Category Archives: Isaiah

At first glance, these verses seem like a repeat of what has already been said. How many times do God’s people need to hear that they have sinned and that God will redeem them? Honestly, we cannot hear that fact and promise enough, but in this case, the promise is spoken of its full truth, as this prophecy is not just God talking to the Jews, but to His Messiah that He has promised. Continue reading →

Why did God restore Jerusalem after its people defined Him? Why did God show kindness to His people after they rejected Him? These are questions that always lurk in the back of our minds even when we are at our most faithful- Why would God show mercy on us when we rejected Him? Continue reading →

Babylon will fall and its people will be dispersed. That is the promise God makes to the Assyrians who God allowed to invade Israel and Judah and carry off many of their inhabitants. Indeed, this very promise came to pass when Cyrus of Persia eventually took Babylon and destroyed the Assyrians. Continue reading →

God’s promises are sometimes difficult to understand and discern. We read prophecies like the ones found in books like Isaiah and Revelation and struggle with what they might mean. Yet, within those inscrutable texts we find direct and striking proclamations about what God will do for His people. Continue reading →

This text clearly points out the uselessness of idols, mocking idols made from the same wood that is used to cook and heat. In that context, we clearly see the foolishness and the danger of idolatry. Continue reading →