Isaiah CBR Tweets
Isaiah, a prophet from God, sent to Judah (the southern kingdom), called them away from destroying themselves by returning to God.
IS1-Prophets were preachers sent by God to His people when they were destroying themselves & the nation through selfishness and greed. #CBR
IS1,2-Isaiah was sent to Judah, the southern kingdom of Israel, while the northern kingdom was being conquered by Assyria. #CBR
IS1,3-Isaiah preached from 740-700BC, the time recorded in 2Kings 15-20 & 2Chronicles 26-32, during the reigns of 4 kings of Judah. #CBR
IS1,4-BAD NEWS FOR JUDAH! They are full of evil, oppression, injustice, abusing the helpless & weak. God is angry w/them, & should be. #CBR
IS1,5-God hates the worship of hypocrites. Worship activities (even ones God has prescribed) don't honor Him from a life that is evil. #CBR
IS1.6-In this confrontation of sin, there is grace! God addresses the people as His children. He calls them to change and be forgiven. #CBR
IS1.6-In this confrontation of sin, there is grace! God addresses the people as His children. He calls them to change and be forgiven. #CBR
IS2-Hope for the future, but judgment in the present because of the sins of worshiping money, might, and other gods. These mar us. #CBR
IS2,2-v2 "Latter days" refers to the days of restoration after judgment. Outline of Isaiah's predictions:judgment now, then restoration.#CBR
IS2,3-Worship (1)money -> Greed&materialism, (2) might -> Domineering&using others, (3) idols -> become like them. God judges these. #CBR
IS2,4-v22 Often the core of sin: trying to please others, make them think we're great, be better than them. It's enslaving&corrupting. #CBR
IS3-God's judgment comes w/patience. God warns 1st, then we taste the fruits of our evil, so we'll stop before worse judgment comes. #CBR
IS3,2-Most people who don't like a God who judges are quick to judge (rightly!) the evils of society. They actually agree with God! #CBR
IS3,3-The problem isn't a God who judges. The problem for most is that people don't want a God who judges them. #CBR
IS3,4-v10 Hope from judgment! The gospel says we're saved from judgment because the Righteous Jesus took the judgment our sins deserved.#CBR
IS4-Hopeful expansion of 3:10. The coming judgment will sweep away evil, leaving the righteous vindicated & exalted. God can do that. #CBR
IS4,2-Remember: Isaiah preached for at least 40yrs, w/lots of ups & downs for the nation. Not all judgment is the exile to Babylon. #CBR
IS4,3-4 Stages of Isaiah: 1.Pre-exile,2.Being Exiled,3.Living in exile,4.Return to Israel. Key to reading: know which stage you're in. #CBR
IS5-Love song => tragedy as God laments Israel's unfaithfulness. 6 woes for greed, corruption,&arrogance. God doesn't judge w/o reason. #CBR
IS5,2-v3-4 So many complain about a God who judges. But here's God's complaint: what more could I have done that I didn't do? #CBR
IS5,3-Jesus alludes to Isaiah 5 in John 15 when He says, "I am the true Vine." He is the True Israelite-what Israel was supposed to be. #CBR
IS5,4-Ch4 judgment cleanses nation: leaves the righteous to flourish. Ch5 judgment cleanses nation: leaves no one. All are exiled. #CBR
IS5,5-Ch1-5 are an intro to the book, foreshadowing Isaiah's 40+ years of prophecies. Judgment escalates from confrontation to exile. #CBR
IS6-Isaiah's commissioning: Filled w/Awe, Conviction, Forgiveness and New Purpose. This is what happens when you're in God's presence. #CBR
IS6,2-Perfect chapter for ACTS: A-God, You're holy. C-I'm not. T-Thank You Jesus for purging me! S-Help me to share this with others. #CBR
IS6,3-John 12:38-41 says that Isaiah actually saw JESUS in this glorious vision! #CBR
IS6,4-@EugeneHPeterson: "Holiness is the most intense experience we ever get of sheer life—authentic, firsthand living." I want that! #CBR
IS7-A prediction that comes true (1)in Isaiah's day, (2)in Jesus' day. Miss 1 and you lose Isaiah 8-12. Miss 2 and you lose the gospel! #CBR
IS7,2-v16 God's sign is given to a king terrified of being conquered. The child means the conquerors will be conquered in a few years. #CBR
