Year: 2019

After prophesying God’s judgment on Babylon (13:1-14:27) and Philistia (14:28-32), Isaiah turns to Moab (Isa 15-16). Moab was an nation east of the Dead that had been a persistent enemy of Israel. Now, through Assyria, God was going to judge

Isaiah 14 is a mixture of hope and condemnation. There is hope for Israel that, after a time of chastening, the Lord will once again have mercy and choose them (v.1). He also tells them that they will be in

“And I will punish the world for their evil, And the wicked for their iniquity; And I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, And will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.”   Isaiah 13;11 Isaiah 13 details

After talking about the sin of the nations of Israel and Assyria and the resulting chastisement and judgment (v.10), we read in Isaiah 11-12 of a new kingdom, set up in Israel by David’s descendant, the Messiah. He will rule

The Northern Kingdom of Israel was in serious trouble. They were facing very dark days, days of oppression, war and corruption (v.1-5). The people were proud and refused to seek the Lord (v.9-13). The leaders were dishonest and corrupt (v.14-16).

When faced with difficulty, one of the greatest encouragements is to have someone there with you. Knowing that you are not alone is a huge help. For Judah, the promise God gives them in a very trying time is that

King Ahaz of the southern kingdom of Judah received troubling news that two other kings, the king of Israel and Syria to the north, were both coming up against him. His heart was moved, like the trees of the wood

Isaiah 6 contains Isaiah’s dramatic vision of the Lord resulting in his being called and send as a prophet to Israel. It came in the same year as King Uzziah’s death (v.1). Uzziah reigned a very long time and under

“What could have been done more to my vineyard, That I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, Brought it forth wild grapes?” Isaiah 5:4 Several years ago, our house in England