Summary of Isaiah: Understanding the Basics of Isaiah in the Bible
In this summary of Isaiah, let’s start with the title. The title of the book of Isaiah is simply Isaiah, and as with most of the prophets it is the personal name of the primary human speaker in the book. Author of Isaiah Who is the author of this book? While “Isaiah, son of Amoz” […]
How Beautiful Are the Feet?
“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’ Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices; together they shout for joy. When the Lord returns to Zion, they will see it with their […]
What Is the Book of Isaiah About?
Around 740 B.C., a prophet stepped onto the world stage after King Uzziah of Judah had died. His preaching and prophetic words would echo through the halls of history and figure prominently in the New Testament, where his writings were quoted over sixty times. Isaiah would live until roughly 681 B.C., as indicated by the […]
God Renews Strength, Selves, and Sinners
God is a God who loves to renew things. Like what? Here are three. 1. God renews exhausted strength. You find yourself tired most of the time? Busier than is healthy? Under pressure and overextended? Guilty because of all the obligations you still haven’t gotten around to? And what’s even worse is that the way […]
Behind the Curtain: How God Built a Missionary Family into a Family of Missionaries
“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty” (Isaiah 6:5). I remember, as a teen, meandering behind my parents as they journeyed from the church pew, up the […]
