In Isaiah, chapter eight, verse sixteen, “Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.” The great majority of God’s people were living in apostasy, but there remained a faithful remnant: disciples who followed the will of the Lord. They were the ones who called to preserve God’s Word. In every age, the true […]
In Isaiah, chapter eight, verse thirteen, “Sanctify the LORD of hosts Himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.” In times of danger and trial, God alone is the One whom we must fear and look to for our deliverance, as in Matthew ten, verse twenty-eight. Through a proper reverence
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In Isaiah, chapter eight, verse twelve, ‘Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.” Isaiah had been attempting to persuade Judah to seek God rather than foreign help. He was accused of conspiracy and treason. Likewise, throughout the history
In Isaiah, chapter eight, verse eight, “And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.” In the midst of Isaiah’s prophecy, the Spirit of prophecy pointed to a hope
In Isaiah, chapter eight, verse six, “Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly,” is the first part of this theme in scripture. The ‘waters of Shiloah,” were fed by a gentle spring that served as Jerusalem’s underground source of water in times of siege by a hostile nation. They symbolized
In Isaiah, chapter eight, verse one, “Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.” This is the name of Isaiah’s second son: The meaning thereof is “plundering, and despoiling will come quickly.” That name predicted not only Syria’s destruction and fall at
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In Isaiah, chapter seven, verses one through twenty-five, the kings of Israel and Syria attacked Judah. King Ahaz of Judah was told by Isaiah to trust God for deliverance. Yet Ahaz refused to accept God’s offer of a miraculous sign, and he sought Assyria. God gave a sign anyway to the whole house of David:
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In Isaiah, chapter six, verse thirteen, “But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.” God encouraged Isaiah by telling him
In Isaiah, chapter six, verse nine, God told Isaiah that the people would reject his message and remain indifferent to the prophetic call for repentance; his preaching would, in fact, turn hearts even more against the Lord, as in verses nine to ten, Matthew thirteen, verses fourteen through fifteen, Mark four, verse twelve, and Luke
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In Isaiah, chapter six, verse eight, “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.” Only after receiving his cleansing was Isaiah commissioned as a prophet. This passage reminds us of the Great Commission of our risen
