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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Behold My servant — Isaiah 41-43
Well, we continue with one of my favorite sections of Isaiah. There’s so much in these chapters that deal with not only God’s mercy on Israel returning from exile (the remnant) but also (by means of double fulfillment of prophecy) … Continue reading
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Tagged fear, gentle, lion, Messiah
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Behold your God — Isaiah 38-40
Oh, boy! Today we get into one of my favorite sections of Isaiah. There’s enough here to dwell on for pages and pages — but I’ll spare you my gushes! Let’s get down to the text… Hezekiah’s illness — chapters … Continue reading
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Tagged forgiveness, God's word, Hezekiah, illness, prayer, waiting
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Highway of Holiness — Isaiah 34-37
It’s a great day to be in New England! God’s handiwork in nature — from the temps to the clear blue sky, to the beautifully turning foliage — are what make us say, “The best things in life are free.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Highway of holiness, holiness, hope, judgment, love, New England, Remnant, reward
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Who ya gonna call? — Isaiah 31-33
No, it’s not that I just recently watched “Ghost Busters”, it the saying just seemed to go along with the context and sense of Isaiah 31. This and other things that we read about in today’s Bible reading have very … Continue reading
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Tagged judge, king, lawgiver, regime change
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One size doesn’t fit all — Isaiah 28-30
I don’t know if you do things like this — sometimes I do — put your finger where you are reading in the Bible and close the book to see how far you’ve progressed. If you haven’t noticed, we’re over … Continue reading
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Tagged grace, judgment, sin, tradition
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Swallowing up death — Isaiah 25-27
You may have scratched your head a bit yesterday, because it appeared in the title that I had skipped right over a couple of chapters. Of course, as it turned out I merely put the wrong chapters in the title … Continue reading
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Tagged no tears, resurrection, salvation, swallow death
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The LORD of hosts has planned it — Isaiah 24-26
Thanks for joining me in reading and thinking about the book of Isaiah again today. I hope your Lord’s Day was worshipful and uplifting. Let’s dive in… “‘What right do you have here, And whom do you have here, That … Continue reading
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Tagged arrogance, day of the LORD, plans, Shebna
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Striking but healing — Isaiah 19-21
It was impossible to believe, when I was a kid: “This hurts me more than it will hurt you,” and “I’m doing this for your own good.” Punishment for bad behavior always was unpleasant to me as the punished and … Continue reading
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Tagged Babylon, day, Edom, healing, night, Seir
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Demo work for later building — Isaiah 16-18
Sometimes demolition is necessary before a better building can be built. Sometimes it’s necessary to break the will to rebuild the spirit. In today’s reading in Isaiah there are certainly judgments that are leveled at Israel’s neighbors for their idolatry … Continue reading
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Tagged Assyria, Babylon, better bulding, broken will, church, demolition, Persia, rebuilding, Rome
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No other God — Isaiah 44-46
The main thrust of today’s reading, you may have noticed, is the uniqueness and only-ness of God. Although we assume monotheism in our culture, this section has great value to us because 1) it reminds how foolish the world of … Continue reading →