Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 54-58
Who is the gospel of Jesus Christ for? Is it only for those with large bank accounts? Is it only for the most popular? Is it only for the beautiful? Is it only for those who have it all together? Is it only for the winners? Is it only for the smartest among us? Is […]
Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 49-53
Isaiah 53 is one of the most important chapters in all of the Bible. It gives us a glimpse into the Messiah’s ministry. Though it details the awful suffering that He would endure, the Jews who lived through Jesus’s life failed to realize that He was their Messiah. They couldn’t imagine their Messiah having to […]
Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 45-48
Isaiah’s prophetic book is teeming with revelations about God. Perhaps one of the clearest revelations about God is the declaration that He alone is God and Savior. Chapters forty through forty-nine make statements that there is only one God, and He alone is the Savior of humanity. He is the first and the last (Isa. […]
Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 42-44
In Isaiah chapter forty-two we are introduced to the Suffering Servant, which is predictive of Jesus Christ. “Behold my servant, whom I uphold; Mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift up, Nor cause his […]
Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 36-41
What would you do if you knew you had fifteen years left to live? That’s the story of Hezekiah in Isaiah 38. King Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. The Lord told Isaiah to go and tell Hezekiah to get his house in order, because his death was imminent. Hezekiah prayed […]
Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 31-35
What does ministry look like to you? Is it a preacher standing behind a pulpit preaching a fiery sermon? Is it someone singing on a platform? Whatever image comes to your mind when you think about ministry, it might be a little deficient. “Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to […]
Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 28-30
The drunkards of Ephraim mocked the Lord’s message. It was as if they believed His commands to be too simple, and only for small children. They said, “Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must […]
Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 23-27
God’s judgment of the whole earth is coming sooner rather than later. Isaiah used the phrase “in that day” four times in reference to God’s imminent condemnation of a sinful world (Isa. 26:1; 27:1-2,12). Likewise, in that day there will also be salvation and peace: “And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this […]
Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 18-22
In the twenty second chapter of Isaiah we find an interesting encounter between the prophet Isaiah and a man named Shebna. Shebna was a palace governor of King Hezekiah, involved in the negotiations with Sennacherib when he besieged Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:18, 26, 37; 19:2; Isa. 36:3, 11, 22; 37:2). Some Bible commentators believe that […]
Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 13-17
Imagine there’s no such thing as a devil. Then imagine you’re dwelling in a heavenly place in the presence of God. Now imagine getting kicked out of heaven. This is what Isaiah saw in this event describing the fall of the king of Babylon. Jesus used Isaiah’s message concerning the king of Babylon to depict […]