by hadassah | Aug 19, 2018 | Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
Isaiah 8:12 – Do not be in fear In the New Testament, Peter said there would be persecution but not to be afraid. “Do not fear their threats and do not be troubled” (1Pet 3:14). Having said that, he turns around in the next verse (1Pet 3:15). and...
by hadassah | Aug 19, 2018 | Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
Isaiah 64: 4-9, Filthy Rags The statement, “All our righteousness is like filthy rags”, is found in the middle of a Biblical poem in Isaiah (Isaiah 64:4-9). The kingdom is upheld with righteousness A theme in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Isaiah...
by hadassah | Aug 19, 2018 | Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
Isaiah 8:14 – Stone of stumbling The New Testament writers Peter and Paul, draw on the words of Isaiah the prophet Paul, like Peter, links the two passages in Isaiah (Romans 9:30-33). It is interesting, incidentally, to note how Paul edits the passages. As we...
by hadassah | Aug 16, 2018 | Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
The Mind of the Lord —The Potter and the Clay “My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways… for as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah...
by hadassah | Aug 16, 2018 | Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
Isaiah 55:3 – The Blessings of David Although David’s name is written only ten times in all the book of Isaiah, his memory was highly honoured in Isaiah’s time. King David had established the throne in Jerusalem almost three centuries earlier. He was the...
by hadassah | Aug 16, 2018 | Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
Isaiah 66:1- Heaven is my throne In the Hebrew Bible, the book of Isaiah acknowledges the majesty of God and speaks of him as “high”. “I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted” (Isaiah 6:1). The king of Babylon...
