“I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.” – Job
“Thus says the Lord to Cyrus His anointed,” Isaiah 45:1a Some 150 years before Cyrus was born, Isaiah writes about him. In Chapter 44 he says, “It is I who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd! And he will perform all My desire.’ And he declares of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built,’ and of […]
John 1:29-34 On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is the one about whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’ I did not recognize
“Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations.” Isaiah 42:1 As most know, Isaiah is filled with prophesies of Christ. Here is one of them. What caught my eye today was the promise “He
Promised by His Prophets – Romans 1:2 “which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,” (ESV) In what way is the gospel connected with the Old Testament? Is the Old Testament relevant to New Testament believers? In this sermon titled “Promised by His Prophets” on Romans 1:2, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones highlights the
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“Do you not know? Have you not heard?” Isaiah 40:12 This is a bit longer than usual, so indulge me a bit. My Bible reading this morning brought me to Isaiah 40. Most of us are familiar with this Chapter, because of the end, where we are told if “we wait on the Lord, we
Psalm 2 – Part Three 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. “Ask of me” It was a custom among
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“Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.” Isaiah 35:5 Here, in Chapter 35, we have a Desert coming to life; “The wilderness and the desert will be glad”, and “The scorched land will become a pool and the thirsty ground springs of water”. Then,
“And He will be the stability of your times, a wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; The fear of the Lord is his treasure.” Isaiah 33:6 In the midst of this Chapter, as Isaiah describes God taking vengeance on His enemies, He makes this promise to His People; “He will be the stability of your
“For his God instructs and teaches him properly.” Isaiah 28:26 In the midst of this section of Isaiah, God uses an illustration of a farmer; how he does what he does and why. Today’s Verse is in the middle of that picture. What fascinated me with it is its general concept. God is involved in
“Behold, the Lord lays the earth waste, devastates it, distorts its surface and scatters its inhabitants.” Isaiah 24:1 Judgement Day is coming to the Earth, and nothing Man tries to do, by his puny Climate Change Initiatives, will prevent it!!! This World, this Life, is all a precursor of the Eternal One to come. It