May 7 Readings
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Today's Reading is Isaiah 30; Psalms 48
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links:Isaiah 30; Psalms 48
Isaiah 30
The fourth woe to Judah is for rebellion (v. 1-17). The people did not turn to God but to Egypt to help them fight the Assyrians. (v. 2-5). How could the Egyptians protect Judah against mighty Assyria?
It was bad that they trusted in Egypt, they went further to reject God’s word (v. 8-11). God told Isaiah to wear a sign that said ‘These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to listen to the Lord’s instruction.’ No doubt, Isaiah became the laughing stock of everyone who saw him wearing this sign. People want to hear good news not bad news. Isn’t it the same today in the society, and in our churches. The city walls will collapse because of the decisions they made. Isn’t it sad when God offers them salvation (in verse 15, ‘In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you will have none of it’ They did not want to listen and obey.
In v. 18-26 Isaiah spoke about restoration. In the FUTURE, God will restore Israel back to her land where she will enjoy the blessings of the kingdom, instead they are scoffing at Isaiah and his words.
In verse 27-33 Isaiah speaks about retribution. God will use Assyria to discipline Judah but they will not captire Jerusalem. Assyria will be judged in the future. Isaiah used the illustration of Topheth .was a place outseide Jerusalem where children were offed to Molech. Topheth was prepared for the king of Assyria. Topheth was descrated bu Josiah (2Kings 23.10) and turned into a garbage dump and named ‘Gehenna’/ Gehenna is the New Testament word for hell. The funeral pyre for the Assyrian king would be a garbage dump.
Sennacherib
Moeller on Isaiah
Resources for Isaiah
Guzik on Isaiah
Peter Pett on Isaiah 28-35
Psalm 48, with Commentaries verse by verse
Psalm 48.1-14
The verse that spoke to me today was verse 1 Great is the Lord, and most worthy to be praised, in the city of God, his holy mountain. We need to come to God, to praise Him for who is. He is the great ‘I am’. He is worthy to be praised. We should come to God and kneel before Him for who is NOT for what he gives. We should be thinking every day of God for who He is. Some of his attributes to think about. He is eternal, all-knowing, all-powerful, is everywhere.
Wiersbe quoted in With the Word Commentary from C.S. Lewis: “If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this.”
Links to Commentaries and other References - Isaiah
Jesus Saves
How to Become a Christian
Please send a comment if something spoke to you today from the passages, links or thoughts that I have shared with you.
Why don't you bookmark the blog you are reading right now?
Check out the Link Page for the One Year Bible Readings. Three Years Bible Readings and the Back to the Bible Devotional Blogs
THREE YEARS BIBLE READING PLAN
Year 1 Law and History; Year 2 Poetry and Prophecy and Year 3 New Testament. You can start with any of the three years and finsh the Bible at a slower pace in three years
OR You can read Years 1-3 and go through the Bible in One Year
Today's Reading is Isaiah 30; Psalms 48
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links:Isaiah 30; Psalms 48
Isaiah 30
The fourth woe to Judah is for rebellion (v. 1-17). The people did not turn to God but to Egypt to help them fight the Assyrians. (v. 2-5). How could the Egyptians protect Judah against mighty Assyria?
It was bad that they trusted in Egypt, they went further to reject God’s word (v. 8-11). God told Isaiah to wear a sign that said ‘These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to listen to the Lord’s instruction.’ No doubt, Isaiah became the laughing stock of everyone who saw him wearing this sign. People want to hear good news not bad news. Isn’t it the same today in the society, and in our churches. The city walls will collapse because of the decisions they made. Isn’t it sad when God offers them salvation (in verse 15, ‘In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you will have none of it’ They did not want to listen and obey.
In v. 18-26 Isaiah spoke about restoration. In the FUTURE, God will restore Israel back to her land where she will enjoy the blessings of the kingdom, instead they are scoffing at Isaiah and his words.
In verse 27-33 Isaiah speaks about retribution. God will use Assyria to discipline Judah but they will not captire Jerusalem. Assyria will be judged in the future. Isaiah used the illustration of Topheth .was a place outseide Jerusalem where children were offed to Molech. Topheth was prepared for the king of Assyria. Topheth was descrated bu Josiah (2Kings 23.10) and turned into a garbage dump and named ‘Gehenna’/ Gehenna is the New Testament word for hell. The funeral pyre for the Assyrian king would be a garbage dump.
Sennacherib
Moeller on Isaiah
Resources for Isaiah
Guzik on Isaiah
Peter Pett on Isaiah 28-35
Psalm 48, with Commentaries verse by verse
Psalm 48.1-14
The verse that spoke to me today was verse 1 Great is the Lord, and most worthy to be praised, in the city of God, his holy mountain. We need to come to God, to praise Him for who is. He is the great ‘I am’. He is worthy to be praised. We should come to God and kneel before Him for who is NOT for what he gives. We should be thinking every day of God for who He is. Some of his attributes to think about. He is eternal, all-knowing, all-powerful, is everywhere.
Wiersbe quoted in With the Word Commentary from C.S. Lewis: “If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this.”
Links to Commentaries and other References - Isaiah
Jesus Saves
How to Become a Christian
Please send a comment if something spoke to you today from the passages, links or thoughts that I have shared with you.
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