Israel, the nation, is discouraged. "Hard times" have come her way. Largely, though, due to her own sin, truth be told! So, in today's Text, she laments: "But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me." Isaiah … [Continue reading]
ISAIAH, CHAPTER 49 … JESUS AND ISAIAH, THE RESURRECTED JESUS!
One day, in fact the very Day of His Resurrection, Jesus had a discussion with two (discouraged) believers who were walking away from Jerusalem toward Emmaus. Of the many splendid things Jesus said to them, "speaking a word to the weary" (Isaiah … [Continue reading]
ISAIAH, CHAPTER 49 … A POLISHED SHAFT!
Most commentators apply today's Text to Israel, the nation. But I see far more in Isaiah's words. I believe the Prophet is looking far into the future (as far as his lifetime was concerned) and seeing none other than the coming Messiah! The … [Continue reading]
ISAIAH, CHAPTER 48 … THINGS I DIDN’T SAY
Our Text today ... "GO ye forth of Babylon, FLEE ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing DECLARE ye, TELL this, UTTER it even to the end of the earth; SAY ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob." Isaiah 48:20 One verse … six … [Continue reading]
ISAIAH, CHAPTER 48 … “WHERE SIN ABOUNDED!”
Paul's great Maxim comes to mind this morning! "But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound." Romans 5:20 Isaiah chapter 48 clearly illustrates this Principle. Its 22 verses discuss both Israel's sin (Judah's actually.) Then in … [Continue reading]
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