IS7,3-Isaiah's prediction comes true in a few years through Isaiah's son(read ch8). Matthew later says Jesus' version is even better! #CBR
IS7,4-Why doesn't Ahaz want God's sign. Because he doesn't believe in the God of Israel. Instead he bribes Assyria to help (2Ki 16). #CBR
IS7,5-Ahaz spends the temple treasure to buy what God promised to give him for free. That's all our foolish efforts to save ourselves. #CBR
IS7,6-Ahaz's lack of faith means that when Assyria comes to conquer, Ahaz & Judah will be swept up too. God's way is better. #CBR
IS8-Ch7 prophecy(salvation from Israel&Syria) comes true in Isaiah's son. It's also a warning to Judah, to trust God or be judged too. #CBR
IS8,2-Isaiah's son isn't NAMED Immanuel (but neither was Jesus). However, he is CALLED Immanuel in v8 & 10. He is proof God will act. #CBR
IS9-Assyria will destroy the north, but there's hope for Judah in a newborn king. For Judah: it was Hezekiah(1Ki18). For us: it's Jesus!#CBR
IS9,2-Seeing v6 as Hezekiah doesn't mean he was a Mighty God. But that through his reign, God was shown to be Mighty. Same as Immanuel. #CBR
IS9,3-Seeing v6 as Hezekiah and 7:14 as Isaiah's son means that later the NT writers were saying, "Jesus is like them, only better!" #CBR
IS9,4-NT writers went back thru the OT, finding people & stories that foreshadowed Jesus' work. This is one definition of "fulfilled." #CBR
IS9,5-While Hezekiah grew up, The north would be destroyed for arrogance, leaving God, & rampant wickedness. This warns us today! #CBR
IS10-God used Assyria to judge Israel & next will judge Assyria's arrogance. Israel's remnant will return to God & Judah will be safe. #CBR
IS10,2-Nations rise & fall, while God rules over all. God assures Jerusalem: Assyria will get close (v28-32), but they won't succeed. #CBR
IS10,3-This prophecy of Assyria's failed attempt to conquer Jerusalem comes true in 2Kings 18:13-19:37. An incredible miracle of God! #CBR
IS10,4-Seeing these prophecies come true in Kings&Chronicles convinces me they predict Israel's near future before they speak of Jesus. #CBR
IS11-A king will rise from the judgment & regather God's people in a new Exodus, bringing justice,safety,&unity. #CBR
IS11,2-Is this king Hezekiah? Josiah? Or is it post-exile Zerubbabel? None fulfill this vision like Jesus! The church is now His signal!
IS12-In that day (when God judges Assyria, restores a remnant & unifies His people thru a great king) people will celebrate God's work! #CBR
IS12,2-Since ISA13 addresses Babylon, it reinforces that ch7-12 referred 1st to the time of Assyrian invasion before referring to Jesus.#CBR
IS12,3-Jesus' salvation well is deeper than what Israel experienced! What has He done for you? Make known His deeds to your neighbors! #CBR
IS12,4-Some of what Jesus has done for me: Forgiveness! Life purpose! I want to help others&renew the city! I have power in me to grow! #CBR
IS13-New section begins: Judgment on the nations surrounding Israel. 1st Babylon: God will judge it for its ruthlessness & arrogance. #CBR
IS13,2-Huge Bible study lesson: v10-Sun, moon, stars go dark. This is not literal! v17 shows this means a ruler will fall (go dark). #CBR
IS13,3-Views saying celestial phenomenon precede the End Times misunderstand bible imagery. v17 & Acts 2:20 prove these aren't literal. #CBR
IS13,4-This chapter is proof that Dispensationalism misinterprets Bible prophecy. What they think is literal the Bible says isn't. #CBR
IS14-God will restore Israel to the land after the exile. Babylon, Assyria, and Philistia (Israel's enemies) will be conquered. #CBR
IS14,2-v12-14 The core of bad government is when rulers act like God. Jesus shows that government should serve, not be served. #CBR
IS15-A 2-chapter condemnation of Moab, Israel's enemy to the east. Its northern cities are destroyed, southern cities are mourning. #CBR
IS16-God to Judah: Harbor your enemies when they are destroyed! Forgiving love displays Jesus-who loved us when we were His enemies. #CBR
IS16,2-Moab's arrogance will be its downfall. Its arrogance comes from the events of 2Ki 3. We are to love and let God judge. #CBR
