Tag: Isaiah
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for it was not the season for figs – 3
You will break the oppressor’s rod,just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian. Isaiah 9:4b NLT the Oppressor’s Rod We expect a powerful King to save us, not a loving, all-powerful King. “..and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isaiah 53:3 We…
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Beyond Nations and Coastlands
The Servant of the Lord Is Jesus Savior of the nations, good news to the coastlands and Messiah of the elect? Prophets and kings of Israel have looked forward to the incarnate Son of Man. Yet the Messiah of Israel did not suffer, die and rise to glory only for Jacob. The Lord is lord…
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Beyond Nazareth
Taking the long view – Beyond Nineveh and Nazareth Our long journey began in Beyond Nineveh with a look at Jonah, a reluctant Prophet who preached repentance to the largest city on earth. {Read about the beginning of our journey in the link above.} From Jonah’s home in the Galilean hills, Jerusalem would have seemed like a modern…
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