Isaiah
God’s Protection of Israel
The Lord confronts the nations and the islands in judgment (v. 1). The reference to nations and islands suggest all the world’s people. God told the nations that because He controls history, they really have no control over the future (vv 2-4). The Lord affirms that He is …
Peace Within the Land
Much of this chapter speaks of preparation being made for the coming of the Lord and for the restoration of His people. The Lord announced that He will continue to work on Jerusalem’s behalf until her righteousness, salvation, and glory are observed by the rest of the wor …
Song of Praise to The Lord
In this chapter the Lord tells how He will restore the nation. The emphasis is on righteousness and peace. Peace may be outward and inward. Isaiah pictured the day when Christ will return to establish physical peace in the world. The picture is one of the redeemed enterin …
Reassurance of God’s Forgiveness
The implication of this passage is that when a person does not remember who God really is and what He has done, he will always fear men, rather than God (vv. 12-16). God’s people feared Babylon and not God. He asked them why they are afraid of mere human beings (vv. 12-13). They …
Judgment of Egypt
This passage begins one of Isaiah’s most unusual prophecies in that it is both a message of judgment and blessing that is to come upon Egypt. Judgment was to come to Egypt from the Lord. God is pictured as riding on a swift cloud (v. 1). He was the true giver of rain (not Baal) w …
A Song of Praise
This chapter is a hymn of praise. “Salvation†is a key theme in this song. The refrain in verse two “The Lord, even Jehovah, is my strength and my son; He is also my salvation,†was sung at the Exodus (Ex. 15:2) and at the re-dedication of the templ …
Bringing Light to The Gentiles
Before the servant, Jesus Christ was born, God had chosen Him to bring the message of salvation to the whole world (Acts 13:47). In this passage we can see Him bringing light in the darkness (vv 1-7), and liberty to the captives (vv 8-13). He came as a Servant and a Warrior. He c …
Judgment of Damascus
The fall of Damascus was a warning to Ephraim in the Northern kingdom of Israel. Both Ephraim, representing Israel, and Damascus, representing Syria, would be defeated (vv. 1-2). The emphasis in this chapter is on the God who controls the armies of heaven and earth (v …
The Lord Corrects His People
As we read this passage we need to understand that the Jews had become comfortable and complacent in their captivity and did not want to leave. They had followed Jeremiah’s suggestions (Jer. 29:4-7) and had families, houses and gardens and it was not easy for them to pack …
The Returning Remnant of Israel
Once Assyria’s army was destroyed, a small group of God’s people would stop relying on Assyria and start trusting God (vv. 20- 23). Those who remained faithful to God despite the horrors of the invasion are called the remnant. The key to being a part of the remnant was fai …