Tag: Isaiah
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Isaiah spoke plainly
Isaiah plainly told the people that they would not choose to understand his prophecies until after they went through destruction. I wonder why they didn’t listen to that and wonder – or maybe they did.
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The vineyard of the Lord
Although the Lord broke down the hedge around the vineyard He didn’t sell it. It remains his even as he prefers it by removing the protective border around it.
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“Let us be called by thy name and take away out reproach”
What is the reproach of the women that they would seek to be bound in polygamy with a man?
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“I shall take away the stay and the staff”
I feel very confident that what was prophesied of Jerusalem and Judah losing all those who were of benefit to their people will also be true of this chosen land at some point in the last days. Like Jerusalem of old it will come because they refused to he’d sounds counsel.
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The Lord shall be exalted
I understand that those who are lifted up shall be humbled and only the Lord shall be exalted at the last day. I also see ways that ask who are lifted up could be humbled but this far I don’t see how those methods of humbling the proof will work to exalt the Lord in…
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Isaiah is a light for the gentiles
How did I miss the fact that the Lord promised Isaiah that he would be seen as a source of light among the gentiles. That explains why his words are so powerful in understanding the doctrine of Christ and recognizing Jesus as Savior. He director addresses the Jews almost exclusively but what he says is…
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The Lord showeth himself bountifully
God doesn’t operate subtly among those who have accepted His covenants.
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Confused by Isaiah?
I can see how a people who didn’t care to understand would be confused by Isaiah. First he says that Israel will be cut down in her strength and pride, then he counsels them to not seek safety through the traditional channels. Finally he tells them that the yolk of oppression before then will be…
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The proud shall be humbled before the Lord
Isaiah spoke of the land of Israel being full of gold, silver, horses, and chariots, but also full of idols and pride. He then declares that the proud shall be humbled before the glory of the Lord in the last day. I’ve always known that applied to Israel but I realize it applies just as…
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Affliction
“I have refined thee. I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.” Affliction that comes because of or discipleship probably hold a special place in the refining process. I’m noticing how prominent this is one the period from Daniel to the restoration of Jerusalem during the reign of Darius.