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Isaiah 8 Commentary Isaiah is full of symbols and teaching aids. Chapter 8 introduces another symbol. Isaiah’s wife conceives, and the LORD orders Isaiah to name the boy ‘Quick Loot, Fast Plunder’. It is a message against Samaria and Damascus. Both nations would be scattered soonest – right before your own eyes! The LORD usesContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 8 Commentary”

Isaiah 7 Commentary Judgment against Jerusalem. But Chapter 7 is different. Yes, the city would be flattened by an external executor, but not Judah’s sister kingdom called Ephraim – a moniker for the northern kingdom of Israel. Definitely not by Ephraim’s ally, Aram (Syria). We learn a couple of things from here. The LORD GodContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 7 Commentary”

Isaiah 5 Commentary There are consequences for fruitlessness. That’s the subject of the second section of Chapter 5. But coming up first is a song in the first section. It all culminates in an all-important question: “What more could have been done for my vineyard than I have done for it? When I looked forContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 5 Commentary”

Isaiah 4 Commentary. Is the world so short of leadership that seven women can take hold of one man for marriage? And he, even he, cannot marry them. Yes, they have their own fat incomes, titles, and careers. But a name they don’t have. Yes, the world appears successful, but mortals know the depth ofContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 4 Commentary”

Isaiah 3 Commentary The first section seems to give the impression that abundance is always a special gift from the LORD. Because of Judah’s sinfulness, the LORD threatens to withdraw both supply and support; justice and the means of justice; victory and the tools used to achieve victory; guidance and its providers; both leadership andContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 3 Commentary”

Isaiah 2 Commentary Isaiah is full of symbols. Verses 1 to 5 introduce us to the Mountain of the LORD. It will tower above all the other mountains. The timing of this event is sometime in the ‘last days’. Could the scripture be referencing Jerusalem’s prosperity? Yes, but prosperity is not commerce and industry, norContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 2 Commentary”

Isaiah 1 Commentary Isaiah’s vision concerns Judah and Jerusalem. Of course, it cannot be one vision! We are talking about many years of ministry spanning the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Again, and as we shall see not too long from now, the prophet shall speak to the nations! JudahContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 1 Commentary”

Song 8 Commentary A brother’s relationship with his sister is what marriage becomes. It is natural. A bond so created attracts no public ridicule. It becomes an expectation. A man acquires new relations. The family is extended. It’s not exactly a parallel thought, but the reader can reflect on the events at the cross. WhenContinueContinue reading “Song 8 Commentary”

Song 7 Commentary The groom speaks at length. He describes his bride with parameters of beauty, elegance, and attraction. An important space for the woman, exclusively. Could there be something special about this description of the bride that could possibly explain the woman’s role in creation? Consider how the bride described her groom in ChapterContinueContinue reading “Song 7 Commentary”

Song 6 Commentary Once in a while, the holy pages give away their identity. At times, it’s the timing of the script that is exposed unintentionally.The mention of Tirzah and Jerusalem in the same thought may give us an estimation of the time when the Book was written. It wasn’t definitely written during the reignContinueContinue reading “Song 6 Commentary”