Sep 10, 2020
More now is revealed about who the Immanuel of Isaiah 7:14 is. Chapters 8 and 9 depict great darkness coming upon the land. Israel, indeed the northern kingdom is lost and pressure is mounting against Judah. However, in the midst of this is the great announcement that a child is to born, picking up the revelation...
Sep 10, 2020
Despite the enemies coming against Israel, both northern and southern kingdoms, and the time is about 735 BCE, Ahaz is the king of Judah and he fears attack from a league of Syria and Israel. In the midst of this, the LORD says there will be a sign given. That sign will be that a woman, an “alma” in Hebrew meaning a...
Sep 10, 2020
The first five chapters of Isaiah depict the moral decay of both Judah and Israel. In 740 BCE, the year that King Uzziah of Judah died, Isaiah had a vision of the LORD. Isaiah experienced a powerful sense of forgiveness, with his sin being atoned for. Then comes the call to be sent by the LORD to the people, a message...
Sep 10, 2020
Isaiah means “Yahweh is Salvation.” He prophesied to the southern kingdom Judah during the 8th Century BCE. There are two principle parts to the book, chapters 1 to 39 and 40 to 66, covering a period from 740 BCE to 538 BCE. It is speculated that there are two Isaiah’s, one the prophet and then his work...