Isaiah 55:1,2
The word pictures of familiar things to eat and to drink show God’s great care for his people. His free gifts truly satisfy what people need.... [ Continue Reading ]
The word pictures of familiar things to eat and to drink show God’s great care for his people. His free gifts truly satisfy what people need.... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 55 THE *LORD’S INVITATION V1 ‘Come, all you who are desperate to drink. Here is water! Come, even if you have no money. Buy grain! You need no money. Eat all that you want. Come, buy wine... [ Continue Reading ]
The *Lord will repeat the *covenant that he made with David long ago (see 2 Samuel 7:8-12 and Psalms 89:33-37). This time the *covenant will not be with David’s family (see 2 Samuel 7:16), but with the whole nation called Israel. Verse 4-5 David’s extraordinary defeat of much greater armies was ev... [ Continue Reading ]
God is not a distant God. People can easily reach him. He is close to them. He hears their prayers.... [ Continue Reading ]
God tells evil people to repent, that is, to stop their wicked practices and plots. And to return to God and to live in his way. Then God will forgive them completely.... [ Continue Reading ]
God’s plans are totally different in nature from human plans. There is no certainty that human plans will succeed. But there is no doubt that God will carry out his plans perfectly.... [ Continue Reading ]
God uses ‘sky’ and ‘earth’ as picture words to show how different are God’s actions from human actions. • The sky is far above the earth. And God’s plans are much more wonderful than any human plan.... [ Continue Reading ]
God’s kind purposes are for the benefit of all people. That is why he carries out his purposes. • See Isaiah 40:8 for another passage about the nature and effect of God’s word. GOD’S PEOPLE WILL HAVE GREAT JOY V12 You are leaving behind your life as slaves and prisoners in a foreign country. Thi... [ Continue Reading ]
The state of the people of God’s relationship with the *Lord also affects all that he has created. The negative effect appeared as early as the events soon after God created the world (see Genesis 3:17-18). It is not just the people themselves who sing on their journey home. Isaiah describes how mo... [ Continue Reading ]