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Jesus Christ was born many hundreds of years after the prophet Isaiah foretold of His coming, and He often referred to the prophet’s words when sharing important concepts about the kingdom of heaven with His disciples. Great multitudes often gathered by the shore of the Sea of Galilee to hear Jesus speak.  On one occasion,Continue reading “Isaiah and the Parables – Matthew 13”

The prophet Isaiah’s description of his calling by God continues: 8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send,And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”  Isaiah 6:8 (NKJV) Thus began a fifty-year ministry in service to the Lord for Isaiah.  After being singled for the rarest ofContinue reading “Send Me – Isaiah 6”

Isaiah had a personal encounter with the living God, in the form of a vision of the Father on His throne.  The prophet was overcome with great emotion, as any of us would be.  But his were mixed emotions. Part of it had to be a great joy – the innocent part of our soulContinue reading “Out of Unclean Lips – Isaiah 6”

Every so often in the Bible, the curtain gets pulled back and we are given a glimpse of the magnificence of heaven.  This was the case with God’s call of the prophet Isaiah, who would serve four kings of Judah, beginning with the end of Uzziah’s reign.  Isaiah was permitted to record the wonders heContinue reading “A Glimpse of Heaven – Isaiah 6”

After King Jehoshaphat and his son, there were a series of kings in Judah that ranged from mixed-to-bad for the nation.  God’s temple and the line of David were preserved, but that is about all you can say about them – three of the kings (Ahaziah, Joash, and Amaziah) and an evil queen (Athaliah) didContinue reading “The Source of our Strength – 2 Chronicles 26”

In the New Testament Gospel of John, Jesus warned of an evil adversary we all face on our journey of life. But He also told how He, Jesus, will always be there to guide and defend us as we follow Him. 7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am theContinue reading “Good Shepherds – 2 Chronicles 22”

Despite being given every blessing and encouragement by the Lord to turn back to Him, the Northern Kingdom of Israel finally fell to the invading Assyrians, and its people were carried off into exile there.  Unlike Judah and Benjamin, who for similar reasons, would later go into exile themselves, the ten tribes of the NorthernContinue reading “God’s Hope for Us – 2 Kings 17”

Elijah and Elisha were two of the great prophets of the Old Testament.  Like Moses before them, they performed amazing miracles in the power of God.  Later prophets, such as Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Daniel, while experiencing some miraculous acts, were more focused on presenting a prophetic message about the coming kingdom of God.  They alsoContinue reading “Sending Messengers – Luke 7”

The prophet Elisha “took up the mantle” from the prophet Elijah after the latter had been taken up by God into heaven, with the former becoming the new spokesperson and representative for God, 13 He (Elisha) also took up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood by the bankContinue reading “Healing Leprosy – 2 Kings 5”

Centuries after the prophet Elijah was taken up into heaven in a fiery chariot, his spirit would return in the person of John the Baptist. John would be miraculously born to aged parents, his mother Elizabeth and father, a priest named Zacharias. Elizabeth was well beyond normal child-bearing years, so when God announced this miraculousContinue reading “What Then Shall We Do? – Luke 1”