All Bark and No Bite – Isa 37
Usually the dog that barks the loudest is not the most dangerous. Sometimes, a barking dog will only bark and never bite. This is what we see happening in Isaiah 37 with the nation of Assyrian. The Assyrians have come
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Usually the dog that barks the loudest is not the most dangerous. Sometimes, a barking dog will only bark and never bite. This is what we see happening in Isaiah 37 with the nation of Assyrian. The Assyrians have come
Isaiah 36 contains the arrogant boasts of Assyria’s commander Rabshakeh. Assyrian has just wiped out all of Judah’s defenced cities and only Jerusalem remains. They are ‘pumped’ and believe that no one can stand in their way. So, Rabshakeh loudly
Imagine you are watching the world cup. Your team is playing. You are stressed and worried because is looks like they are going to lose. But then you realise, you are watching a recording and you have already heard from
The contrast between our arrival in London six years ago and our leaving for furlough could not have been greater. When we arrived, we knew very few people and had a lonely first year until we got started. When we
What are we hoping for? What are we waiting on? What is the desire of our heart? The answer to these questions should be – the Lord! The Lord Jesus Christ should the One we are looking to, waiting upon
God plan for Israel is a time of judgment (v.9-14) followed by a time of blessing. Due to their sin, He would bring chastisement on them as a nation. After this, they will enjoy a time of great blessing and
‘Desperate times call for desperate measures!’ This was the attitude in Judah for some of the people. As the Assyrian threat came closer and closer, they felt their only hope was to go to their old enemy Egypt for help.
Often when judges sentence a criminal, they explain in some degree the reason for the conviction and the sentence. Isaiah 28 is God explaining more about His reasons for judging Ephraim, the Northern Kingdom: They were prideful drunkards whose glory
“Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, And with their lips do honour me, But have removed their heart far from me, And their fear toward me is taught by the precept of
The song ‘What a Day That Will Be’ talks about how wonderful it will be when we see Jesus and stand before him. Isaiah 27 uses the phrase ‘in that day’ three times to talk about what will happen in