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Isaiah 16 The scene has changed – Isaiah is now prophecying a Moabite cabinet meeting at Susa. Moab is fearful like Judah of the Assyrians so Isaiah “listens in” on their plans v1-4 Verse 5 shows what could be if they came to the Lord – love, faithfulness, justice and righteousness. It’s also a Messianic […]
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Isaiah 15 This makes for pretty difficult reading because there are so many place names we have never heard of and because it is a crescendo of horror climaxing in Dibon becoming Dimon (to echo the Hebrew word for blood dam)! The place names aren’t in a logical order moving north to south, east to […]
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Isaiah 14 The announcement of salvation for Israel/Jacob in the midst of judgement passages for the nations around and world system show us that the words are for Israel’s ears. They are their to remind her that whatever happens, her final destiny is secure, because God shapes history. He will judge and save! For us […]
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Isaiah 13 Israel was being threatened on her borders (nothing changes then) and chapter 13 is a prophecy concerning Babylon. I believe in prophecy, so obviously Isaiah can prophecy about events hundreds of years before they happen. Babylon wasn’t currently a threat in the time of Isaiah but had been and would be again. Babylon […]
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Isaiah 11 “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse” – from one stump as little shoot grows that becomes a branch that bears fruit – Isaiah is writing about Jesus, born in obscurity over 2000 years ago now with no status but lineage in a failed ancient dynasty Verse 2 Jesus […]
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Isaiah 10:5-34 If you have been following my posts on Isaiah, you will have seen that Assyria was being used by God to discipline the Northern Tribes of Israel. Verse 5 “Ah Assyria. the rod of my anger; the staff in their hands is my fury!” – God is sovereign – He is the ultimate […]
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Isaiah 9:8-10:4 This passage has a lot to say about the anger of God (9:12,17,21:10:4) and His fury (9:19,10:5). God who is the most loving person in the Bible is also the angriest. The bible tells us God is love, it never says God is anger. Ch 1-5 the disaster that people are Ch 6 […]
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Isaiah 8-9:7 The passage finishes with the zeal of the Lord will accomplish this. The image of Jesus weak and tea drinking is wrong. Yes he is meek (strength brought under control) but He is also zealous and brave – He will accomplish! God is not wishy washy – He is on fire for the […]
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Isaiah has had an encounter with God and no longer has a divided heart – but King Ahaz has still got a divided heart. It was a crisis moment in Judah – still loyal to the Davidic dynasty of Jerusalem. 200 yrs before the kingdom had split in two – then ten Northern tribes of […]