This verse from Isaiah is doubly shocking.
In Isaiah 49, the Lord speaks to his Servant, sometimes pictured as Israel, and at other times pictured as an Israelite who...
Though, in the past, God had done marvelous things for his people, most of all delivering them from Egypt (43:16-17), he wasn’t finished. In fact, he was beginning through the prophecies of Isaiah...
Isaiah 42 begins the first of the so-called “Servant Songs” of Isaiah.
When I was in my early 20s, I jogged for exercise on a fairly regular basis. One day I thought I’d try to run a marathon. There wasn’t an official race. I just...
I want to spend another day reflecting upon Isaiah 34.
When we read a chapter like Isaiah 34, we can easily feel confused, even distressed.
I can still hear echoes of my Sunday School teacher quoting Isaiah 26:3 in the classic language of the King James Version: “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee:...
Often schools and churches sponsor international banquets, festive meals in which people bring foods representing diverse cultures. At such a feast you...
We pray, not only for ourselves, our families, and our churches, but also for the whole world, including the nations.
Do you drink deeply from the fountain of salvation? Or do you simply take a sip every now and then? Sometimes we...
Throughout the Scriptures, God cares profoundly about justice. As it says in Psalm 99:4, he is the “Mighty King, lover of justice.” In particular, God seeks justice for those who aren’t in...
I can’t read this passage without hearing echoes of the glorious chorus from Handel’s Messiah: “For unto us a child is born. . . .” I envision a booming choir and a sanctuary...
Isaiah 6 begins with the prophet’s vision of a thrice-holy God. Isaiah’s first response is to lament his own sinfulness. Yet, through an angel, God removes Isaiah’s sin. Then the Lord poses a.....
In Isaiah 5, the people of Israel are portrayed as God’s vineyard, with God as the owner and tender of the vineyard. Even though God invested great effort, lovingly caring for his vineyard...
Praise be to you, Lord Jesus, our healer!
When my son Howard was about four, every morning as I left for work, he had a set little question: "Daddy, where are you going?" And every morning, I'd say, "Son, I'm going...
Called by God and filled with God’s Spirit, a prophet spoke God’s word to people who had in one way or another distanced themselves from God. In one sense, a prophet is a...
The records of the earliest prophets are woven into the history of Israel in the books of Joshua through 2 Kings, rather...
The table below shows where in time the prophets fit within the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. Period Northern Kings Northern Prophets Southern Kings Southern Prophets United kingdom...
