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People, Places, Things (Genesis to 2 Samuel)

People, Places and Things of the Old Testament (Solomon - Malachi)

People, Places and Things of the New Testament

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ISAIAH 1

Today's Reading is Isaiah 1
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There are four prophetic peaks (points) which are desribed in Jensen's Bible Study Charts. Peak 1 deals with the prophecy in the prophet's lifetime, Peak 2 deals with the prophecy related to the Captivity and the Restoration, Peak 3 is the The First Coming of Jesus, Peak 4 is related to the Second return and the Millenial Kingdom, New Heavens and New Earth. When a prophet sees a vision or has a revelation from God it could be any of these four prophetic peaks or a combination of peaks. For example, Isaiah 53 spoke about the first coming. Isaiah 9 is a combination of Peaks 3 and 4.
Isaiah had served under two good kings Uzziah and Hezekiah and two bad kings Jotham and Ahaz.. Isaiah 1 is an indictment of Judah as a rebellious nation against God. Such phrase as The ox his master, the donkey on his owner’s manger but Israel does not know, my people don’t understand; sinful nation; a people loaded with guilt, a brood of evildoers (v. 6), Sodom, Gomorrah, . (10). These are less than flattering to the people of Judah. They had practice religion not a relationship with God! He was tired of their offering and sacrifices (v. 11-14), their meaningless prayer (v. 15) .
God required something positive from them notice verse 16-18 "Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, 17 Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow. 18 "Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD, "Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.

Verse 18 is a promise for us today that we can be cleansed before God by the blood of Jesus but we must be willing and obedient. Let us not take verses out of context because we want to feel warm and fuzzy inside let us look at the harsh reality of things. Notice the word ‘IF’ in verse 19 and 20. If you do it THEN..; if you don’t do it then.. There are consequences in our lives to face. Let us not quote 1John 1.9 and not follow through with obedience. This was what faced Judah. So in verse 19 If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land; 20 But if you refuse and rebel, You shall be devoured by the sword"; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. .If they were obedient they would do well BUT if they resist and rebel, they would be devoured by the sword. This was what happened to Judah in 586 B.C. when the Babylonians destroyed the Temple. Verse 27-28 speak of the future not only in 586 B.C. but of the Millennial Kingdom . Application

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ISAIAH 2

Reading from Isa 2
This chapter deals with the last days, un the Millenial Kingdom, the fourth peak, (Isaiah 2.1-4; Micah 4.1-3). Jerusalem will become the center of the world! Everyone will be going to Mount Zion, the Mountain of the Lord. 4And He will judge between the nations,And will render decisions for many peoples; And they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they learn war. (NASB). At the United Nations, there is a stutue similar to the one below where they MISQUOTE Scripture for their own ends. The caption for the statute said (paraphrase) 'And they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they learn war.' There was NO mention of God judging between nations. We need to be carful of misquoting Scripture for our own ends.

The Day of the Lord (verse 6-22), that will be a day of good news and bad news for the peoples of the world. The good news is for those whose know Jesus Christ it will be a day of glorification and resureection! That day will be bad news for those who refuse Jesus Christ in their lives and will face the Judgement. I believe we are getting closer to that day, everyday. What is the Day of the Lord? Some have identified that as a period of time, I have identified as a 24-hour period. According to the NIV Study Bible, it is a time of judgement and/or blessing as God intervenes decisively in the affairs of nations (see Zephaniah 1.4-2.3).
This chapter also deals deals with the captivity as well, in verse 5-20 Assyria and babylon would bring terror upon Judah in Isaiah's day. So when the prophet Isaiah sees this vision he sees it been fulfilled in his day (Peak 1) and in the future (Peak 4).
One phrase that occurs frequently in Isaiah is ON THAT DAY. We will spend one day looking at that phrase.
Do you think that the Second Coming is the Day of the Lord? Please post a comment below about this question or any other verses that have spoken to you today.
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ISAIAH 3

King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links:Isaiah 3; Isaiah prophesied on the judgement on Jerusalem and Judah. The leaders would be taken away (v. 1-3). There would be a vaccum in leadership (v. 4-7), chaos and anarchy would result. Things got bad because God stepped away from the situation and let nature (the sinful nature of man) have its course. God left them to their wickedness. In verse 1624 Isaiah condemned the overemphasis on the external ornaments, jewelry and clotes. God is going to judge them and us in the last days (13-15). the prophecies spoken here probably applied in Isaiah's day and definitely happened when the Babylonians attacked Jerusalem in 586 B.C.

