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Isaiah 23 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com The LORD announces the destruction of Tyre and Sidon. Pride is the reason. They are godless. The Creator God doesn’t exist in Tyre and Sidon. They are commercial centers whose wealth is down to trade, commerce, and industry. Work hard, deal wisely, and schedule your moves properly. That is all youContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 23 Commentary”

Isaiah 22 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Save for the New Testament, the vision or visions of this chapter are an impossibility. They seem to combine images from different movies to explain one point: the LORD’s servant, presented as Eliakim, will have the key to the house of David. What he opens no one can shut, and whatContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 22 Commentary”

Isaiah 21 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com 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,ContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 21 Commentary”

Isaiah 20 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com “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 crises? Money? Friends? Connections? Family? Intelligence?The LORD God comes in and warns humanity against putting trust in thingsContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 20 Commentary”

Isaiah 19 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com The Egyptian’s idols trembling at the sight of the LORD God reminds us of a similar judgment during the 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 http://www.lovingscripture.com Cush is traditionally thought to be lands around present-day Sudan. Upper Nile. A message against a people tall and smooth-skinned, to a people, feared far and wide, an aggressive nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers. Deep into the African continent.Of course, Cush’s language is ‘strange speech’ becauseContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 18 Commentary”

Isaiah 17 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com 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 they will be punished together with wickedness. Then there is hope – a day when people turn for help to their Creator. InContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 17 Commentary”

Isaiah 16 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com The prophecy against Moab continues. Chapter 16 is complex because the prophet has decided to participate in the vision. It becomes personal! So he weeps alongside the Moabites. What he has seen is not good at all. Let Moab find safety through an alliance with Jerusalem. Yes, Jerusalem but not untilContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 16 Commentary”

Isaiah 15 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Cities are places of human habitation; they are centers of human activities. Many of these activities do not honor the LORD. Cities, therefore, are spaces of wickedness. Isaiah’s vision against Moab is actually a prophecy against the cities of Moab. It is a little line but quite significant. The city ofContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 15 Commentary”

Isaiah 14 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Chapter 14 continues the prophecy against Babylon. Isaiah communicates his messages in a complex web of visuals. At one point, Babylon is the tool that the LORD uses to inflict punishment on Judah.At another point, Babylon’s fate is compared to that of Sodom and Gomorrah. Of course, it is easy forContinueContinue reading “Isaiah 14 Commentary”