Category Archives: Isaiah

soar again

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 40 Rescue will come to the Israelites, and they will see who their God is.  He is not to be compared to the gods of the nations around them.  They are idols: created objects.  He looks down from heaven, … Continue reading →

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returning to Zion

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 35 Isaiah’s message was not that the ransomed of the LORD were to be whisked off to heaven.  They were going to return to Zion with everlasting joy.  Jesus’ first ministry on earth was a foretaste of the kind … Continue reading →

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upside down worldviews

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 29:1-30:17 The people would not inquire of the LORD nor listen to his prophet. Their worldview was upside down. They were God’s creation, yet they regarded him as the thing created. Listen, secular humanists and Marxists! They were made … Continue reading →

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a strange deed

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 28 The prophet predicted that the LORD was going to do a strange deed. “For (says Wesley) this work of bringing total destruction upon Israel, was contrary to the benignity of his own nature, and the usual way of … Continue reading →

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resurrection or restoration?

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

  Isaiah 26-27.  Is Isaiah promising resurrection here, or merely the restoration of Israel?  He uses language of physical resurrection: “Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise.You who dwell in the dust, awake and sing for joy! For your … Continue reading →

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ultimate judgment

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 24 In his previous oracles, Isaiah had predicted that the LORD would judge the nations around him, including his own.  The judgment is described as possibly imminent, possibly within the lifetime of his readers.  Now, Isaiah steps back and … Continue reading →

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off limits?

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 23 Tyre had built itself up as a major economic hub of the world at its time.  It had prostituted itself to the surrounding nations to such an extent that everyone depended on its trade.  It was unthinkable that … Continue reading →

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complacency

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 22 After devoting several chapters to predictions about the fate of surrounding nations, now Isaiah turns to Jerusalem.  His complaint is that the city gave in too quickly to its new status as servant of the surrounding superpowers.  There … Continue reading →

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false hope

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 19-20 It would have been embarrassing to see the great prophet walking around naked and barefoot for three years. The people probably thought that he had finally lost it – that he had gone utterly mad.  All this time … Continue reading →

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just you wait

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 17-18 Neither power alliances like that of Israel and Damascus, nor alliances with foreign exotic nations like Ethiopia who send ambassadors by ship will accomplish God’s will.  The LORD is working out his will in a slow and steady … Continue reading →

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