IS16,3-v14 Judgment comes in 3 years. This connects to Is 7:16 & 8:4. Assyria will conquer Moab, and Hezekiah will be the king of 16:5. #CBR
IS17-Syria is condemned & Israel w/it because Israel left God (parallels ch7-11). This judgment will bring faithful people back to God. #CBR
IS18-Messengers are sent south (to Egypt) to warn them that judgment is coming. And God will be honored through it. #CBR
IS19-v22 Egypt will be "struck and healed." This is the best result of God's judgment, it brings us back into relationship with Him. #CBR
IS19,2-v2 The infighting of Egypt reminds me of the political civil wars that characterize our nation. Words damage as much as weapons. #CBR
IS19,3-v16-25 An amazing renewal of the whole promised land. 3 chosen nations together worshiping God! This is what God does! #CBR
IS20-Isaiah predicted judgment on Egypt, Cush,&Philistia(coastlands). Now he enacts their captivity to Assyria by walking around naked. #CBR
IS20,2-Isaiah announces judgment, AND experiences the shame and punishment of that judgment. A great picture of Jesus bearing our sins #CBR
IS20,3-These prophecies were initially fulfilled in the near future for Israel. Assyria captured Ashdod in 711BC. #CBR
IS20,4-We see Assyria will create the highway from Egypt to Assyria (19:23). God will use that highway for all 3nations to worship Him. #CBR
IS20,5-What do you hope will make you feel fulfilled? God often shows us that people, stuff, status can't, so that we'd hope in Him. #CBR
IS21-Oracles against Babylon v9, Edom v11,& Arabia v13. God does not delight in judgment (v3-4) but even provides for the judged (v14) #CBR.
IS21,2-Isaiah's own anguish (v3-4) pictures Jesus, weeping over those who reject Him (Lu 19:41f). We can announce judgment thru tears. #CBR
IS21,3-v5 is the story told in Daniel 5: arrogance defied the Median army and threw a feast. That night Babylon was destroyed. #CBR
IS22-Having judged Judah's enemies, God now judges Judah(v8). Judgment should bring us back to God, but for Judah, it didn't. #CBR
IS22,2-The events of Eliakim taking over for Shebna are recorded in 2Kings 23. #CBR
IS23-Tyre is condemned to destruction for its pride. Through its judgment, God will bless His people and provide for them. #CBR
IS24-God will judge the whole land of Israel for its unfaithfulness. Curse comes from the unfaithfulness of people to God. #CBR
IS24,2-The word translated "earth" in v1,4-5,16-21 can also be translated "land." This chapter is about judgment on the Promised Land. #CBR
IS24,3-v21-23 is another clear demonstration that celestial bodies are metaphors for rulers on earth. This isn't meant to be literal. #CBR
IS25-Exuberant praise to God who births renewal from the scars of judgment. In Jesus our lows birth personal renewal so we can worship. #CBR
IS25,2-This came true for Israel in Isaiah's day, AND it serves as a pattern for God bringing salvation to all the world through Jesus. #CBR
IS26-When God acts to save, we are moved to sing! Worship re-experiences the blessings of God's peace and power that bring us new life! #CBR
IS26,2-v3 Trust in God brings perfect peace. I've had this peace for the last 25 years. It started the day I began to follow Jesus. #CBR
IS26,3-This song promises a future. v20-21 show these future promises give comfort and patience to people in the present. This is hope. #CBR
IS27-God's brings renewal over chaos. He replants Israel in the land. God becomes the gardener, passionately caring for His people. #CBR
IS27,2-Leviathan: sea dragon god of chaos in other religions. God conquers chaos in our lives too, giving us purpose and satisfaction. #CBR
IS27,3-Leviathan is probably both the god of chaos and the filling power of the king of one of the nations of the sea. #CBR
IS27,4-Leviathan's slaying was a king conquered in Isaiah's day. Later biblical writers applied the story to Jesus' victory over Satan. #CBR
IS27,5-v8-9 Exile from the Promised Land atoned for Israel's sins before God. This is repeated in the famous 40:1-2. #CBR
