Monthly Archives: February 2015

fist shaking at the mountain

Isaiah 10:28-34 28 He has come to Aiath, he has passed through Migron; at Micmash he deposited his baggage. 29 They crossed over a pass; Geba, a place of overnight lodging for us. Ramah trembles; Saul’s Gibeah has run away. … Continue reading

Posted in blessings, discernment, future, Jesus Christ, repentance | Tagged | Leave a comment

broken yokes

Isaiah 10:24-27 24 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahveh of armies: “My people who live on Zion, you must not be afraid of Assyria. It beats you with the rod, and it lifts up its staff against you in the … Continue reading

Posted in judgment, repentance, restoration | Tagged | Leave a comment

a remnant of sand

Isaiah 10:20-23 20 And this will happen: on that day, the remnant of Israel and the survivor of the house of Jacob will not continue to lean on its attacker but will lean on Yahveh, the holy one of Israel, … Continue reading

Posted in repentance, trust | Tagged | Leave a comment

bragging ax

Isaiah 10:12-19 12 And this will happen: when the Lord has finished all his work against the mountain of Zion and Jerusalem, “I will punish the fruit of the king of Assyria’s proud heart and the pride of his high … Continue reading

Posted in faithfulness, humility, pride, spiritual gifts, success | Tagged | Leave a comment

kingdoms of the idol

Isaiah 10:5-11 5 Oy! Assyria, the rod of my anger, and that staff in their hand is my wrath! 6 I am sending him against a secular nation, and I am commanding him to fight against the people of my … Continue reading

Posted in animism, genuineness, idolatry, integrity | Tagged | Leave a comment

unjust justice

Isaiah 10:1-4 1 Oy! Those who decree troublesome decrees, and writers of harmful writings, 2 to keep weak people away from taking legal action, and to steal the justice from the poor of my people, to make widows their spoil; … Continue reading

Posted in integrity, law, partiality | Tagged | 1 Comment

cannibals in the ranks

Isaiah 9:18-21 18 Because wickedness burned like fire; it consumed brier and thorn. And it kindled the thickets of the forest, and they swirled upward, making a column of smoke. 19 The land was burned because of the wrath of … Continue reading

Posted in conflict, consideration of others, unity | Tagged | Leave a comment

on being a “Christian”

Isaiah 9:13-17 13 But the people still did not turn to the one who struck him, and they did not seek Yahveh of armies. 14 So Yahveh cut off head and tail from Israel, palm branch and reed took one … Continue reading

Posted in hypocrisy, integrity | Tagged | Leave a comment

rebuilding and replanting

Isaiah 9:8-12 8 The Lord has sent out a word against Jacob, and it fell on Israel. 9 And all of the people knew it, Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria in pride and arrogance of heart, saying, 10 “bricks … Continue reading

Posted in honesty, humility, judgment | Tagged | Leave a comment

Galilee in the future

Isaiah 9:1-7[1] 1 Because there is no gloom for that one people worried about. Like the time he ignored the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor the way of the sea … Continue reading

Posted in Christmas, depravity, hope | Tagged | Leave a comment