Isaiah
Blessing of The Millennial Kingdom
This chapter describes how the Lord will preserve His people. Isaiah describes the situation which will exist when the kingdom is established on earth. He speaks of a future time when Israel and other nations will feast in peace and prosperity. This is after the worldwide judgment of God, and …
Judgment on Judah And Jerusalem
In this chapter Isaiah warns the people of Judah that God will take away their leadership and everything they have been depending on for their survival (vv. 1-3). In place of their national leaders God tells them that He will give them “children” and “babes” to rule over them (v. 4). He …
The Lord Alone Can Save
This passage is God’s promise that when Egypt and the Soybeans (Arabs who came from Seba in Southern Arabia) shall fall down and acknowledge that Jehovah is the only God (v. 14). Though at times it may seem as if the Lord is hiding, He really is the Savior of Israel ( v. …
Woe Against Jerusalem
This chapter is the beginning of what some Bible scholars refer to as “Isaiah’s apocalypse.” The next four chapters discuss God’s judgment on the entire world for its sin. It starts off with a pronouncement of “Woe” on “Ariel”, a code name for Jerusalem. Jerusalem’s worship had become …
Praise For The Preservation of Israel
It seems that the nations around Israel have many myths about sea monsters. “Leviathan” was a seven-headed monster and enemy of God’s created order (vv. 1-2). To slay “leviathan” was a great achievement and the Lord promised to do it (Psa. 74:14). When the battle is over at the end of the …
Confession of Israel
This chapter answers the question many are asking today, “Why is the world in such a mess? God’s answer to this question is given in the opening words of chapter 59. The problem is not with God, but with man (vv. 1-3). This passage describes the wickedness of Israel (p …
The Humiliation of Babylon
Isaiah describes Babylon’s fall to the Persians more than 150 years before the event took place. The prophet sees a time when the imposing conqueror, Babylon, shall be defeated and he pictures her as one who can do no more than sit in the dust (v. 1) This is an interesting …
God’s Forming of Israel
In this chapter, Isaiah contrasts God’s forming of Israel (vv. 1-8) to the Gentiles forming of their gods (vv. 9-20). This chapter also contains one of the most amazing prophesies found anywhere in the Old Testament (v. 28). Cyrus, the king of Persia, is named as the coming …
Prediction of Cyrus
God said that we should serve our Creator. Idolaters do the opposite by serving or worshiping what they have made rater than the One who make them. Having pointed out the foolishness of idolatry, Isaiah reminds His people of their proper relationship to God (vv 21-22). Al …
Invasion of Sennacherib
King Hezekiah comes to the throne at a time when Judah was once again threatened by an invasion from the North. He has been king of Judah for 14 years (v. 1). In the next two chapters, Isaiah portrays Hezekiah as someone who believed in God and was miraculously delivered from the …