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ISAIAH 4

Reading from Isa 4
Reading from Isa 1
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links:Isaiah 4; ; Psalm 78 Today's Reading is Isaiah 4, Psalm 78:56-64 In verse 1, notice the phrase in that day (Isaiah 2.2; 2.11, 17, 20), this is some time in the future. There was a shortage of men that the women would grab hold of a man and said that they would provide their own food and clothes only that they have the man's family name to remove the disgrace. The war would make them widows and childless.

In verses 4.2-6, an oracle of redemption was sounded, of the Branch of the Lord who was the Messiah. Notice the phrase'in that day' occuring. This was speaking of the Millenial Kingdom and the Second Coming. The Messiah will come and wash away the filth by a spirit of judgement and a spirit of fire (verse 4). Verse 5 should remind us of the cloud which indicate the Presence of God in the wilderness (Exodus 13.21-22). In verse 6, God's presence in the cloud and fire will be a shelter and a shade from the heat of day and a hiding place from the storm and rain. God's presence will be there to protect Zion.
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ISAIAH 5

Reading from Isa 5
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links:Isaiah 5; ; Psalm 78
Isaiah deals with the Song of the Vineyard and woes and Judgement (v. 8-30). The Song of the Vineyard represents Israel as the Vineyard bearing fruit. This is very identical to Jesus' parable of the tenants ">(Matthew 21.33-44). God had provided everything for the vineyard to grow and He expected Israel to bear fruit. Now in verse 5-7, God said what he would to the vineyard, he would remove its hedges, break down the wall, make it a wasteland, command the clouds not to rain on it. This was fulfilled in 722 B.C. by the invasion of the Assyrians and in 586 B.C. by the Babylonians.

Isaiah 5.8-30
Six woes, covetousness (isa 5.8-10); drunkenness (5.11-17), carelessness 5.18-19; deception (5.20) ; pride (5.21), injustice (5.22-25)., followed by three judgements (9-10, 13-15, 24-25)

We see the rich defrauding the poor, people with alcholic problems. The Old Testament Law warned against drunkenness (Proverbs 20.1; 23.29-31; Habakkuk 2.15). This even happen today with people plagued with alcoholism, begin drinking as soon as they wake up until they go to sleep. This could also apply to drug addiction as well.
The third woe is carelessness, where people are flippant about their sins and the judgement of God on their lives. The fourth woe us deception, where they call evil good and good evil. We see this so common in today’s society, The fifth woe is pride where we think we are wise in our own eyes and clever in our own sight. The last woe is the injustice carried out in bribe taking, the judges, corrupt politicians. All of these woes recorded by Isaiah some 2700 years ago is STILL happening today. Let us fool ourselves, even Christians are guilty of some of these woes in our lives,.
In verse 26, He would summon the Assyrians and use them to chasten Israel and Judah. The Northern Kingdom would be destroyed (722 B.C.) and the Southern Kingdom, Judah would be devastated, be delivered and would itself go into captivity in 586 B.C. under the Babylonians..

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ISAIAH 6

Reading from Isa 6
This was Isaiah's encounter with God and his call to the ministry. It happened the year Uzziah died. Uzziah was probably related to Isaiah. Isaiah was from the royal court of Judah. Isaiah was in mourning when he saw the vision of the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted. He saw seraphs with six wings, and they were calling to each other a triasignon: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty, the whole earth is full of his glory. Isaiah realized he was before a Holy God and that he was a sinner, a man of unclean lips. What about us do we realize our sinfulness and do we know the holiness of God.

; Isaiah 6.2-3
Since he was a man of unclean lips, one of the seraph put burnong coals on his lips, and his guilt was taken way and his sins were atoned for.
Then he heard the voice of God saying 'Whom shall I send and who will go for us? Isaiah said, 'here I am send me!' God send Isaiah to a ministry which was not an attractive or successful one. He was to go to a peple who wound not listen to the message, their hearts would be calloused, their eras dull and their eyes closed. How many of us would volunteer for that minisry?

