Daily Thoughts From God's Word

Chapter 49 begins with one of Isaiah's “Servant Songs” (there are 4: 42:1-9; 49:1-13; 50:4-9; 52:13-53:12). His ministry: he will...

The Lord says of Israel and her idols:   To whom will you liken me and make me equal,       and compare me, that we may be alike? Those...

“Comfort ye, comfort ye my people” (40:1), the Lord instructed Isaiah.  So long in exile, and sufficiently disciplined – “She has...

Chapters 36-39 tell the story of one man, Hezekiah, who actually was a good leader.  He certainly was not perfect.  He tended to lean on...

For my sword has drunk its fill in the heavens; behold, it descends for judgment upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction...

We just wrapped up a long section in Isaiah in which the prophet announced God’s judgments against the enemies of Israel.  Now, he turns...

“O LORD, you are my God;       I will exalt you; I will praise your name,                   for you have done wonderful things,      ...

In the midst of all the proclamations concerning the nations, the Lord has something particular to say to Israel:  “In that day you...

Quite a few chapters, this morning.  However, because they constitute such a unified component, I am looking at them as a whole and over...

God was not happy with Israel.  She had spurned him and followed after the idols.  In fact, his displeasure was so great that he was...

“What goes around, comes around.”  “There’s nothing new under the sun.”  Proverbs or adages that we use often.  And why is that?  It’s...

“Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard” (5:1).  The “vineyard chapter” of Isaiah 5 begins thusly and displays...

How sinful Judah and Jerusalem were, “from the sole of the foot even to the head” (1:6).  Yet, how God pleaded with them:  “Wash...

The Song of Solomon . . . a love poem/song between Solomon and his sweetheart. I once read through the book along with Hudson Taylor's...

In the end, Solomon reaches two conclusions.  The first:  Enjoy and be content in what God has given us, for example, as seen in these...