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Isaiah’s prophecy continues having called the future Messiah ‘Wonderful’ he goes on to call Him ‘Counselor’. It is a term we hear used for lawyers, judges, and experts in the Law in courtrooms. Most certainly we will see Jesus, The Christ, fulfilling that role. He was accused of destroying the Law and the Prophets, but responded by saying He did not come to destroy the Law or Prophets but to fulfill them. (See St. Mathew 5:17-20) This He certainly did helping people see and understand the depth of meaning, the spirit, not simply the Letter of T...
It was a challenging time for the Prophet Isaiah. He was required of God to preach judgment upon his people. That is always painful. Of course God is right in bringing judgment to the Divided Israel. They had not obeyed God and not fulfilled God’s requirements for them. On a personal level, Isaiah had served God faithfully under the good kings Uzziah and Jotham. But, King Ahaz has come to power and he was not a good king in spite of having the godly examples of his father and grandfather and the godly advice and warnings from Isaiah. Isaiah t...
I came across a Sunday School lesson I had taught some time ago. I think it has lessons for me and for us. The text is taken from the Book of Lamentations, 3:19-40, written by Jeremiah later in his life. By this time he is an old and broken man. His prophetic words and he himself have been rejected by his people. Israel has been captured, then scattered by the Assyrians. Babylon, under King Nebuchadnezzar, has destroyed Jerusalem, the Temple, the nation of Judah, and carried many away into captivity. Jeremiah has issued his prophecy that this...
