Jeremiah 1-3 I appointed you a prophet to the nations
From Jeremiah 1-3 Have you ever felt called to something? This post is part of my bible in a year series.
01 Old Testament
Isaiah 64-66 My chosen shall possess it
From Isaiah 64-66 Today we finish Isaiah. Its been a good read and I hope you have noticed that while it contains lots of judgment, there is also lots of hope because the LORD promises [ Read More … ]
Isaiah 59-63 The way of peace they do not know
From Isaiah 59-63 The author paints a very bleak picture of Israel. They only think of iniquity – sin. Their ways are full of destruction. Imagine every way you went and in everything you did, [ Read More … ]
Isaiah 54-58 The heritage of the servants of the Lord
From Isaiah 54-58 The LORD forgives Israel and calls her back. His words reflect on the past and explain his actions. They also show him to be forgiving and compassionate. For a nation that had [ Read More … ]
Isaiah 49-53 Servant Song: Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter
From Isaiah 49-53 Today’s passage is the fourth of the servant songs (Is 42.1-7; 49.1-12; 50.4-11, and 52.13-53:12). This song is particularly well known and describes the servant as the one who suffers. Like many [ Read More … ]
Isaiah 45-48 Every knee shall bow, every tongue confess
From Isaiah 45-48 Generally when the scriptures associate salvation with the LORD’s righteousness. The righteousness being described is God’s covenant faithfulness to his promises. Covenant is the vehicle of God’s saving purposes. How will the [ Read More … ]
Isaiah 42-44 Servant Song: Behold my servant whom I uphold and delight
From Isaiah 42-44 There are four passages in the Book of Isaiah that are usually referred to as the “Servant Passages” or ‘Servant Songs”. These are Is 42.1-7; 49.1-12; 50.4-11, and 52.13-53:12. Today we will [ Read More … ]
Isaiah 36-41 Trust in the LORD our God
From Isaiah 36-41 Today’s chapter readings take us into Isaiah’s dealings with King Hezekiah. Hezekiah was generally a good king. In today’s passage Assyria has just taken all the smaller cities around Judah. Now they [ Read More … ]
Isaiah 31-35 Until the Spirit is poured upon us from high
From Isaiah 31-35 This is a fairly bleak picture. Isaiah is certainly having a go at complacency. It seems that through neglect the harvests will fail, their fields will have thorns and briers. And even [ Read More … ]
Isaiah 28-30 Their fear of me is a mans commandment
From Isaiah 28-30 We are reminded to be true to the LORD and not just render him lip service. The funny thing about lip service, is that we generally give it to appease the people [ Read More … ]