Chapters 15 & 16 Summary and Analysis

In Chapter 15: The Isaiah 9:10 Effect, Ana and Nouriel take a walk as he tells her about the second part. While working on a project in Lower Manhattan, he stopped in front of the New York Stock Exchange where he heard the prophet's voice for the first time in several years as he announced it is time to begin the second part of the mystery. Isaiah 9:11 follows Isaiah 9:10, stating, "Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and spur his enemies on" (page 133). Since the nation does not return to God, a second shaking follows the first, ushering in the second by fulfilling the vow. The efforts to prevent a second disaster fail because the nation tries to solve the problem by dealing with its symptoms instead of the underlying problem; the problem is the nation's separation from...