Jeremiah's calling from God...
...continue reading "Jeremiah 1"Category: Holy Spirit
II Kings 20-21
With the end of Isaiah, the chronological reading list brings us back to II Kings and Hezekiah.
...continue reading "II Kings 20-21"Isaiah 63, 64, and 65:1-16
Isaiah 63 through the first part of 65 gives the formula for the blessings we've been reading about: Judgment; Confession; Repentance.
...continue reading "Isaiah 63, 64, and 65:1-16"Isaiah 61
Hope from the Messiah!
...continue reading "Isaiah 61"Isaiah 59
The continuation of sin, its consequences, and the mercy of the Lord.
...continue reading "Isaiah 59"Isaiah 48 (Judah)
The Ryrie Study Bible titles this section "In Releasing Judah from Babylon." The Lord was speaking to Cyrus, Israel's deliverer from Babylon; then He spoke directly to Babylon. Now He speaks to Israel.
...continue reading "Isaiah 48 (Judah)"Isaiah 44
This is a continuation of the Lord speaking from Chapter 23.
...continue reading "Isaiah 44"Isaiah 43
Beautiful promises of redemption from our Lord.
...continue reading "Isaiah 43"Isaiah 42
In Isaiah Chapters 40 and 41 we have been exploring Who God Is. Here's what we know so far. God is Great! He delivered Israel; He is in control of world leaders; He is greater than idols. He provides. He protects. Let everything that has breathe praise the Lord.
Now, in Chapter 42, we learn more about God and His mysterious Trinity, specifically His Servant Jesus.
The Lord is our God; the Lord is One.
...continue reading "Isaiah 42"Isaiah 40
We now enter a new section of Isaiah. Most commentators distinguish two "halves" of the book. The dire prophetic judgements of the "Old Testament" half, with the tragic end of Israel and much of Judah by the Assyrians, and the more hopefully, Messianic, "New Testament" half in which Isaiah has amazingly accurate prophesies regarding Babylon. This second second begin with chapter 40.
...continue reading "Isaiah 40"