Sep 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- ISAIAH 19:1-21:17. Chapter 19 introduces the 6th prophecy of the 11 judgments falling upon the nations. Isaiah addresses Egypt. Egypt has often been featured in the Biblical narrative in its relationship to Israel. God’s people...
Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- ISAIAH 15:1-18:7 In Chapters 15 and 16 Isaiah pronounces his prophecy against Moab. (A prophecy is sometimes called an oracle or burden). Moabites were descendants of Moab, the son born through Lot’s incestuous relationship with...
Sep 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- ISAIAH 12:1-14:32 The series of prophecies that began in Chapter 7 comes to an end in Chapter 12. The prophecies began with a series of judgments upon God’s people. First, he gave a prophecy to King Ahaz about God first...
Sep 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- ISAIAH 10:1- 11:16 We continue to read Isaiah’s series of prophecies that have both short and long-term fulfillments of an invading darkness and a coming dawn. There is the prophecy of the Assyrian conquest of the northern...
Sep 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- ISAIAH 8:1- 9:21 Today we continue reading a series of Isaiah’s prophecies given during the reign of King Ahaz of Judah (Isaiah Chapters 7-12). The prophets were assigned to communicate God’s Word to the Kings of Israel and...