Category: Read Through The Bible

[:en]During the reign of Hezekiah, Shennacherib, king of Assyria sent his field commander to announce that they are coming to surround Jerusalem.  The commander told them not to trust in the Lord.  He promised them gifts – wine and fig tree to eat, water to drink, land to own, vineyards to plough – if they… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 36[:]

[:en]After judgment, God’s glory and splendor will be revealed.   He shall come to rescue with vengeance.  The blind will see, the deaf will hear, the lame will leap, the mute can shout.  The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs and the grass will grow. (v. 7) The wanderers shall walk… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 35[:]

[:en]God is going to bring judgment upon the whole world.  He will destroy all their armies and people.  The star of heaven will be dissolved and the sky rolled up like a scroll.  And all stary host will fall like withered leaves from the vine,  like shriveled figs from the fig tree. (v. 4).  Rivers… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 34[:]

[:en]There were people who helped cause destruction of the nation – the plunderers, the traitors, the envoys, the sinners and the arrogant people.  But there were still godly remnant that trusted the Lord.  They walk righteously and kept their hands from accepting bribes.  They stopped the plots of murder and were against evil.  Thjey will… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 33[:]

[:en]The Prophet was saying that leaders of Jerusalem must be like a shelter for the wind, a refuge for the storm, stream of water in the desert and a shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.  It means they should give protection, and provision like rocks and rivers. (vs. 1-2) God wants the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 32[:]

[:en]Those who rely on the horses of Egypt and trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the strength of the horsemen but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or seek help from the Lord will encounter disaster.  They will stumble, fall and perish together. (vs. 1-3) The Lord God wil… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 31[:]

[:en]The leaders of Isarael did not turn to God.  When the Assyrians threatened them, they trusted diplomacy instead of God.  They sought alliance from Egypt, but Egypt was like a high wall cracked and bulging and about to collapse.  The Lord was waiting for their repentance.  If they trust Him, He would give them strength. … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 30[:]

[:en]The prophet described David’s City – Lion of God as follows:  A Captured City (vs. 1-8) – Assyria will besiege them and they would be brought low.  But the Lord Almighty will make their enemies become like fine dust and blown chaff when God shall deliver His people.  A Blinded City (vs. 9-16) – The… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 29[:]

[:en]WOE TO EPHRAIM The prophet addressed Ephraim and rebuked them for drunkenness (vs. 1-8) with an unteachable spirit (vs. 9-13).  The religious leaders were haughty. They did not want to hear what Isaiah told them.  So God talked to them through the Assyria in a language that Israel could not understand.  Prophet Isaiah described the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 28[:]

[:en]DELIVERANCE OF ISRAEL What events will happen “IN THAT DAY”?  The Lord will punish with His great and powerful sword (v. 1)  The Lord will be their refuge and there will be peace in Jerusalem (v. 5)  Israel will bud and blossom and fill the world with fruits (v. 6) The Israelites will be gathered… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 27[:]