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Isaiah 45 Commentary Who predicted long ago what would happen? The prophet is asking the same question that we have met several times in the opening chapters of the second partition of Isaiah. He is not looking for an answer, but rather, a faith response from Israel and the nations. Was it not I, theContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 45 Commentary”

Isaiah 44 Commentary Chapter 44 is a commercial! Excellent salesmanship! What an advert! Yes, an advert, but one alarmingly true and factual! I can be trusted. Things happen exactly as planned. I do the planning. I perform my word. I won’t forget Israel. I have blotted out Israel’s transgressions. Sadly, Israel cannot see these facts.ContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 44 Commentary”

Isaiah 43 Commentary Chapter 43 is fundamental to the Christian doctrine. God created us for His own glory. Verse 7. To declare His praise. Verse 21. Humanity achieves this design spec by being in the image of the Creator God. Thus, declare His praise. God’s glory on display, consequently! This is God’s side of theContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 43 Commentary”

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”