Isaiah 46

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH CHAPTER 46 Cyrus, who is so often marked out in the predictions of Scripture, advanced the glory of both nations to its highest pitch.  Having long commanded the Median troops of Astyages, his mother’s father, and of Darius her brother and his own father-in-law, against the Chaldeans and others, he became heir […]

Isaiah 45

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH CHAPTER 45 Cyrus is selected for the execution of this important and dangerous enterprise.  God says that the gates of the city will be standing open for him.  His invading army consisted of one hundred and twenty thousand horse, six thousand chariots of war, and six hundred thousand infantry.  God claims that […]

Isaiah 44

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH CHAPTER 44 God wants them to know who formed them and tells them that he will bear them.  Carry them and deliver them because he had chosen them.  He is going to pour out his spirit on them and their offspring.  They will spring forth like a garden with a sprinkler system. […]

Isaiah 43

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH CHAPTER 43 God’s message to Israel is this: fear not for I am behind your cause.  I bought you, I called you, and I have named you.  I will be with you when you encounter difficulties─I am with you through oppression─when you are between a rock and a hard place I am […]

Isaiah 42

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH CHAPTER 42 The Messiah is coming─the spirit of the LORD is on him─he is anointed to preach good tidings, fix peoples broken hearts, release captives and open prison doors.  He will not arrive with a gaudy parade or vocal demonstration.  He will not turn down people who are crushed and hurting.  He […]

Isaiah 41

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH CHAPTER 41 God calls for a champion of justice (Cyrus) and makes him ruler over 49 countries.  He pulverizes every enemy and tells Israel this in scripture, 150 years before it takes place.  The idol makers are saying “don’t worry, this will never happen to us.”  These folks are working overtime in […]

Isaiah 40

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH CHAPTER 40 These people had lost heart and hope so the prophet laid the unction of expectation on their soul.  He tells them all that they are forgiven and had paid their debt twice over and were coming home.  First they had to build a road of hope and then build a […]

Isaiah 39

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH CHAPTER 39 Hezekiah entertains an envoy from Babylon─he is so delighted with the letter and gifts that he opens all the vaults and jewelry boxes for them to see the world’s greatest collection of valuables that he and his ancestors had amassed over centuries.  He showed them the farms and stables, herds […]

Isaiah 38

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH CHAPTER 38 Hezekiah was the 12th king of Judah, son of Ahaz an idolator.  He came to the throne in the 25th year of his life and he is at this time 39 years old.  He is told by his physicians that the disease is fatal.  The prophet Isaiah tells the king […]

Isaiah 37

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH CHAPTER 37 A day of trouble had arrived for the administration of Hezekiah.  Assyria had reneged on its peace treaty and invaded Israel.  Jerusalem was next unless they surrendered.  A meeting took place at the laundry mat─no agreement could be reached!  A prayer meeting was held in the temple compound and the prophet […]