ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 32:1 BEHOLD, A KING WILL REIGN. Isaiah foresees the triumph of the Messiah (see Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 9:2; Isaiah 11:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 32:3 Not only will a perfect king reign in righteousness, but his subjects will be perfected in their ability to respond to him (see Isaiah 29:24). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 32:8 Isaiah foresees a kingdom of true human decency, by the grace of God. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 32:10 The Assyrian invasion of 701 B.C. (see ch. Isaiah 36:1) is LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR away, but the people are too careless to see it coming. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 32:11 A call to serious repentance. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 32:13 ALL THE JOYOUS HOUSES IN THE EXULTANT CITY. This is a false, escapist joy (see Isaiah 24:7). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 32:15 UNTIL THE SPIRIT IS POURED UPON US FROM ON HIGH. Salvation is beyond all human capability. The One who is spirit (Isaiah 31:3) not only defends his people but also enriches them with new life: THE WILDERNESS BECOMES A FRUITFUL FIELD, reversing the disasters of Isaiah 32:1... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 32:19 Isaiah concludes the vision of messianic glory with two metaphors: the destruction of Assyria and the humbling of Jerusalem in the short term (v. Isaiah 32:19), and the undisturbed peace of the Messiah’s kingdom in the long term (v. Isaiah 32:20). See Isaiah 30:23. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]