In Isaiah, chapter forty, verse eleven, “He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.” God is described as one who picks up an individual lamb to protect it and carry it close […]
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In Isaiah, chapter forty, verse ten, “Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.” Savation, blessing, and comfort are all associated with the coming of the Lord to His faithful people. He comes with power and
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In Isaiah, chapter forty, verses three through eight have much prophecy, and have several levels of application: to God’s people, restoration from exile, to the coming of the Messiah and His salvation, and to the consummation of redemption in the new heaven and the new earth. The New Testament sees the fulfillment of verse three
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In Isaiah, chapter forty, verse one, “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.” Isaiah comforts God’s people by prophesying to a future generation the good news that God’s period of chastisement was nearly over and salvation and blessing were coming. If you are experiencing great difficulty in your life and you know that
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In these chapters of Isaiah, from forty through sixty-six, were written during the later years of Isaiah’s life. God revealed these prophecies to offer hope and comfort to His people during their captivity in Babylon, one hundred and fifty years after the time of Isaiah, as revealed in chapter nine, verses five to eight. They
In Isaiah, chapter thirty-nine, verse six, “Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.” When the Babylonians would conquer the city of God, they would carry off
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In Isaiah, chapter thirty-nine, verse one, “At that time Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.” Babylon was attempting to free itself from Assyrian domination at this time. Therefore, this visit by the king of
In Isaiah, chapter thirty-eight, verse eight, “Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sundial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.” The exact nature of the sun’s shadow being reversed on the stairway is not
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In Isaiah, chapter thirty-eight, verse five, “Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.” God’s statement that Hezekiah must prepare for death and Hezekiah’s prayer to God, as in
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In Isaiah, chapter thirty-eight, verse one, “In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.” Through Isaiah, God prophesied that Hezekiah would die as the
