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Isaiah 25 Commentary When you see what Isaiah has seen, praise flows naturally. The LORD has shown Isaiah the future. The plans of the LORD haven’t failed. Instead, the LORD has faithfully carried out the plans He made long ago. The enemy and the oppressor are destroyed. But the saints are safe under the careContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 25 Commentary”

Isaiah 24b Commentary Yes, the Creator God destroys the entire world. Verse 1. But what’s the timing like for these events? ‎‎Of course, Isaiah’s visions are complex, timeless visuals. “Timeless” because the audience is “timeless”. They make sense today as they did several centuries before the Messiah. ‎‎It’s helpful when the reader scans the entireContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 24b Commentary”

Isaiah 24 Commentary Probably tired of sampling individual peoples for judgment and having a fruitless search for righteousness among the world’s peoples, groups, and nations, Isaiah visits the entire earth. The LORD God gives him the vision for the entire earth – entire humanity under the judgment of the Creator God. And it’s not goodContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 24 Commentary”

Isaiah 23 Commentary The LORD God decrees disaster for Tyre and Sidon, two Phoenician/Canaanite cities. They are proud and godless. The Creator God doesn’t exist in Tyre and Sidon. They are commercial centers whose wealth is due to trade, commerce, and industry. Work smart, deal hard, and schedule your moves properly. That is all Tyre’sContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 23 Commentary”

Isaiah 22 Commentary Chapter 22 combines several images. But the mention of the LORD’s servant, presented as Eliakim, helps us understand the chapter. “What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.” The New Testament reader knows better. Only the LORD Jesus Christ fits this description. But then, weContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 22 Commentary”

Isaiah 21 Commentary Three prophecies: Babylon, Edom, and Arabia. Babylon is more interesting. The lines in this chapter appear to describe Belshazzar’s fall at the hands of the Medes. They are eating and drinking. They feel safe. But suddenly disaster strikes. God’s people can rejoice! What does Babylon’s fall mean to the saint? Well, aContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 21 Commentary”

Isaiah 20 Commentary “And we thought they were our best hope, that they’d rescue us from the king of Assyria – them the Egyptians and the Cushites.What have we depended on for help during moments of crisis? Money? Friends? Connections? Family? Intelligence?The LORD God comes in and warns humanity against putting trust in things otherContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 20 Commentary”

Isaiah 19 Commentary The Egyptian’s idols trembling at the sight of the LORD God reminds us of a similar judgment during the great exodus. The idols trembled in fear. They froze and were hopeless. Egypt feared. In addition to the plague-like trouble, Egypt suffers extreme disorganization, internal strife, lack of direction, and general failure. CommerceContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 19 Commentary”

Isaiah 18 Commentary Cush is traditionally thought to be the land around present-day Sudan/Ethiopia. Upper Nile. A message against a people tall and smooth-skinned. Land beyond the rivers of Ethiopia suggests a dive deep into the African continent. Indeed, this land is divided by rivers; the White Nile and the Blue Nile deserve mention. TheContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 18 Commentary”

Isaiah 17 Commentary God will punish Syria and Israel. Israel alongside Syria; probably because Israel is indistinguishable from Syria. When an individual fails to distinguish herself from wickedness, you are sure of their punishment together with the wicked. Then there is hope – a day when people turn to their Creator for help. Verse 7.ContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 17 Commentary”