The rule of this king is more wonderful than the best human government could achieve. So this ‘new king’ means God’s *Messiah. • The ‘new king’ will be a true leader. His actions will affect the attitude of all his officials.... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD DEFENDS *JERUSALEM ISAIAH CHAPTER S 31 TO 39 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 32 A NEW KING V1 Some day there will be a new king. He will govern rightly. And his officials will deal fairly with people. V2 The king and his officials will be like a shelter from a s... [ Continue Reading ]
In the Bible a ‘fool’ is not merely someone who acts stupidly (as in 1 Samuel 26:21). A fool is more often someone who leaves God out of his life (see Psalms 14:1 and Luke 12:20).... [ Continue Reading ]
The fool only thinks about himself and about his own affairs. He does not even notice other people’s problems. JUDGEMENT IS COMING V9 Listen to me, you women in Judah. You live in comfort. You feel that you have security. You have no worries. You are so self-confident. But note my words carefully... [ Continue Reading ]
The loss of clothing showed that the person was a slave or a prisoner of an enemy (see Isaiah 20:2-3). • The women’s self-confident attitude is terribly wrong. In less than one year, all will change. Then many people will be prisoners in the country called Assyria.... [ Continue Reading ]
‘*Thorn-bushes’ actually translates a pair of words that also appear in Isaiah 5:6 and Isaiah 27:4. In all three places the words are describing the weakness of the people’s relationship with God. That relationship is as poor as the dry land where only a few *thorn-bushes grow. The people’s *worship... [ Continue Reading ]
The terrible changes that verses 13-14 describe are not final. An even greater change will follow. That also will be the work of God’s spirit. • There will be a new earth (verse 15). There will be new standards in a new society (verses 16-17). And there will be a new security for all to enjoy (vers... [ Continue Reading ]
A regular supply of water is essential in a dry and hot country. JERUSALEM ~ at the time of David and Solomon, capital of the country called Israel. During the time of Isaiah, Jerusalem was the capital of the country called Judah. LORD ~ God’s name in the Bible. In the original language, God’s name... [ Continue Reading ]