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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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Judgment on God’s rod of judgment — Isaiah 13-15
Justice is hard to truly realize. The reason is because we’re all guilty. Doubtlessly it is one of the most important reasons that God has forbidden us get our own justice or revenge. Today’s reading gives us some reasons to … Continue reading
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Tagged Babylon, Persia, promises, prophecy
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God’s rod of punishment can have a name — Isaiah 10-12
Today’s reading is one that has given me pause for thought. What a great planner God is! What great things He accomplishes through blessing and tragedy, triumph and defeat, good guys and bad buys, lean times and fat. The first … Continue reading
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Tagged Assyria, peace, punishment, Remnant, rod of punishment, root of Jesse, unity
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For unto us a Child is born — Isaiah 7-9
Well, I understand that those of you in the midwest and the south (Texas, in particular) are welcoming a break from the heat. Yeah, for September! Yeah, for the Lord who blesses us with changes in seasons! But on to … Continue reading
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Tagged Everlasting Father, faith, Galilee, Immanuel, Messiah, Mighty God, no dawn, Prince of peace, Wonderful Counselor
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Here am I, send me — Isaiah 4-6
Well, summer is over now that Labor Day is passed, at least that’s the rule of thumb in New England. Some of the leaves are beginning to turn; fall is coming. Now might be a good time to look back … Continue reading
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Tagged evangelism, Holy Spirit, morality, pillar of cloud, pillar of fire, Spirit of God, vineyard
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Let us reason together — Isaiah 1-3
Today we begin the book Isaiah. Let’s start by looking at a few interesting pieces of information about Isaiah, by way of introduction. It is the first of a group of Old Testament books known as the major prophets, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Isaiah, Messiah, poor, Remnant, worship
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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 →