God has been very clear about Israel’s dependence on idols, false gods. He is angry, disgusted, and exhausted by their habitual falling after them. He tells them how He will purify them and change their ways. He tells them how He will bring them back into the...
Unintended Consequences We just observe two extraordinary deliverances for Hezekiah: Jerusalem’s salvation from Assyria, the recovery from death for Hezekiah, and the miracles that brought them to pass. Yet in Isaiah 39, the king of Babylon sends a gift and an...
Sometimes, our situations seem impossible. The enemy can try to intimidate us and threaten us. And by all known factors, we have every plausible right to give up or give in. But God! We see this in Isaiah 36 – 38. 36 – 38 Assyria had just wiped out...
What are our plans guided by? Are we living those out? We see that godly motivations and doing what is right have real and good rewards. Isaiah 32:8, 17 8 But the noble man makes noble plans, and by noble deeds he stands. 17 The fruit of righteousness will...
Speaking through the prophet Isaiah, God tells how the people of Israel are towards His prophets and His words to them. Isaiah 30:10-11 They say to the seers, “See no more visions!” and to the prophets, “Give us no more visions of what is...
We think we can appease God with our words, but God knows and sees our hearts. Isaiah 29:13 The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me ...
