Chapter 4 is not only the shortest chapter in the book, it’s one of the brightest. Paired with the description of the Lord’s exaltation (2:1-6), this vision of Israel’s coming beauty and glory gives a hopeful picture of the future…
Category: Isaiah
Tuesdays with Isaiah (Isaiah 3)
Continuing the theme of God’s coming judgment on the pride and disobedience of Judah, Isaiah, in chapter 3, presents a sad and sobering picture of the devastating results of God’s coming judgment. In verses 1-7, the Lord announces he will…
Tuesdays with Isaiah (Chapter 2)
Isaiah 2 gives a short but stunning vision of God’s exaltation over human pride and idolatry. The chapter begins with a glorious vision of what’s coming: the global exaltation of God (1-5). Then, Isaiah presents a contrastive vision of the…
Tuesdays with Isaiah (Chapter 1)
The book of Isaiah opens with a simple statement attributing the visions contained in it to “Isaiah the son of Amoz” (1:1). This affirmation has been attacked over the years by scholars who insist the book is the product of…
New Series: Tuesdays with Isaiah
Several years ago, I started a new approach to my daily Bible reading. While I had read through the Bible numerous times, I felt I had only skimmed the surface on three major books in the Old Testament: Jeremiah, Ezekiel,…
Rick and Linda Reed 