The 9th command pertained to legal testimony. The idea of justice is prominent in the Old Testament, and honesty in the courtroom was a precondition to maintaining justice. The prophets spoke harshly against giving false testimony and stated that one of the primary reasons for the punishment of Israel and Judah was the false testimony…

1 Corinthians 5:13 assures us that “God will judge those outside.” God will judge, He always has and He always will. Isaiah 13-23 speaks about God’s judgment on the world powers of Isaiah’s time for their national sin. Proverbs 14:34 says “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.” Isaiah 13-23…

The 8th of the 10 Commandments, You shall not steal, (Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19) forbids the theft of another’s possessions and implies that theft does violence to the victim’s sense of well-being. But there is so much more to the 8th command than simple theft or robbery. It speaks to respect for your neighbor and…

God does not speak for very long in the dark and black passages of judgment. He comes over and over again to express words of comfort. To express his message of hope to the Israelite people, God, through Isaiah, appealed to their fondest memories. Isaiah 11 borrows images from three of the greatest events from…

Last week we looked at the seventh command: You shall not commit adultery (Exodus 20:14; Deuteronomy 5:18). We looked at the basics behind this command and the deeper meaning, being faithful to God. But this command naturally leads into the topic of divorce and that is a very relevant topic for Christians today. So this…

Review Chapters 7-8: Ahaz put his trust in man not in God, what happened to Ahaz? Read 2 Chronicles 28:1-8. God is a just God but He is also a merciful God and God’s mercy is never far away. There can be no good news if there isn’t bad news. Isaiah 7-8 speaks of God’s…

The violation of the marriage covenant prohibited in the seventh commandment recalls the narrative of Genesis 2, when God brings the woman to the man and they become one flesh. Adultery violates the very nature of this relationship. The seventh command was designed to protect the basic fabric of family life. The key word here…

2 Timothy 3:14-17 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed…

Matthew 5:17-20 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the…

Much of Isaiah’s prophecy is a contrast of two of Judah’s kings, Ahaz and his son Hezekiah. Both faced external threats, Ahaz from Aram and Israel, and Assyria (2 Kings 16; 2 Chronicles 28), and Hezekiah from Assyria.  The LORD, through Isaiah, invited both leaders to trust Him for their deliverance but Ahaz sought security…