Introduction: Does God expect us to un-fathom what this is all about? The are 2 more beasts and some perfect 7’s to come after this; seven angels, seven plagues, seven bowls of God’s wrath! Maybe we won’t understand it perfectly but I am convinced that we will be blessed if we look honestly and prayerfullyContinue reading “Revelation 13: 11-18….The wolf in disguise?”
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Revelation 13: 1-10….Is this a Fairy Tale?
Introduction: My honest answer to the question in the title is ‘no’! 1 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. 2 And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet wereContinue reading “Revelation 13: 1-10….Is this a Fairy Tale?”
Isaiah 44: 23-28….This needs an Accompanying Orchestra!
23 Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done it;shout, O depths of the earth;break forth into singing, O mountains,O forest, and every tree in it! – The orchestra is made up of planets and stars, mountains and forest trees playing triumphant gloriously uplifting music to accompany the many reasons for which God is toContinue reading “Isaiah 44: 23-28….This needs an Accompanying Orchestra!”
Isaiah 44: 18-22….The stupidity of Idolatry!
18 They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand. 19 No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, “Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; IContinue reading “Isaiah 44: 18-22….The stupidity of Idolatry!”
Isaiah 44: 9-17….Who makes their own god?
Introduction: We need metal workers and carpenters, although much of the work is done by robots these days. We have a credenza which was inherited from my wife’s great aunts. I have a ‘bought, assembled by me,’ desk. You guess which is the better quality! Some people like to worship God by walking in beautifulContinue reading “Isaiah 44: 9-17….Who makes their own god?”
Isaiah 44: 1-8….This is such a comfort to read!
1 “But now hear, O Jacob my servant,Israel whom I have chosen!2 Thus says the LORD who made you,who formed you from the womb and will help you:Fear not, O Jacob my servant,Jeshurun whom I have chosen. – ‘Jeshurun‘ isn’t a person’s name! It is a loving title meaning something like ‘My Beloved’ or inContinue reading “Isaiah 44: 1-8….This is such a comfort to read!”
Isaiah 43: 22-28….The Old way of thinking which is to be forsaken!
22 “Yet you did not call upon me, O Jacob;but you have been weary of me, O Israel!23 You have not brought me your sheep for burnt offerings,or honored me with your sacrifices.I have not burdened you with offerings,or wearied you with frankincense.24 You have not bought me sweet cane with money,or satisfied me withContinue reading “Isaiah 43: 22-28….The Old way of thinking which is to be forsaken!”
Isaiah 43: 14-21….It needs the eye of Faith to see it!
Introduction: The coloured portions of today’s reading let us know a) who is speaking, b) what the listening attitude of the hearers is to be, and c) God’s aim, His purpose in acting this way! The portion in black is poetical and needs background context and some study to understand. Remember that those of JudeaContinue reading “Isaiah 43: 14-21….It needs the eye of Faith to see it!”
Isaiah 43: 8-13….God speaks to the Whole World!
8 Bring out the people who are blind, yet have eyes,who are deaf, yet have ears! – Remember that ‘there are none so blind as those who will not see nor deaf as those who will not here’. It was as true then as it is today!9 All the nations gather together,and the peoples assemble.Continue reading “Isaiah 43: 8-13….God speaks to the Whole World!”
Isaiah 43: 1-7….Does God really promise this much to Israel?
Introduction: God is speaking directly to the people whom He had promised to Abraham, Isaac and to Jacob/Israel. The nation was brought into being, led out of slavery in Egypt in the 13th Century before Christ! 1 But now thus says the LORDhe who created you, O Jacob,he who formed you, O Israel:“Fear not, forContinue reading “Isaiah 43: 1-7….Does God really promise this much to Israel?”