II. Isaiah 40—55 A. The Lord’s Glory in Israel’s Liberation Chapter 40 Promise of Salvation - Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God.
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionThis was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”New Living TranslationThis is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted: “LORD, who has belie...
of your God is revealed. (TgJ)Here we find a discussion in the Midrashim on how there is a Messianic expectation in this verse from Isaiah 40:9 however the messenger is hidden. Midrash Tanchuma Buber writes the following concerning this: Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Toldot 16:2 ד”...
when I established a people and explained its future.8 Do not tremble; do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim my purposes for you long ago?You are my witnesses—is there any other God? No! There is no other Rock—not one!” 9 How foolish are those who manufacture idols. These prized...
Isaiah 53 is a complex passage. My approach won't be a verse-by-verse commentary, but a topical study of five themes which relate to Jesus' work of atonement. 1. The Servant Is a Substitute Who Bears Our Sin The first clear theme on atonement is that the Servant -- or Lamb, in ou...
Isaiah's prophecy is set in an historical context in the first verse. "The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah." (1:1) Here's a brief summary of the reigns of the kings who ruled ...
The reason Satan turns against Israel can only be explained by the absence of the church from that scene. Therefore, it can be said that “The Woman Of Revelation Chapter 12 is Israel.” B. Apostasy in the tribulation. The complete apostasy (falling spiritually away in this context) of ...
This suggests that it was composed deliberately for its present location and that the apparent lack of unity within the chapter should not be explained by the common hypothesis that it drew on two separate previously-existing psalms. Text-critical evidence suggests that verse 4 should be read as...
My dad started building it before he married my mom, and as our family grew to eight, so did the house. By the time I was old enough to recall it clearly, it had expanded to eight rooms (not counting the living and dining rooms). Now, before you imagine a modern open-concept desig...
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