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Morning Light – Isaiah 10 Today: [Isaiah 10] Waiting on God’s Salvation. In Isaiah chapter 10 the prophet warns the city of Jerusalem of impending judgment because they have oppressed the poor, the widow and the fatherless. The Assyrians that they have made a treaty with will soon overrun their own nation. Yet at the […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 9 Today: [Isaiah 9] When God Changes the Subject. In Isaiah 9 the prophet Isaiah is warning the two houses of Israel that their reliance on foreign powers to save them from invasion will lead to their destruction. In the midst of describing the dark days ahead Isaiah lapses into a […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 8 Today: [Isaiah 8] Where is Our Trust? In chapter 8 of Isaiah the prophet is told that his children are for signs and wonders. His soon to be born son is given a name that predicts that in spite of the nation’s false trust in foreign powers they shall soon […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 7 Today: [Isaiah 7] Isaiah: A Virgin Shall Conceive! In chapter 7 of Isaiah we find a primary Messianic prediction and one of the first mentions predicting the virgin birth of Christ. This foreknowledge given of the virgin birth is brought by Isaiah at a time when both the southern kingdom […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 6 Today: [Isaiah 6] Here am I Lord Send Me! In chapter six of Isaiah the young prophet enters the environs of the temple and in a moment of blazing glory and holy fire he sees the Lord sitting upon the throne. In that very year king Uzziah has died after […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 5 Today: [Isaiah 5] You are God’s Vineyard! In chapter 5 of Isaiah we see the prophet expressing the deep love of God for His people. He sees you and I as a choice vine that He has planted with great care and expense. He then looks to us expecting to […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 4 Today: [Isaiah 4] The Seven Churches in Isaiah. In chapter four of Isaiah the prophet shifts from pronouncing against the sins of the people to declaring the glories of Christ at the end of the age. He describes the church as seven women who in the latter days begin as […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 3 Today: [Isaiah 3] It Shall be Well with the Righteous. In chapter 3 of Isaiah we see the elite classes and the ruling class targeted in the crosshairs of Isaiah’s prophesies. Because the culture of the ancient city of Jerusalem has been lulled to sleep by decadence and sinful habits […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 2 Today: [Isaiah 2] “In that Day” – is Today that Day? In chapter 2 of Isaiah the prophet describes a people who have idols in their heart in the midst of prosperity and peace in the land. Under the rule of Uzzah and Jotham there was relative peace and blessing […]

Morning Light – Isaiah 1 Today: [Isaiah 1] Is Jerusalem Sodom and Gomorrah? In this lesson we begin our study of the book of Isaiah. Isaiah was a young man from a privileged family when he began to prophesy during the reign of Uzziah. Though there was a time of relative calm and prosperity Isaiah […]