Category: Teaching

Morning Light – Isaiah 30 Today: [Isaiah 30] Learn to Limit Your Counselors: In Isaiah 30 Isaiah reproves the people of the city of Jerusalem for giving heed to wrong counselors. It was the common consensus at this time that Jerusalem needed to form an alliance with Egypt in order to avoid being invaded by […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 29 Today: [Isaiah 29] Woe to Ariel, the City of David: In this chapter Isaiah calls the city of Jerusalem “Ariel” which means “Lion of God”. The people of the city considered themselves the very expression of spiritual fervor but in fact Isaiah points out how cold hearted they have become […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 28 Today: [Isaiah 28] The Stammering Lips of God’s Deliverance. In this chapter Isaiah declares that the northern kingdom has erred in its counsel like drunken leaders who have no wisdom. He then turns to the southern kingdom and exhorts them to learn from the bitter lessons of the northern kingdom. […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 27 Today: [Isaiah 27] Leviathan, the Piercing Serpent. In this chapter Isaiah steps back into the deepest spiritual perspective yet seen in the book of Isaiah thus far. He speaks of a time when Leviathan, the king of all the children of pride (according to Job), is ultimately brought to judgment […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 26 Today: [Isaiah 26] Is the Church Spiritual Jerusalem? In this chapter Isaiah speaks of the song of deliverance that will be sung in the city of Jerusalem. Is there any application of these references to the church as spiritual Jerusalem? Some read these verses and apply them only to Israel […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 25 Today: [Isaiah 25] Mystery Babylon Exposed: In this chapter Isaiah looks down through contemporary history and sees the ultimate captivity of the people in Babylon brought to an end. True to Isaiah’s prophesy the city of Babylon will fall and will never be rebuilt although Sadaam Hussein worked secretly to […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 24 Today: [Isaiah 24] The Emptying Out of the Land. In chapter 24 of Isaiah the prophet predicts the complete and total removal of the people from both the southern and northern kingdoms. He prophesies this at a time of prosperity and relative safety. It was not a message that anyone […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 23 Today: [Isaiah 23] The Burden of Tyre. In this chapter Isaiah prophesies the burden of a city that was comparable in ancient times to New York city in our day. Tyre was a great ally of Israel from the time of David. They provided shipping and materiel necessary for the […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 22 Today: [Isaiah 22] The Coming Captivity of Jerusalem. In this chapter the city of Jerusalem is celebrating but Isaiah is mourning. The southern kingdom is rejoicing at a time when they think all their troubles are over. Wicked king Ahaz is dead, a new king rules on the throne. Things […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 21 Today: [Isaiah 21] Defining the Burden of the Lord. In the book of Isaiah there are 9 times that Isaiah speaks explicitly of specific prophetic burdens. For Isaiah these are ominous messages to various nations, some of whom do not even exist yet as world powers. To many of Isaiah’s […]