[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 10 [:]

[:en]The leaders of Israel were corrupt.  They issued oppressive decrees, deprived the rights of the poor, withheld justice for the oppressed, rob the widows and fatherless (vs. 1-2).  When the day of punishment came, nothing will remain. (v. 4) When God used Assyria as his instrument to punish Israel (v. 6), Assyria became proud and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 10 [:]

[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 5[:]

[:en]The nation of Israel was the vineyard.  The Lord had done so much for the vineyard -dugging, cleaning, planting, cutting and building a watchtower on it.  Yet it yielded only bad fruit.  The people sinned and took their blessings for granted.  They were selfishly satisfying themselves. Sins of the nation: The rich oppressed the poor… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 5[:]