IS28-Judgment is coming on the North for arrogance & indulgence. The South is warned that their scoffing will bring the same judgment. #CBR
IS28,2-When God judges, He will preserve and bless those who are faithful to Him. Their trust in Him will bring them glory and honor. #CBR
IS28,3-v15 People sometimes trust that their deceit will save them from trouble. This is making a covenant w/death. Deceit cannot save. #CBR
IS28,4-This judgment on North&South is Assyria (recall Ch7-12). The stone of v16 stone was faith then before it became Jesus in the NT. #CBR
IS28,5-v22 This is a powerful image: scoffing tightens your bondage. Instead asking to learn brings freedom. #CBR
IS29-Lamentation over Jerusalem's destruction. But then a promise of hope for those who know God. God will bring his people thru it! #CBR
IS29,2-Again we see that God's judgment comes from a sorrow that people won't turn back to Him. He doesn't delight in judgment. #CBR
IS29,3-v9-10 speak of not being drunk with wine, but filled with a spirit from God. This reminds me of Ephesians 5:18ff. #CBR
IS29,4-v11-12 the words of a sealed book is picked up in Revelation 5-6. Jesus is worthy to open the seals and reveal God's plans! #CBR
IS29,5-v15-16 is language picked up in Romans 9 about the potter and the clay. #CBR
IS29,6-v17-18 The deaf hear and the blind see as God's renewal begins. Jesus' miracles showed the Ultimate Renewal was beginning. #CBR
IS29,7-v19 calls to mind language from the Beattitudes (Matthew 5). Jesus brings about the Ultimate Renewal of the earth. #CBR
IS29,8-v17-24 When the renewal comes, those who trust in & worship God will be blessed. Faith is like Noah's ark when judgment comes. #CBR
IS30-God chides His people, "Why do you get help from everyone but me? They can't help you. Leaving me will be your undoing." #CBR
IS30,2-God invites us back. v15-18 "In returning & rest you shall be saved. God waits to be gracious to you." Good news if we turn back.#CBR
IS30,3-Turning back to God brings wholeness, peace, and rest. We can know what God wants from us, and enjoy a live of thriving. #CBR
IS30,4-v31 shows us that this whole section is the same time as Ch7-12. Assyria is coming to judge. Then God will judge Assyria. #CBR
IS31-Assyria is coming to judge Judah's enemies. If Judah doesn't turn to God, they'll be judged too. If they do, God will protect them.#CBR
IS31,2-There is no hope outside of God's power. But God provides abundant hope! Why wouldn't we turn to Him for help? #CBR
IS31,3-HINT: Good News! Judah does turn back to God! God does save them and restore them! Read about it in 2Kings 19:35-37! Miraculous! #CBR
IS31,4-v5 pictures Jesus, who on the cross hovered over His people and took the enemy's attack. He protects by suffering our judgment. #CBR
IS32-Good leadership, renewed people, & God's Spirit: 3 things that renew the city. Isaiah predicts Israel will have them in 1 year. #CBR
IS32,2-v1-2 The new king is Hezekiah. His reign will reverse the curse of Isa 6:9ff and bring healing and renewal by the power of God. #CBR
IS33-God is exalted! Reverencing Him is our treasure. He is our stability in a life of chaos. He fills us with righteousness and peace. #CBR
IS33,2-v14 explains the meaning of Ex3 & the burning bush: Who can live w/a Holy God & not be consumed? Those who honor Him in life. #CBR
IS34-God is angry and judges the evil of the world. Most people agree with this, but many have different definitions of what evil is. #CBR
IS34,2-The church doesn't see that the evil God judges is often perpetrated by the church. But judgment begins w/the house of God. #CBR
IS35-Judgment has a purpose: Remove evil & renew society by people who live & lead according to God's ways.. Judgment brings salvation. #CBR
IS35,2-When will this salvation through judgment happen? The next chapter tells us! #CBR
IS36-Begins a 4chapter section quoting 2Ki18-20. The promises of judgment and salvation through a righteous king come true in Hezekiah! #CBR
IS36,2-This is awful: Hopelessness abounds as Judah's is surrounded by enemies with strength & hubris that would terrify anyone. #CBR
