God is making preparations for the calling of Isaiah. Isaiah hasn’t been asked to go yet. First, Isaiah has to recognize his position and be made clean from his sins. The only ‘preamble’ to this vision that we are given is its timing. It happened somewhere in the year that King Uzziah died. We don’t […]
Isaiah shares the fate of the wicked. The wicked’s woes are credited to them by their own hand. These are not sins innocently fallen into but lifestyles freely chosen. There are six woes pronounced upon the wicked in this section. Isaiah tells them of their sin and gives them a good description of what awaits […]
Isaiah shares an allegory to impress on Israel and Judah how they have NOT been the ‘vineyard’ God intended. They are ‘wild grapes’ and will suffer for it. I have never grown or even worked in a vineyard but I can relate to this allegory in terms of my lawn. I’ll get to that story […]
God has promised judgment on Judah and Jerusalem but He also promises there will be a remnant of survivors. The evil are burned off and the righteous remain. The last time we were together we looked at Isaiah’s prophecy regarding judgment on Judah and Jerusalem. In our time together, I asked why Judah didn’t listen […]
Judah and Jerusalem receive a word from the Lord through Isaiah. “You have lost My support because of your sin.” This includes bread and water too. Danger lies ahead if things don’t change! When reading this passage, I started wondering about the timing of Isaiah’s vision and when it would come to pass. Throughout the […]
