God speaks.

A foreign king is too proud for his own good, and another king is exceedingly selfish.

Today’s reading has some refreshing good news!

More Messianic prophecies in the midst of the warnings of destruction.

The prophecies continue.

The Lord’s message to most of the region is severe. But there is a prophecy of the Messiah, as well.

The prophesies continue.

Isaiah continues revealing the prophecy of God concerning the destruction of Judah and Jerusalem, but in the midst of the bad news, there is a glimmer of hope to those who will hear. Listen to hear what that hope is.

God’s warning of devastation, as given through the prophet Isaiah, paints a terrifying picture of the coming time in the land of Israel.

Lamentations, which showed the consequences of God’s judgment on the people, comes to a close. Isaiah begins, and we see the warning that God had given them.