IS36,3-Chapter ends w/news reaching the king. What will he do in the face of total annihilation? What do you do in hopeless times? #CBR
IS37-King Hezekiah takes his hopelessness right to God in humble & dependent prayer. God miraculously saves w/o Judah lifting a finger. #CBR
IS37,2-Though God used Assyria to judge the people of the Promised Land, the arrogance of Assyria's king was his own downfall. #CBR
IS37,3-v30-32 The sign in 2-3 years and "the zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this" show Hezekiah fulfills Isa 7-9 before Jesus does. #CBR
IS37,4-v36-38 Can you wrap your mind around God completely removing an enemy army by killing 185k people? Salvation is of the LORD! #CBR
IS38-King H pleads w/God for more days to worship Him. God says, "Ok, I'll give you 15 more years." The king worships w/his extra time. #CBR
IS38,2-God hears & answers prayer! Go to Him. He'll answer you. Look for His answers in community so you can recognize yes's and no's. #CBR
IS39-Hezekiah's glorious reign flames out. He thinks he's siding w/God's vessel against Assyria (Babylon), but it'll be Judah's demise. #CBR
IS39,2-This chapter recounts the transition in Isaiah to the time of exile. After Hezekiah, Judah was kidnapped and exiled to Babylon. #CBR
IS40-Words of comfort! Hope offered in forgiveness and restoration. All powerful God is working at He will restore. Get ready! #CBR
IS41-Proof of God's coming comfort is His fulfilled prediction of the king from the east&north (v2,25). God saves, idols are worthless. #CBR
IS41,2-Words from our Father: You whom I have chosen, my friend, whom I took from the ends of the earth: fear not, for I am with you. #CBR
IS41,3-v17-20 When the needy seek water, I will answer them that they may see and know that the hand of the Lord has done this. #CBR
IS41,4-v8-9 1st time to see the "Servant." Here it's the nation of Israel. God's design has always been that His people exist to serve. #CBR
IS42-Servant again! Here its identity is not clear: a new leader from God who quietly&gently restores justice to the land. #CBR
IS42,2-v19 shows that this Servant is still Israel, but it blind and deaf and sinful. It was judged by God, but was still oblivious. #CBR
IS42,3-In the midst of God's deserved judgment, God announces that He's going to do something new! He's going to renew His people! #CBR
IS43-God will regather His people from North, South, East,&West. He sent them into exile, but now He's forgiving and restoring them!. #CBR
IS43,2-v10 Servant is still the nation. Makes me think the "individual" servant of 42:1-9 is a king or the nation depicted singularly. #CBR
IS44-God will renew Israel. He can do it Idols can do nothing. There is no other God but Him. #CBR
IS44,2-The servant is Israel, the nation God calls, forgives, and renews.But Cyrus, king of Medo-Persia will also be His tool. #CBR
IS45-God addresses Cyrus,Medo-Persian king, nation that conquered Babylon: You don't know me, but I name you & equip you to do my will. #CBR
IS45,2-v1 Cyrus is called "Anointed One--that means Messiah. Interesting. #CBR
IS45,3-v4-5 In Jesus, God names us and equips us, even before we knew Him. That is extravagant grace! #CBR
IS45,4-v23--This is quoted by Philippians 2:5-11. It is one definitive proof that Jesus and Yahweh are the same God. #CBR
IS45,5-v25 This is a passage that is quoted in Romans 11:26. It shows that "all Israel" is the redeemed of God--Jew and Gentile.#CBR
IS46-Babylon's (Bel & Nebo's) false gods are worthless. Carrying them is a great burden. But God carries His people all their lives. #CBR
IS46-Today's false gods-sex, money, power-increasingly burden us & consume more and more of our lives. Jesus' load is light-Matt 11:28! #CBR
IS47-God had sent Babylon to conquer Israel. Babylon's arrogance and wickedness will be judged next. #CBR
IS47,2-v10 warns us: "You felt secure in your wickedness. You said, "No one sees me." God sees AND invites us into His forgiving light! #CBR
IS48-God: I'm about to do something new. Leave Babylon & return to the Promised Land! I tell you now so you know to give me the credit! #CBR
