Isaiah is giving a warning for when (not if) Judah turns to Egypt for help. Egypt is merely man and man CAN’T change what God says is to be. King Ahaz had made an alliance with Assyria when Syria and Israel were planning to attack Judah. This made Judah a ‘puppet’ to Assyria and Assyria […]
Isaiah is sharing the wonderous time still to come. A time when the people turn to God wholly and tell their false gods, BE GONE! Then the Lord will pay back the oppressors. I have to confess that I got excited yesterday by the good things I was reading for Israel’s future, so I read […]
God has been giving Judah warning after warning. But they refuse to listen. He calls them a “rebellious people” who will suffer for this sin. Yet, there is still hope! Yesterday, I realized how hard I have judged Israel and Judah throughout my life. I have read the stories of their repeated rebellion against God, […]
It hasn’t happened yet, but Isaiah warns the people NOT to look to Egypt for protection. God said they would be adding sin upon sin when they did. Notice I didn’t say “if” there but “when.” God KNEW they were going to do it, even after His warning. Judah had already reached out to Assyria […]
Isaiah assures Jerusalem that she is going down. There is danger ahead but there will also be joy later on. It will be as if it was a dream on both sides. Jerusalem was the hardest city for Israel to conquer. Those who lived within her walls could see an attack coming from miles off […]