Category: Isaiah

This chapter is very inviting – it elaborates on God’s love and salvation for all people, not just Jews. “Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say, ‘The Lord will surely separate me from his people’… the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, to minister to him, to love the…

This commonly-quoted chapter describes God’s compassion on His people (those who turn / return to Him). ” ‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your…

In this chapter God promises an eternal covenant with His followers, vowing peace and protection over those who are faithful. Though there will still be trials and death for us is this life, our eternity is secure and nothing / nobody on earth can change that. “Fear not, for you will not be ashamed; be…

This well-known chapter is one of many passages in Isaiah that prophesies about Jesus our savior. These verses remind me of Rm 3:23-24, where we are described as sinners falling short of God’s glory, who can be justified through Jesus’ offer of redemption. “He was despised and forsaken by men, a man of sorrows and…

This chapter talks about the Lord’s coming salvation / redemption of His people who have become lost, and His faithful messengers who bring the good news to those who need to hear it. “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of…

This chapter is a plea from God to those made in His image (that’s everyone) to listen, awaken, and obey, for He wants to redeem us. ” ‘Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you…

This chapter contains a self-description of ‘the Lord’s servant’. “The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary. Morning by morning… he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught… and I was not rebellious;…

This chapter has two main themes: God calling His people to be servants, and God restoring His people. ” ‘I will keep you and give you as a covenant to the people, to establish the land… saying to the prisoners, “Come out,” to those who are in darkness, “Appear”… they shall not hunger or thirst,…

This chapter discusses the refinement and calling of God’s people. “Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: ‘I am the Lord your God… who leads you in the way you should go. Oh that you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and…

This chapter describes the humiliation of Babylon as God judges them for their sin. “Your nakedness shall be uncovered, and your disgrace shall be seen. I will take vengeance, and I will spare no one. You felt secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me’; your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray,…