Isaiah
The Vineyard of The Lord Destroyed
In the first stanza of this song which Isaiah composed he sang about God’s care for His vineyard and the condition of the vineyard (vv. 1-2). The second stanza details what God said in view of her condition (vv. 3-6). In the third stanza the vineyard in the figure is identified ( …
Woe to Those Trusting in Military Defense
This chapter starts out with Isaiah prophesying a time of righteousness and justice. He talks about a king who will reign in this time (vv 1-4). No historical king ever fit this description. The prophet is speaking of a time when godly conditions that shall be “as the …
Arrogant Assyria is Judged
Isaiah pronounced woe on the people (vv. 1-4). Israel’s leaders were guilty of six things: They were (a) making unjust laws, (b) issuing oppressive decrees, (c) depriving the poor of their rights, (d) taking away justice, (e) hurting widows, and (f) robbing the fatherless. …
Prediction of the Failure of The Alliance
The people did not want to listen to God’s instruction through Isaiah. So, God told him to write down His message so they could not claim they had never heard it (vv 8-9). Rejecting Isaiah’s message (vv. 9-11) and relying on oppression (plans to avoid God’s counsel) and deceit, t …
Devastation of Jerusalem
We cannot be certain which Assyrian invasion Isaiah was speaking of in these verses. God would deliver Jerusalem from the Assyrians; but He would not deliver them from Babylon. Isaiah points out that the sin of unbelief will cause Judah to decline and to be brought into captivity …
The Government of the Promised Son
This chapter opens with prophecy of the coming Christ child who, though he is not named as such, is obviously the child that is to be born and shall rule upon the throne of David. Those who have suffered will not be in pain (v. 1). The people in darkness saw a great lig …
The Explanation of Moab’s Fall
Instead of coming to Jerusalem, with the Assyrian armies coming, the Moabites fled all the way south to strongholds in Edon, such as the city of Petra (v. 1), which was about 50 miles south of Moab’s southern border. From here the Moabites sent an appeal to the king of Judah to g …
The Lord Showering His Blessing on Israel
In contrast with Israel having been forsaken and hated, God will cause others to take pride in her (vv. 15-16). Israel will now have an eternal excellency (v. 15). This can be interpreted to mean the millennial kingdom and ultimately, the heavenly Jerusalem. Much as a nursi …
The Immanuel Prophecy
To understand the geography of this political situation you must remember that Assyria was north of Syria, which was north of Israel, which was north of Judah, with Jerusalem as its capital. During the reign of the pagan King Ahaz of Judah the Northern Kingdom (Syria and Ep …
The Punishment of Israel
After giving a description of the coming Messiah, Isaiah focuses on the nation of his day. The nation in Isaiah’s day was ruled by leaders who did not care about the people under them. Pride made Israel think it would recover and rebuild in its own strength (vv. 8-9). Isaia …