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“Then I said, ‘Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.’” (Isaiah 6:5, NASB95) Today, we see Isaiah’s reaction to seeing God on His throne in the heavenly realm. “Woe is…
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, “Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.” (Isaiah 1:18, NASB95) In this verse, God’s grace is depicted as a stain remover. Sin has permanently stained our lives. There are no…
“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, reprove the ruthless, defend the orphan, plead for the widow.” (Isaiah 1:16-17, NASB95) There it is again! God’s grace and mercy. Although He is terribly frustrated with the sin of Israel’s ritualistic…
“’What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?’ says the Lord. ‘I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed cattle; and I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats. When you come to appear before Me, who requires of you this trampling of My courts? Bring…
“Hear the word of the Lord.” (Isaiah 1:10a NASB95) There is not a more common theme in all of Scripture than these words. From the very beginning of the book of Genesis to the book of Revelation, God is pleading with us to hear and to heed His Word. This is a life and death decision…
“’An ox knows its owner, and a donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.’” (Isaiah 1:3, NASB95) The book of Isaiah has often been called the Bible within the Bible. It has 66 chapters and is divided 39 and 27 (thematically), just like the Scriptures. If you are not…
“You shall make on its hem pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet material, all around on its hem, and bells of gold between them all around: a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, all around on the hem of the robe. “It shall be on Aaron when he ministers;…
“So the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD was concerned about the sons of Israel and that He had seen their affliction, then they bowed low and worshiped. ” (Exodus 4:31, NASB95) Moses went back to Egypt with Aaron and spoke with the leaders of the people of Israel. He shared with them…
“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. ” (John 8:36, NIV) Mankind hasn’t known true freedom since before the Fall. An act that they thought would bring them absolute freedom, actually brought Adam and Eve bondage. Adam and Eve’s sinful act echoes through history as it enslaves each of our lives. The…
“Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, ‘Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?’” (Genesis 17:17, NIV) For about the 20th time (who really knows) God told Abram that he was going to have a son. The problem was…