1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness,and princes will rule in justice.2 Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,a shelter from the storm,like streams of water in a dry place,like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.3 Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,andContinue reading “Isaiah 32: 1-8….A word not commonly heard – may be because rarely seen displayed!”
Category Archives: Isaiah
Isaiah 31: 1-9….Think deeply! You foolish people!
1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for helpand rely on horses,who trust in chariots because they are manyand in horsemen because they are very strong,but do not look to the Holy One of Israelor consult the LORD! – Do you really think that horses (even attached to chariots and driven by theContinue reading “Isaiah 31: 1-9….Think deeply! You foolish people!”
Isaiah 30: 27-33….Can we describe God’s nature in just one word?
Introduction: Isaiah could have helped me more by placing dates or some clear markers as to whom various prophecies are made. He could have even helped a lot by telling us as to what time he was prophesying about – the immediate, at the time of the Messiah, or when the Messiah (Jesus) returns! AndContinue reading “Isaiah 30: 27-33….Can we describe God’s nature in just one word?”
Isaiah 30: 19-26….A Planned Future.
Often real education begins after you have finished your study for your desired degree. Experience versus theory needs to be weighed up. Politicians like degrees. Life requires experience! I know paper qualified doctors whom I would avoid!
Isaiah 30: 12-18….Who is God?
Insisting on doing it your way is frequently a recipe for disaster!
Isaiah 30: 1-11….When will you learn?
Introduction: We are back in Isaiah again! Just over 2 weeks ago we read how God had driven out the oppressors and released Israel back to where it should be – a nation under God called to be His special people doing His will and walking in His way! How long will it last thatContinue reading “Isaiah 30: 1-11….When will you learn?”
Isaiah 29; 14-24….God’s Blessing!
14 therefore, behold, I will againdo wonderful things with this people,with wonder upon wonder;and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.”15 Ah, you who hide deep from the LORD your counsel,whose deeds are in the dark,and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”16 YouContinue reading “Isaiah 29; 14-24….God’s Blessing!”
Isaiah 29: 11-16….God speaks to the Residents of Jerusalem.
Introduction: Language wise, in English, I’m comfortable. Trying to learn a couple of other languages, at school, Latin and French and, in my work. Amharic, I note that sentence order varies. Reading the Bible I find the same. In translations they seem to follow the original sentence pattern. In reading the Bible we sometimes haveContinue reading “Isaiah 29: 11-16….God speaks to the Residents of Jerusalem.”
Isaiah 29: 1-10….The prophet – a Master of Imagery!
Introduction: As you probably know -el at the end of Jewish words ‘means God’. Thus Daniel means God judges, Gabriel means God’s Strong Man. Here we have Ariel tying together the two words for lion and God. Used as a name for Jerusalem in this prophecy it refers to Jerusalem because of the Power ofContinue reading “Isaiah 29: 1-10….The prophet – a Master of Imagery!”
Isaiah 28: 23-29….Do city kids know where milk comes from?
23 Give ear, and hear my voice;give attention, and hear my speech.24 Does he who plows for sowing plow continually?Does he continually open and harrow his ground?25 When he has leveled its surface,does he not scatter dill, sow cumin,and put in wheat in rowsand barley in its proper place,and emmer as the border? – EmmerContinue reading “Isaiah 28: 23-29….Do city kids know where milk comes from?”
As I read it! 