IS48,2-v10 God tests and purifies us through affliction. God consistently uses our suffering and frustration to make us better people. #CBR
IS48,3-v18 Faithfulness to God brings the blessings of salvation. Unfaithfulness loses them. God laments the foolish choices we make. #CBR
IS49-Message from returning Israel to the Promised Land nations: God called me to serve Him by restoring Israel & calling all to Him. #CBR
IS49,3 The Servant is the nation of Israel, presented as an individual. This anticipates Jesus as the one who represents the nation. #CBR
IS49,4-v16 I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. So amazing when you let Jesus say these words to you. #CBR
IS49,5-v24-25 Describes a scenario that is repeated by Jesus in Matthew 12 about binding the strong man so you can plunder his house. #CBR
IS50-Isaiah reflects on the life of a prophet: Glory to give strength with a word, Pain to be mocked. Assurance to have God's approval. #CBR
IS50,2-v1 God is also a divorcee. This isn't a blank check to bolt, but there is time when even God says, "Enough!" He has boundaries. #CBR
IS50,3-v4 Daily reading and worship gives you the ability to give strength to others with your words. God would teach you to be this. #CBR
IS50,4-v4-9 Are you beaten down in a relationship? God can help you w/ affirmation while you suffer. Your suffering displays Jesus. #CBR
IS51-Is your present meager & weak? God is beginning a new work. His love & assurance renews your desert into the garden of Eden! #CBR
IS51,2-v2-3 God built something great through one man Abraham! Don't think He can't do great things through you! #CBR
IS51,3-v3-12 Knowing God brings comfort, joy, gladness, thanksgiving, & singing. God's salvation is forever! He gifts these personally. #CBR
IS51,4-v12-13 When we fear what others think, we forget the God who loves us and is so much stronger. Who are they compared to God? #CBR
IS51,5-v17-23 Judgment is over! Wake up! Walk free! You've suffered, but now God will judge your captors & bring you home! Expands 40:2 #CBR
IS52-What a call to people struggling to change! Awake! Walk free! I've purchased your freedom! You owe nothing! Leave your bondage! #CBR
IS52,2-v3 Israel's renewal was by God's free grace. They didn't earn their way out of captivity, God saved them because He loves them. #CBR
IS52,3-v7-12 Good News for a change: God's in control, He is rescuing people, He will lead His people to be free from bondage. Rejoice! #CBR
IS52,4-v13-15 Exiled Israel was destroyed & maimed. But God will renew them to lead other nations. This is key to understand Ch53. #CBR
IS53-This is past tense: Before pointing to Jesus, it describes the exiled Israel suffering so the present Israel can be restored. #CBR
IS53,2-This section of Isaiah begins with 40:1ff, this described how Israel's judgment has been completed. Read this with 40:2 in mind. #CBR
IS53,3-Jesus' life relived this in a deeper, eternal way. Initially God's servant was the nation itself. Jesus was a renewed Israel. #CBR
IS53,4-The details of this chapter are strikingly powerful when you see how Jesus embodied them (literally) in saving us from our sins! #CBR
IS53,5-People suffer with each other, even for each other. Jesus is God become man to do this powerfully and eternally. #CBR
IS54-The payment of ch53 brings a hopeful future! God re-embraces His wayward(&returned) people w/everlasting love that brings renewal. #CBR
IS54,2-God is our husband=we need His leadership. It's easier to follow when we see that our Husband has given His life for us. #CBR
IS54,3-God's discipline is momentary, designed to bring us back to Him. His reconciling love lasts forever. #CBR
IS55-A beautiful, poetic invitation from God to all: Free grace comes thru His word & Spirit to refresh, renew, strengthen, & satisfy. #CBR
IS55,2-How to experience God: 1.Seek Him, 2.Leave your evil ways, 3.Follow God's ways because God is smarter than you. #CBR
IS55,3-A theme begins here of Israel's imminent release from captivity to return to the Promised Land. Salvation and a New Exodus! #CBR
