Author Archives: Joseph Malekani

Isaiah 42 Commentary Verse 1 mentions the servant (Servant) of the LORD. He will have the Spirit of the LORD to bring justice to the nations. Of course, this is Immanuel, the Branch, or the Son – the Son born to us with the government on his shoulders. But wait a minute, what about verseContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 42 Commentary”

Isaiah 41 Commentary In the first logical partition of Isaiah, we heard many judgments against various nations. In fact, the prophet even predicted a time when the LORD would judge the entire world. Chapter 41 reflects on the earlier predictions and builds a strong case against doubt, unbelief, and the various gods of the nations.ContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 41 Commentary”

Isaiah 40 Commentary Chapter 39 closed with Isaiah announcing the exile, the scattering, or the punishment. The announcement is placed somewhere during the reign of Hezekiah. The scattering happened about 100 years after Isaiah’s announcement, during the reign of King Zedekiah, in 587 BC. The punishment would last 70 years as directed by the LORDContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 40 Commentary”

Isaiah 39 Commentary Chapter 39 concludes what many consider to be volume 1 of Isaiah. It is a logical partition that deals with pre-exilic Jerusalem. The last 4 chapters of this logical partition place Isaiah right in the mix of events during the reign of Hezekiah. After the king’s recovery from a serious illness, envoysContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 39 Commentary”

Isaiah 38 Commentary Know what you are fighting. This is an important lesson from this chapter. Far too often we fight diseases or even death itself. And when we die, the world says we have lost the battle to cancer, or whatever disease we were fighting. It reflects the understanding of the world. Hezekiah knewContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 38 Commentary”

Isaiah 37 Commentary We have Hezekiah’s God, called the LORD God and described by His worshipper as the creator and ruler of the kingdoms of the earth. We have Sennacherib’s god, called Nisroch. He does nothing. We have the gods of the other nations. They failed their worshippers against Assyria. They are described as nothing,ContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 37 Commentary”

Isaiah 36 Commentary The scattering begins. Assyria attacks Judah. By the end of the day, only Jerusalem is standing. Judah is now nothing more than a city-state. Judah’s punishment is nearly complete, save for the important events recorded here and in the Book of Kings as well as the Book of Chronicles. The Book ofContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 36 Commentary”

Isaiah 35 Commentary “Highway of holiness,” and “the unclean shall not be there.” Then you know Isaiah isn’t talking about a physical place. He isn’t talking about a physical nation with physical political administrative structures. By the “unclean”, Isaiah has in mind individuals whose sins are “like scarlet,” and “red like crimson”. As we haveContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 35 Commentary”

Isaiah 34 Commentary The LORD is angry with all the nations; He has condemned them to destruction – the mountains will be red with blood. This is Isaiah’s version of Romans 3:23. “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Isaiah has a unique way of painting the consequence of man’sContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 34 Commentary”

Isaiah 33 Commentary Not all of Isaiah’s visions are a cent for tomorrow’s shopping. Many of them could be picked up and applied immediately in Isaiah’s own times. The wicked nations that destroyed others stood tall and hot in their wickedness. They betrayed others and didn’t have anything to fear. The saint may look atContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 33 Commentary”