Who were the prophets of the Old Testament? What was their mission? What was their message? What kind of men were these prophets? There were women prophets in the Old Testament as well. The label prophetess is attributed to four women in the Old Testament: Miriam (Exodus 15:20), Deborah (Judges 4:4), Huldah (2 Kings 22:14;…

Isaiah 31:1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help,who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horsemen, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel,or seek help from the Lord.Isaiah 31 continues with the woe to those who depend…

Isaiah 6 begins with “In the year that King Uzziah died” To say in the year King Uzziah died is to say a lot. It is to say, “In the year a great and wise king died.” But it is also to say, “In the year a great and wise king who had a tragic…

With Election Day coming up this Tuesday I’m reminded of one of my favorite verses, Ecclesiastes 10:2: The heart of the wise inclines to the right,but the heart of the fool to the left. When Solomon, inspired by God, wrote of a wise man’s heart, he knew what he was talking about. 1 Kings 4…

Isaiah delivered the messages of chapters 28-33 at the peak of his ministry, under Hezekiah. He unleashed a series of “woes”, or warnings; first, to the drunken, scoffing politicians of Israel and Judah.  Isaiah 28:1 Woe to that wreath, the pride of Ephraim’s drunkards,to the fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of…

Under David and Solomon Israel had been a strong and flourishing nation, but following Solomon’s death divisions among the tribes would reach a boiling point and the kingdom would split apart. This was in fulfillment of God’s word to Solomon in 1 Kings 11:11-13. But God gives each person free will and the people in…

Isaiah 28 can be divided into 3 parts: God will punish Ephraim (the northern kingdom-Israel), and save the remnant (Isaiah 28:1-6). God will punish Judah (the southern kingdom) for allying with Egypt but deliver those who trust in Him (Isaiah 28:7-22). God punishes to restore, not to destroy (Isaiah 28:23-29). This Wednesday in our continuing…

Philippians 3:12-14 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting…

Isaiah 27 is the last chapter in the section commonly known as “The Apocalypse of Isaiah” (Isaiah 24-27). What can we learn from Isaiah 27? The monster of death has been destroyed through Jesus Christ (Isaiah 27:1). Those of us in Christ are part of His fruitful vineyard and He watches over us and guards…

Luke 18:1 Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. Jesus’ parable about the persistent widow in Luke 18 is clear. God wants us to continue in prayer, not to weary us, but to exercise us. Like we talked about last week, the more persistently…