n Isaiah, chapter forty-nine, verse two, “And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me.” The words of the coming Messiah would be like a sharp sword that pierces the consciences […]
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In Isaiah, chapter forty-nine, verse one, “Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.” The Messianic calling of Jesus Christ is pictured as being “from the womb,” as in Luke one,
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In Isaiah, chapter forty-eight, verses one through twenty-two, this chapter reveals that Judah was a people who professed to follow God and call upon His name, but who had, in reality, broken covenant with Him, rejecting the truth of His Word and living unrighteously before Him. They had a form of religion, yet they denied
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In Isaiah, chapter forty-seven, verses one through fifteen, highlighting one, eight, ten through fifteen of these scriptures. “Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne: Therefore hear thou this, thou art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I
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In Isaiah, chapter forty-five, verse twenty-three, “And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.” In contrast to gods made with human hands as described in chapter forty-four, verses twelve through
In Isaiah, chapter forty-six, verse one, “Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.” Bel, also called Merodach, as in Jeremiah fifty, verse two, (Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a
