I was excited to write about Isaiah 11 tonight, but in reading from chapter 9 (the last post) to 11, I decided that I had to mention three verses in chapter 10. I am motivated to do this for four reasons: 1) This brief word of hope captures the essence of what I see throughout… Read More »
If you think the U.S. economy is bad, you should try living in Zimbabwe where they just introduced a $100 trillion bill! There is a ton of wisdom and experience in the Bethlehem Relational Commitments (pdf) document of Bethlehem Baptist Church. It seems like a great place to start if you ‘re in church leadership… Read More »
I’m going to skip over chapter 8 with but one comment. The sign of Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Isa 8:1-4) is the sign that is often wrongly understood as the sign of Immanuel. That is to say, MSHB signals the timing of the destruction of Aram and Israel by Assyria. Immanuel does not. It doesn’t make much sense… Read More »
From Arutz-7: I’ve been in Gaza for a week; medics and others in my unit went in a week earlier to get the lay of the land. We ‘re in an armored reconnaissance unit, which means we are infantry that goes in front of the tanks, first of all to clear a path, either in… Read More »
I want to answer a few issues that more advanced readers may be interested in with regard to the interpretation presented in the previous post in this series. Other readers can skip this one without missing the flow of Isaiah. I simply want to respond to what some might consider barriers to adopting my interpretation.… Read More »
Some readers here knew Philip Berg, our friend in Jerusalem who passed away three years ago today. Martha has written a message about their situation and the Lord’s grace through difficult times. One of the most important people in the last 19.4 years of my life is Doug Bookman. He started a blog recently, and… Read More »
We have now arrived at the place where messianic prophecies start to come “fast and furious.” It all begins with the prediction of a woman giving birth to a boy she calls “Immanuel.” For this reason, some have called chapters 7-12 the “Book of Immanuel,” and I think this is an appropriate name. The “Immanuel”… Read More »
If you think that the current Gaza war is between Israel and the Palestinians, you should read this JPost article to see who is really behind the war. You may not realize that Bible translations often make minor changes over the years, particularly in its earliest years. The ESV has a “2007 edition,” and you… Read More »
No kidding. From John Stossel at townhall.com: Bernard Madoff, who stands accused of bilking sophisticated investors out of $50 billion, is reported to have told two of his executives that his business was "a giant Ponzi scheme." Perpetrators of Ponzi schemes lead clients to believe their money is invested and that their profits are the… Read More »
I want to show you something in Isaiah 6 that you may not have seen before, but I ‘ll just note in passing that the reason that I am skipping Isaiah 5 is not because it’s not good. In fact, it fits my understanding of the book very well. But since this is already my… Read More »