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Genesis 11 – The Church of Babel

| January 25, 2021

The Church of Babel These “Babylonians” were building a city with a tower to bridge heaven and earth. There is so much in this short pericope where this story harkens back to creation and Eden, and then to the flood. It even foreshadows exile and captivity since Babel is Babylon. A common use today is […]

Tired of God? (Chiasm)

| January 11, 2021

Tired of God? (Isaiah 43:22-24 ) Have you become weary of worshiping God? Are you tired of getting up and getting ready? Is sitting together with God’s saints not a priority? Is God’s word boring to you and neglected? Does doing good to others in the name of God bring so much disillusionment that you […]

Isaiah 43:25 – The Greatest Statement of Grace in the OT?

| December 25, 2020

This verse might be the greatest statement of grace in all the Old Testament, said MacArthur. It is also possibly the most humbling and neglected in modern NT theology. While the gospel from Jesus’s birth to rebirth, from ascending out of the water, from the tomb, to heaven, does everything for me; all this was […]

Isaiah 7:14 – A Prayer Devotional

| December 25, 2020

Isaiah 7:14 – Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign: See, the virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel. (CSB) Oh Giver of the Gift, Have we missed the point of Isaiah’s virgin birth prophecy? The promise is given to an unfaithful Israelite who does not deserve to be rescued. […]

Isaiah 47:13 – Follow the Star to the Cross

| December 23, 2020

Follow the Star to the Cross Saved by What Condemns Us. I cannot count the ironies, paradoxes, and strange truths continually displayed when reading God’s word. This is the time of the year when people think of the Star of Bethlehem and men from the East bearing gifts. That star led these searchers to their […]

Isaiah 42:6; 49:8 – The Covenant of Jesus

| December 17, 2020

Jesus does not make a covenant with sinners written on paper. No agreement is agreed upon and then signed with ink. The covenant is not written in leather bound paper. JESUS IS THE COVENANT! This is more than semantics when I say Jesus does not make a covenant with people, but rather Jesus is the […]

The Unity and Structure of Isaiah – Chiasm

| December 7, 2020

There is much written about Isaiah as to how it is written by 2 or more authors, and the first is judgment and the second offers hope. Here is a simple (very simple) chiastic method of showing its unity and structure:A – Judgment – FIRST WORDS: “Listen, heavens, and hear, earth; For the LORD has spoken: Sons […]

Isaiah 6 – Reacting to God’s Throne Room

| December 4, 2020

Reaction videos are all the range, but reacting is nothing new. The glorious throne room scene from Isaiah 6 presents two humbling, contrasting thoughts: 1. The presence of God makes me realize my impurity from sin – “Then I said: Woe is me for I am ruined because I am a man of unclean lips […]

Isaiah 1:3 – Are We Better than a Dumb Dog?

| December 1, 2020

Isaiah 1:3 – Are We Better than a Dumb Dog?Animal metaphors are a common occurrence in most cultures. We can be “busy as a bee”, “quiet as a mouse”, “cunning as a fox”, “stubborn as a mule”, “quick as a hare”, “dumb as an ox”, or “wise as an owl”. George Orwell wrote Animal Farm […]

Genesis 3 – 1 Question; 3 Directions

| November 25, 2020

One question directed three different ways could have made a lifetime of difference: 1. Eve should not have thought, “What if it is God who is wrong?” That was the serpent’s position. 2. Nor did she wonder, “What if it is the serpent who is wrong?” He claimed to know better than God. 3. Eve […]