IS56-Keeping the Sabbath shows our salvation is coming. Sabbath shows time is heading for God's eternal rest. Sabbath is the mission. #CBR
IS56,2-v3-7 God's grace bestows honor: foreigners & barren have no honor in Israel's culture, but God gives them exalted status. #CBR
IS56,3-God gives us His name, which is an honor that swallows up all dishonor that our circumstances heap upon us. #CBR
IS57-Bad leaders destroy good people. They pursue sinful & worthless things. God rescues & dwells with those who humble themselves. #CBR
IS57,2-v11 God's judgment is never rash. It's always at the end of Great Patience. #CBR
IS57,3-v15 is wonderful! God dwells in the height of heaven AND with the lowly humble who are honest about their sins. Thk You, Jesus! #CBR
IS58-Hypocrisy offends God even more than us. Religion w/o the heart is worthless. Genuiness makes us shine as stars in the darkness. #CBR
IS58,2-Sabbath&Fasting show devotion to/dependence on God. Done properly, they produce a life that frees others & channels God's power. #CBR
IS59-So many of our problems come from being separated from God. Our sin separates us from Him, but Jesus came to reconcile us! #CBR
IS60-God, Your light gives us light AND makes us a light for others! Let us shine your character thru what we think, say, and do. #CBR
IS60,2-v5 When God works, His people see and are thrilled and exult. This joy is a big part of the light His people shine. #CBR
IS60,3-v6 The nations bring gold and frankincense. This is fulfilled in the magi coming to Jesus at his birth in Luke 2. #CBR
IS60,4-v19-20 God's work for & in His people makes them a community attractive to the world. This is fulfilled in Revelation 21-22. #CBR
IS61-Israel's return to the Promised Land is freedom, healing, & comfort. These renewed people will renew the city in the name of God. #CBR
IS61,2-v1-2 Jesus quotes these words at the beginning of His ministry(Luk 4), showing that He is leading His people in a new Exodus. #CBR
IS61,3-v10 is quoted in the song of Luke 1:46-47. Isaiah's ministry of return from exile is seen by many as coming true again in Jesus. #CBR
IS61,4-v10-11 Our spiritual growth comes from God's acceptance of us and His power in us. We work out what He works in. #CBR
IS62-The righteousness God gifts TO us is designed to be displayed THROUGH us. #CBR
IS62,2-We get a new name from God: we're adopted into His family! We are a crown of beauty in His hand: to draw others to Him. #CBR
IS62,3-v4-5 The divorce from 50:1 is over. God remarries His people because they have come back to Him. #CBR
IS63-God is the warrior who led Israel out of Egypt (Edom is in the south, where God led Israel after the Exodus). He's doing it again! #CBR
IS63,2-v4-5 God saves us when no one else can! v9 He saves us by suffering our afflictions! What a great foreshadowing of Jesus! #CBR
IS63,3-v15-19 A prayer for God to return to His people so they'd humble themselves and worship Him again. #CBR
IS64-How many of us cry out v1-please open the heavens and come fix this mess! God answered this prayer fully in Jesus (John 1:14). #CBR
IS64,2-v4 is quoted in 1Corinthians 2:9. We just forget that God has incredible plans for us. #CBR
IS64,3-v8-12 Language and image quoted in Romans 9. We need God to work in our lives. #CBR
IS65-Glorious, poetic vision of God's power to renew cities & society. It involves nearness to God and living in His blessings. #CBR
IS65,2-New Heavens & Earth imagery is here & in Rev 21-22. In both places, God's people today can display a foretaste of this now. #CBR
IS66-Isaiah ends promising salvation: abundance to those humble before God & His word. Those who don't turn to Him will perish. #CBR
IS66,2-v1-2 God is high and holy, all power and importance. What brings Him to earth are the humble who bow before His word. #CBR
IS66,3-v3-4 Even God can't stand the hypocrisy of religion when people who act religiously live awfully. #CBR
IS66,4-God is about to send Israel back to the Promised Land. His blessings and judgment remind Israel that they need to follow Him. #CBR