Sennacherib, king of Assyria begins to make Isaiah’s prophecies not future predictions but present events. Stand by for the hand of God! Boasting comes first. Sennacherib is angry with Judah because King Hezekiah refused to honor the agreement King Ahaz made with Assyria. For Assyria’s protection of Judah, Judah was to become their puppets and […]
Isaiah moves from the fate of the wicked to the rejoicing of the ransomed. Those who have been bought with a price, paid in blood; Jesus’ blood. There are two directions possible from God’s judgment seat. The way of the wicked or the path of the righteous. There is ONE deciding factor for which path […]
Isaiah speaks to ALL the nations of the wrath of God wielded by a bloody sword. This is the final judgment of all who rejected Him. The price of sin; their own blood. This time is still to come. It is no a prophecy for only the nation of Edom. It is for all the […]
Isaiah sees a long road ahead for Judah. It starts with the defeat of the destroyer, Assyria, and ends with Jesus ruling over a repentant people. MANY steps in between! I don’t know at what point in Judah’s journey Isaiah shares this prophecy. Is it before the alliance made with Assyria? Is it while they […]
The people have become complacent; pleased with what they have, without paying attention to what is coming. Discipline is quickly on its way. Restoration too. I had to look up the definition of complacent. From Dictionary.com, here is what I found: “pleased, especially with oneself or one’s merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of […]
