Category: Isaiah

This final chapter contains a two-fold promise / warning from God: those who remain unrepentant will be destroyed for their sin, and those who remain faithful to God will be restored for all eternity. ““Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice with her in joy… I will extend…

This penultimate chapter recaps judgement and salvation, and describes the creation of “new heavens and a new earth”. ” ‘For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. …no more shall be heard [among the people] the sound of weeping and the…

This chapter is a plea for God’s mercy and forgiveness, it reads something like a ‘sinner’s prayer’. “We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. But now, O Lord,…

This chapter has an interesting layout:– it begins with a description of the Lord’s vengeance– then we get a description of His benevolent mercy for His people– we find out that His people are and receive the Lord’s vengeance– then we hear a plea for the Lord to have mercy on His people ” ‘I…

This chapter describes “Zion’s coming salvation”. We learn of God’s plan to restore His people and their land. There are so many uplifting and encouraging promises in this chapter I encourage you to read it yourself (it’s 12 pretty deep verses). “The nations shall see your righteousness, and all the kings your glory, and you…

This chapter’s heading is “The Year of the Lord’s Favor”. I recommend reading the entire thing (it’s only 11 verses). It reads like a psalm, praising God for the goodness He bestows / will bestow upon those who remain faithful. “…but you shall be called the priests of the Lord; they shall speak of you…

This chapter describes the future glory of God’s people, which is a reflection / extension of God’s glory. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. And nations shall come to your light, and kings to…

This chapter speaks of evil and oppression, but then judgement and salvation. There is great darkness, though and even greater Light is coming. “He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no one to intercede; then his own arm brought him salvation, and his righteousness upheld him. He put on righteousness…

This chapter contrasts selfish fasting and God-honoring fasting. In Biblical context, fasting is the practice of abstaining from food (and sometimes water) for a time in order to draw nearer to the heart of God. ” ‘Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of…

This chapter describes the wickedness (idolatry) and contriteness (repentance) of God’s people. “For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: ‘I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of…