Tag: Isaiah

Isaiah 38 – 40 Had Hezekiah died here he would not have made the mistake of showing his wealth to the Babylonians. I wonder if this is the same reason that the church guards the data on its financial situation. Was it a mistake for Hezekiah to pray for an extension to his life? In…

Isaiah 37 I love reading about Hezekiah here. The king of Assyria boldly declares that the gods of other nations have not saved them and asserts that the god of Israel is no different. In response, Hezekiah goes to the altar of the Lord and prays saying, “truly the gods of other nations did not…

Isaiah 35 – 36 This sounds like it was written for me right now: “Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; he will come and save you.” What I want is not just a job with an…

Isaiah 33 – 34 Not one stake of Zion shall ever be removed—I wonder if the church has ever disbanded a stake since moving to Utah. If not, that could be a literal fulfillment.

Isaiah 31 – 32 This phrase that the Egyptians are men and their horses flesh rather than being horses of spirit reminds me of the event with Elijah where he has a mountain full of angelic chariots to defend him when he was surrounded by a physical army.

Isaiah 30 Destruction comes upon the children of Israel because they seek the counsel of men and the strength of Egypt but refuse to seek or heed the counsel of the Lord. They put their trust in the arm of flesh and receive the consequences of doing so. I wonder if that was what happened…

Isaiah 29 I wonder if Joseph recognized that the Savior was repeating the words written here in Isaiah when He spoke of the religious leaders of Joseph’s day drawing near to Him with their lips but having their hearts far from Him.

Isaiah 27 – 28 I always wondered about the name leviathan. It is apparently a mythical creature that represents Satan in a creation narrative. I love this phrase: “the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.”

Isaiah 25 – 26 I love the image of the Lord as a defender of the poor. In fact, that is a definitively righteous trait. It is true that one may defend the poor and still do many wicked things but defending the poor is itself good. It is also true that wicked things are…

Isaiah 23 – 24 Why did the Lord overthrow Tyre? What is the city of Tyre called in modern times?I did some looking and it is called Tyre now. What Isaiah was referring to was an island at the time but it is now connected to the mainland and is located in Lebanon.