Category: Isaiah

Isaiah is commissioned by God and sees the Sovereign Lord sitting on His throne in Heaven. God is far too complex to cover every aspect of Him in a few minutes, so we’ll only focus on His sovereignty today. “In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high…

This chapter has a couple of themes including an analogy of the Lord’s vineyard (His people) and a lament for the wicked. “…My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it,…

This chapter, though short, continues the “day of the Lord” theme from chapter 3. It tells us about “the branch of the Lord”, those who remain loyal to Him. “In that day the branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and honor of…

This chapter describes judgement upon God’s people for their sinful and unrepentant ways. “For behold, the Lord God of hosts is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah support and supply, all support of bread, and all support of water; the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet… the elder… and the…

This chapter focuses on “the day of the Lord”, which is essentially the end of this known world. God will judge sin and deal with it harshly, including those who have not repented of their sin. Anything and anyone that does not glorify God will not continue past “the day of the Lord”. “For the…

Isaiah was a prophet in Judah during a time when the kings and people were wavering in their obedience to God. “Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah! Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight;…