“For this is like the days of Noah to me: when I swore that the water of Noah would never flood the earth again, so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you. Though the mountains move and the hills shake, my love will...

But he was pierced because of our rebellion, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on him, and we are healed by his wounds. (Isaiah 53:5) Isaiah 53 looks ahead to the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, who is called God’s servant. Indeed, Jesus served...

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the herald, who proclaims peace, who brings news of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”(Isaiah 52:7) A messenger arrives with good news for the people of Israel. News of peace. News of salvation - the...

This is what your Lord says—the Lord, even your God, who defends his people—“Look, I have removed from your hand the cup that causes staggering; that goblet, the cup of my fury. You will never drink it again.” (Isaiah 51:22) Isaiah 51:22 is good news for God’s people in Isaiah’s...

The Lord God has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious; I did not turn back. I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who tore out my beard. I did not hide my face from scorn and spitting. (Isaiah 50:5-6) There are...

He says, “It is not enough for you to be my servant raising up the tribes of Jacob and restoring the protected ones of Israel. I will also make you a light for the nations, to be my salvation to the ends of the earth.” (Isaiah 49:6) Throughout this section...

If only you had paid attention to my commands. Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea. (Isaiah 48:18) Psalm 119:105 tells us, “God’s word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Unfortunately, God’s people...

“I was angry with my people; I profaned my possession, and I handed them over to you. You showed them no mercy; you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly. You said, ‘I will be the queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or think about...

Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Idols depicting them are consigned to beasts and cattle. The images you carry are loaded, as a burden for the weary animal…“Listen to me, house of Jacob…I will be the same until your old age, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I...

I am the Lord, and there is no other; there is no God but me. I will strengthen you, though you do not know me… (Isaiah 45:5) “I am the Lord, and there is no other, there is no God but me.” God states this truth often in Isaiah 45....