ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 51:1 The first incentive for obeying the voice of the servant is that, if God could make a great nation from one barren couple (ABRAHAM and SARAH), then he can revive barren Zion as a joyful new Eden. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=i... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 51:4 The second incentive (see vv. Isaiah 51:1) is that the truth of the Lord is going out to the nations with a saving power that will outlast the universe. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 51:7 The third incentive (see vv. Isaiah 51:1) is that, like the servant of the Lord, though believers are reviled, they will also be eternally vindicated. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 51:9 God’s power for his people is always active, opening new ways forward through the gospel. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 51:12 The Creator God criticizes his people’s fears. I, I AM HE answers the double “Awake, awake” of v. Isaiah 51:9. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 51:15 I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD... YOU ARE MY PEOPLE. God’s covenant with his people defines both him and them. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 51:17 WAKE YOURSELF, WAKE YOURSELF. In v. Isaiah 51:9, the people think God needs to be awakened to action. In reality, they themselves need to awaken. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]