Reading the Bible Through

Isaiah 54 - 56   I am glad here to see foreigners who seek God will be found and accepted. I sometimes wonder if Christians have taken that we are the chosen people a bit too far. 

Isaiah 51 – 53   The end of this reading refers to the coming of the Christ. As I read today's words, I can begin to see how the Israelites thought that there would be 2 people coming: One to save the kingdom of Israel and another  to fulfill the guilt offering.

 Isaiah 48 – 50 I find myself wondering more of the concept of redeemer as I think of how Boaz was Ruth's kinsman redeemer, but not the closest one. 

 Isaiah 45 - 47 There is One God. God is One!

Isaiah 42 - 44 As we read here of the man who uses part of the tree for heat, part for cooking and another part to make an idol, my mind returns to having eyes, but not seeing, ears, but not hearing. I find myself wondering 2 things: What am I doing this with? What is my idol? 

  Isaiah 39 - 41 I don't know. My ears hear, but do not understand. I have eyes but do not see.  The voice of one crying in the wilderness refers to John the Baptist. How did they know that? How do they know what is a prophesy about Christ? The whole thing is a puzzle. 

  Isaiah 34 – 38 We have a little bit more story here about Hezekiah in particular. I feel that we might have read it already, perhaps in the books of Kings.  I find it interesting that the King of Assyria doesn't know that the altars the Hezekiah smashed were not altars to the Lord, but to false gods (as I understand it.) Hezekiah grew in the Lord's favor for this, not in the Lord's displeasure as the King of Assyria said.