Tag: Isaiah

  • WE Have Been Here Before – Prophecies

    Prophecies of Christ’s Birth We have been here before in scripture. You likely know Bethlehem from the New Testament, yet this little town’s importance derives from prophecies in the Old Testament. The Messiah is predicted in prophecies of Isaiah, who we met previously and also Micah of Moresheth-Gath. Bethlehem ‘AND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH,…

    aerial map from Moresheth-Gath to Jerusalem
  • You Scoffers Who Rule Jerusalem – a Bed too Short

    Perhaps by now you know from introduction in my previous post that the complainant in this case is the LORD. His indictment of leaders is not my complaint for today, but that of the prophet of Judah in the eighth century BC. Therefore Isaiah approaches these leaders, scoffers who rule Jerusalem with warnings from the…

    aerial view of Jerusalem
  • You Scoffers Who Rule – a Bed too Short

    Therefore hear the word of the LORD, you scoffers who rule this people… Have you ever wanted to say that to those who claim to represent you in this government of the people? I have and suspect that most do as we helplessly watch the unraveling of rule which makes much sense or holds hope…

    statue by UN man beating sword into plowshare