Chapter six begins with the words, “In the year of King Uzziah’s death…” It’s interesting how our memories work. Momentous events cement themselves into our consciousness in such a way that we never forget them. I’m old enough to remember where I was and how I learned of the assassination of President Kennedy. If you’re…

In these chapters we read of the calamity that will come, and then in chapter five God is likened to a farmer who plants a vineyard. He prepares the soil and does everything possible to provide the very best conditions, and plants the very best vine available. But instead of good grapes, he gets worthless…