The striking command—'Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old'—paradoxically follows biblical references to exodus and then commands Israel to forget them. The command not to 'remember' former deliverances suggests that the new restoration will so surpass the old that it will eclipse previous divine acts in significance. The dismissal of 'things of old' is radical: it suggests that Israel must relinquish dependence on past experience and open themselves to unprecedented divine action. This verse prepares Israel for a salvation that will transcend even the greatest historical memory.

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