Struggling to Understand the Book of Isaiah?
By Adam Brown – Reading and learning about the book of Isaiah has been one of the great joys of my life. And yet, if I am being honest, trying…
Category: Isaiah
Oracle Against Canada
In Isaiah, like many other prophetic books (Jeremiah 46-51, Ezekiel 25-32, Joel 3, Amos 1-2,Obadiah 1-14, Zephaniah 2, and Zechariah 2 and 9), there is a lengthy section, which scholars often…
Kindness and Severity of God
In the book of Isaiah two portraits of two kings, Ahaz and Hezekiah, work together to teach us about the Gospel. Among a great many other parallels, both accounts share…
Immanuel
One of the most familiar-unfamiliar stretches of Scripture in all the Bible is Isaiah 7-12. We are all familiar with Isaiah 7:14, which reads, “A virgin shall conceive and give…
The Isaiah Apocalypse
In a previous post I gave a broad subdivision to the book of Isaiah. The book itself can be divided into three parts: First Isaiah (Isaiah 1-39), Second Isaiah (Isaiah…
Atonement
With the exception of Isaiah 1:18-19, Isaiah 1:25-27,Isaiah 2:2-4, and Isaiah 4:2-6, the first five chapters of the book of Isaiah emphasize sin and wrath. Needless to say, this is…
Growing Weary of Sin and Punishment?
One of the most difficult aspects of the Bible is its abundant focus on sin and punishment. This may not be evident to many Christians, since our preaching, by and…
Our Day in Court
What would happen if God took you to court? When God called heaven and earth to bear witness against you, what would their testimony be? What would be exposed and…
