This miracle has an amazing parallel in a Jewish tradition concerning another water-going vessel—Noach’s ark—and how it was lit when it was sealed shut.
These Isaiah excerpts are uniquely interesting because they show clear signs of descending from the ancient scribal tradition of the Book of Isaiah. In some cases, the Brass Plates versions of Isaiah differ from the standard Masoretic text found in modern Bibles…when the Brass Plates version differs from the Masoretic (Biblical) text, the Brass Plates version often proves to match other ancient sources better than the current Biblical text does.