Amidst the prophecies of judgment in much of the book of Isaiah, chapter 12 brings a ray of hope. The prophet tells us that a righteous king is coming. And as we have seen in many previous books in the Bible, when a righteous king is on the throne, God not only blesses the land…
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Let’s think for a moment about the conspiracy to kill Paul that we read about in chapter 23, verses 12 through 22. We read that it was a group of Jews, and they bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. A group of Jews who felt that…
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Sometimes prophecy reads like today’s news, doesn’t it? Let me read chapter 30, verses 8-11 again: 8Now go and write down these words. Write them in a book. They will stand until the end of time as a witness 9 that these people are stubborn rebels who refuse to pay attention to the lord’s instructions….
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Ever notice how we try to tell God how things should go? Oh, we usually do it in very spiritual and respectful ways, but we do do it. Here’s an example. “Oh God, in Jesus’ name we ask that you heal Aunt Bertha.” “Oh God, please give that job I interviewed for. I know I…
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Let’s talk about a verse we read in chapter 26. It’s verse 10. Here it is again: “When the wicked are favored, they don’t learn righteousness; even among those who do right they do wrong, and they fail to see the Lord’s majesty.” With some people, all the blessings in the world are lost on…
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We read some pretty apocalyptic things today, didn’t we? There is coming a day when God’s judgment will no longer be held back. Since the fall in the Garden, He has seen all of creation groan under the curse of sin, and one day He will say, “Enough!” I know that it is not popular…
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Paul’s first contact with the Thessalonians. His writings to them in 1 and 2 Thessalonians were very favorable, but his first time there didn’t end well with his having to get outta Dodge quickly! After being there for three weeks, many of the Jews and Greeks decided to follow Jesus, which caused some others to…
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Chapter 20 opens in the year that Assyria’s King Sargon defeated the city of Ashdod. God tells Isaiah, “Go, take off the mourning clothes from your waist, and remove the shoes from your feet.” And Isaiah did this, walking naked and barefoot.” And then the Lord said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked…
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