiness, righteousness, and God's plan ===
God's plan for the world is based on his choice of Jerusalem as the place where he will manifest himself, and of the line of [[David]] as his earthly representative – a theme that may possibly have originated with Jerusalem's reprieve from [[Assyrian siege of Jerusalem|Assyrian attack]] in 701 BCE.{{sfn|Petersen|2002|pp=91–94}} God is "the holy one of Israel"; justice and righteousness are the qualities that mark the essence of God, and Israel has offended God through unrighteousness.{{sfn|Petersen|2002|pp=89–90}} Isaiah speaks out for the poor and the oppressed and against corrupt princes and judges, but unlike the prophets [[book of Amos|Amos]] and [[book of Micah|Micah]] he roots righteousness not in Israel's covenant with God but in God's holiness.{{sfn|Petersen|2002|pp=89–90}}