Isaiah 1:1-17

January 2, 2019

"As we will see, Isaiah was very, very bold. His status as a prophet seems to be beyond all the others. He comports himself with dignity, with love, with passion, and, has the gift of direct. I must also share that modern scholarship (higher criticism; liberal) maintains that Isaiah is a patchwork of writing from many contributors. In other words, the really smart guys have determined that Isaiah didn’t write much of the book! The problem, of course, is that Jesus quotes from every section of Isaiah’s writing while attributing it all to Isaiah. That should (sadly it doesn’t) settle it once and for all. Isaiah wrote Isaiah. "

Isaiah 2:1-4:6

January 23, 2019

Isaiah 5:1-30

January 30, 2019

Remember, we are not Israel and the Americans are not God’s chosen people. However, the principles are rich and apply to every one of us. Since I am, for the most part, speaking to believers, you must understand that there are always consequences for neglecting our own vineyards. Often, those consequences are more than we can bear and, though our God is patient, they always get worse when we refuse correction. Everything that Isaiah prophecies here came true exactly as predicted even though none of it had to happen. If they only listened and paid attention...