Category Archives: Isaiah

deserted wife

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 54 The LORD speaks to his people as if they are a deserted wife that he divorced for unfaithfulness.  He promises to restore the relationship and never to desert us again.  He tells us to get ready to make … Continue reading →

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sharing the good news

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 51:1-52:12 Isaiah envisions a time when the king returns and establishes peace and redemption among the people.  He calls on his readers to awake to this reality before it happens.  He calls on believers to share this good news … Continue reading →

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trust or torment

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 50 Isaiah’s readers were tempted to blame God for all the wrong that they had experienced.  Isaiah defended the LORD by reminding his people that God was not the author of their pain.  It was the result of the … Continue reading →

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light for the nations

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 48-49 The Servant who will restore Israel will gather his children from all the nations.  The Israelites will look upon the masses saved and wonder, because this is God at work.  His redeemed will return with singing, accompanied by … Continue reading →

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the burdens of Bel and Nebo

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 46-47 The gods of the Babylonians had their day.  They thought that they had exalted the empire (the daughter of Babylon) to everlasting prominence (47:7). But the LORD reveals through the prophet that it was HE who had allowed … Continue reading →

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why missions will succeed

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 45 Isaiah was one of the first to predict that people from all over the world would come to the LORD and be saved. In this passage he tells us why this will happen. Missions will succeed because of … Continue reading →

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rejecting the fantasy

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 44:6-28 The LORD calls on his people to look at himself as the first and the last, the one who has made the future known.  Then he calls on the idol worshippers to look at the lie in their … Continue reading →

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a new thing

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 43:1-44:1 When the Israelites remembered all the miracles God did to deliver them, they never failed to remember when he made a “way in the sea path in the mighty waters” (43:16).  He opened the Red Sea and allowed … Continue reading →

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unexpected

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 42 Israel had given itself up to plunder and imprisonment, blindness and deafness to the LORD’s will – so the LORD will aim hios ministry on earth to those those who are blind and deaf, and will show himself … Continue reading →

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history is his story

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 41 The idols that the nations frantically build will be no match for the ruler God is sending to take his vengeance upon them.  God is the first to tell them of this coming ruler (Cyrus), and he will … Continue reading →

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