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11“All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish.” This verse sits in the middle of the section of Isaiah that extends comfort to the people of God. They may be in the middle of a crisis, their own exile from their country,Continue reading “15Sept 2011 Isaiah 41:11”

8“The world of the LORD you have spoken is good,” Hezekiah replied. For he thought, “There will peace and security in my lifetime.” Shortsighted and selfish motives seem to captivate our day. But this is not a new phenomenon. As our passage shows, king Hezekiah was thinking only of himself. He traded the future safetyContinue reading “14Sept 2011 Isaiah 39:8”

17until I come and take you to a land like your own–a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards. There is always a “until” when you make a deal with your enemy. The king of Assyria has invaded the land of Israel and captured all the cities except Jerusalem. NowContinue reading “13Sept 2011 Isaiah 36:17”

24No one living in Zion will say, “I am ill”; and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven. Right in the middle of this passage that details the coming judgment on Israel, the LORD drops these words of hope. They almost seem impossible in contrast to the terrible things that will beContinue reading “12Sept 2011 Isaiah 33:24”

13The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.” One of the fundamental challenges of all times is bridging the gap between head and heart, intensionsContinue reading “11Sept 2011 Isaiah 29:13”

6He will be a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, a source of strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate. In the middle of Isaiah’s “woe” to Ephraim, these verses jump out like a beacon of light in a dark cave. In the middle of all the destructionContinue reading “10Sept 2011 Isaiah 28:6”

3You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Peace in the middle of destruction. Is that possible? Isaiah is delivering a very strong message about the coming judgment to the nations of his day. No one who reads the words recorded there would want to live throughContinue reading “9Sept 2011 Isaiah 26:3”

11You built a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the Old Pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or have regard for the One who planned it long ago. It is amazing to me that people will do just about anything to not admit that they needContinue reading “8Sept 2011 Isaiah 22:11”

22The LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; he will strike them and heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and he will respond to their pleas and heal them. Anytime the LORD brings some kind of judgment He wants repentance to be the result. Even in the middle of judgment, the Lord wantsContinue reading “7Sept 2011 Isaiah 19:22”

12How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations. This verse is often quoted in reference to the fall of Satan from heaven. This may very well be a fit description of that fall, but itsContinue reading “6Sept 2011 Isaiah 14:12”