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Published on Leave a comment on Hosea 11 (Israel and All of Us)

The tone from God changes, starting in this chapter; and hope blooms on the horizon.

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Published on Leave a comment on II Kings 18 (Judah)

Following the chronological reading plan from Blue Letter Bible, we'll pause in Isaiah once again and return to the larger narrative in II Kings and II Chronicles. In the previous chapter to this one, II Kings 17, we read of the final whimper of the northern kingdom of Israel. Many of the people are hauled off, strangers brought in, and a priest left behind to teach them God's way.

Now, in Chapter 18, we transition to Judah and the rule of Hezekiah.

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Published on Leave a comment on Isaiah 19 and 20 (Egypt)

Isaiah's oracles against the nation continues with Egypt. I haven't read the passage yet, but I have learned in my scripture reading that Egypt is almost always a symbol of false help and hope and a symbol of slavery, as well as a symbol of "the world". I'll be very curious to see any end time references in these two chapters.

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Published on Leave a comment on Isaiah 18 (Ethiopia)

Isaiah foreseeing judgment against the nations continues with Ethiopia in Chapter 18.

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Published on Leave a comment on Isaiah 17 (Damascus [Syria]and Israel)

Isaiah foreseeing judgment against the nations continues with Damascus (Syria). Damascus is the capital city of Aram, also known as Syria.

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Published on Leave a comment on Isaiah 14

After a long quoted oracle against Babylon and its destruction by other invaders, Isaiah continues his message to the city that symbolizes so much from the past, Isaiah's contemporary events, and all of our futures.

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