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King Ahaz of the southern kingdom of Judah received troubling news that two other kings, the king of Israel and Syria to the north, were both coming up against him. His heart was moved, like the trees of the wood
Isaiah 6 contains Isaiah’s dramatic vision of the Lord resulting in his being called and send as a prophet to Israel. It came in the same year as King Uzziah’s death (v.1). Uzziah reigned a very long time and under
“What could have been done more to my vineyard, That I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, Brought it forth wild grapes?” Isaiah 5:4 Several years ago, our house in England
It is helpful to not only study the successes but the failures of others. Sometimes, their bad examples can teach us what not to do. That is true of Israel in Isaiah 3-4. Here we learn that they made the
“The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, And the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.” Isaiah 2:11 Despite the sin of Judah and God’s impending judgment described in Isaiah
“The ox knoweth his owner, And the ass his master’s crib: But Israel doth not know, My people doth not consider.“ Isaiah 1:3 How sad it is when children turn against their parents, despite their generosity and care! That is
This beautiful love story ends with affirmations of undying love and a brief explanation of how Solomon and his wife first met. She was a young lady who probably came with her brothers to work one of Solomon’s vineyards (v.8-14).
After a period of separation and difficulty in their relationship, Solomon and his wife are reconciled. There has been a coldness and a distance, but now there is warmth and closeness. She has been ‘looking’ for him, but she has
Chapter 5 of Song of Solomon begins by describing the couple’s love as precious perfumes, as sweet honey, as wine with milk. They are encouraged to drink of this love abundantly. But then, we read of coldness and indifference in
Despite insecurity about appearance (1:6) and difficulties in their relationship (2:15), the couple in Song of Solomon come to be married and to greatly love each other. He looks at her with eyes full of love and cannot find any
