Introduction: Context is always important. The beginning of this prophecy is speaking directly to Cyrus. God tells Cyrus how He will use him, a ‘foreigner’, to perform His divine will. The last words before today’s passage are, ‘I am the LORD, and there is no other. I form light and create darkness; I make well-beingContinue reading “Isaiah 45: 8-13….To whom is God answerable?”
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Isaiah 32: 9-20….What is this all about?
9 Rise up, you women who are at ease, hear my voice;you complacent daughters, give ear to my speech.10 In little more than a yearyou will shudder, you complacent women;for the grape harvest fails,the fruit harvest will not come. – things are going to change! Are you concerned?11 Tremble, you women who are at ease,shudder,Continue reading “Isaiah 32: 9-20….What is this all about?”
1 John 3: 1-10….Is John making it too simple?
1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yetContinue reading “1 John 3: 1-10….Is John making it too simple?”