King Ahaz has refused God’s help, even though all the land is afraid of what is to come. He turns to Assyria instead. When Assyria comes, they will NOT be the deliverer Ahaz is hoping for. In our previous reading, Isaiah delivers God’s promise of a sign and a warning of what the outcome will […]
God is asking King Ahaz to trust Him. God promises to give any sign Ahaz asks for as proof, but Ahaz refuses. God gives a sign instead to ALL of Judah, and the world. We looked at the very beginning of this section yesterday. When Ahaz says he will NOT ask for a sing or […]
Syria and Israel are preparing to attack Judah. Isaiah is sent to Ahaz to strengthen his faith. God gives Ahaz assurance. “It shall not stand and is shall not come to pass.” I want to start off by saying that Ahaz was a wicked king. He isn’t the worst Judah ever had but he comes […]
Isaiah’s vision has come to the point where God asks for a volunteer to go to the people for Him. As soon as He asks, Isaiah is ready to go! “Here I am! Send me.” The seraphim had just cleansed Isaiah’s lips and heart with the coal from the altar when God asked for a […]
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 […]
