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...
by hadassah | Aug 13, 2018 | Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
Isaiah 59:20: A Day of Salvation A main thread running through the book of Isaiah is the message of salvation. It says in the Hebrew Bible: “All flesh will come to bow down before me says the Lord. Then they shall go forth and behold the corpses of the...
by hadassah | Aug 13, 2018 | Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
Isaiah 29:13 – Vain Worship The belief in the centrality of genuine worship is central to Isaiah. In the Hebrew Bible it states: “…these people draw near to me with their mouths, and honour me with their lips, yet have removed their hearts far from...