Isaiah 6.8

Isaiah asked 'How long?" The Lord gave this devastating answer, until the cities lie desolate and even though a remnant remains, it will again be laid to waste, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land. Even through all this gloom and darkness there was light! The holy seed would come from the stump. A tree can still grow from its stump! So even though the land is desolate becasue of the Babylonian captivity, the holy seed, Jesus, would come on earth and die for us.
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ISAIAH 7

Reading from Isa 7
Isaiah 7.1-17
Syria and Ephraim (Northern Kingdom) had declared war on Judah. in 735/734 B.C. Jerusalem was under attack by Pekah of Israel and Rezin of Aram (Syria) but they could not overpower them. God, through Isaiah spoke to King Ahaz of Judah (the Southern Kingdom) giving him assurance that the alliance between Pekah and Rezin would not conquer Jerusalem. Isaiah said to Ahaz "If you do not stand firm in your faith you will not stand at all. Isaiah challenged Ahaz to ask for a sign that Jerusalem would not be conquered. Ahaz did not want a sign, being the hypocrite that he was. Isaiah said in verse 14 'Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son and his name shall be Immanuel 'God be with us'.

This prophecy was fulfilled in Isaiah's day, because it indicated that a virgin (a young woman, 'almah Hebrew word meaning a woman about to be married) betrothed to Isaiah because his first wife had died. The second wife would have a son as a sign that Israel and Aram would not conquer Jerusalem but they themselves would be devastated before the child is old enough to know the difference between right from wrong, according to Jewish customs would be 12 or 13. This would bring us to the year 722 B.C. when Samaria and Syria would be overruned by the Assyrians! This child is a foreshadow of the Messiah, Jesus Christ in Matthew 1.22-23.

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ISA 8

Reading from Isa 8
Isaiah 8 The prophecy in Isaiah 7.14 became true because Isaiah had a son named Maher-Shal-Hash-Baz, which meant 'quick to plunder, swift to the spoil.' Within two years, the prophect became true, and started Aram and Israel was ransacked and plundered, just as Isaiah said in Isaiah 7.16. God had use Assyria as His instrument to punish Israel and Judah.

Isaiah exhort the people of Judah to fear God. He had given three analogies (Wiesbe: Be comforted) of The people of Judah. They chose a flood instead of a peaceful river (v. 5-10); They chose a snare instead of a sanctuary (v. 11-5) and theychose darkness instead of light (v. 16-22). Instead of turning to God they turned to demons (Isaiah 8.19; Deuteronomy 18.10-12). The verse that should speak to us today is verse 13-14: 13The LORD of hosts, Him you shall hallow; Let Him be your fear, And let Him be your dread. 14He will be as a sanctuary, But a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense To both the houses of Israel, As a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. (NKJV). Jesus has been a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense to many Jews but also to many Gentiles (1Peter 2.8).
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ISA 9

Reading from Isa 9
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links:Isaiah 9 Psalm 39 READING LIST FOR POETRY AND PROPHECY Today's Reading is Isaiah 9.1-7, Psalm 39 Isaiah 9.1-7 Today Isaiah is looking at the first coming of the Messiah. Galilee of the Gentiles was only mentioned once in the Old testament and is found in this passage Isaiah 9.1(Matthew 4.15; 26.32; 28.10) This passage (v. 2) which is fulfilled in Matthew 4.15-16. Jesus is the great light, He is the Light of the World. (John 9.5).

Handel's Messiah has a lot of exerpts from Isaiah including v. 6-7. and this is a prophecy of the second coming. The first coming Jesus came as a Servant, a Lamb. In the Second Comind, He will come as The King and Judge.

Isaiah 9.8-21
The section describe the events that will happen when the Assyrian invasion takes place in the Northern Kingdom. Isaiah was a prophet to Judah although he used Israel as a lesson for Judah to learn. Notice the phrase 'Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.' This appears in verses 12, 17, 21, and 10.4. Why is God doing this to the Northern Kingdom? Because He had a covenant with them but they became proud and arrogan (v. 8), they did not return nor did they sought Him (v. 13). The leaders who guide the people mislead them and those who follow went astray (v.14). Wickedness burns like fire (v.16).
What can we learn here: The wages of sin is death...! (Romans 6.23) Sin has its consequences. Israel as a nation had some 800 years or more from Moses until Isaiah's day and they were were given the covenant to follow God. Well, they had followed after other gods and they were being punished for it. It is unpopular today to talk about God is a holy God and that He will judge the wicked. Let th1s chapter be an object lesson for us to learn from the Northern Kingdom, Israel and the Southern Kingdom, Judah.

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ISA 10

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ISA 11

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ISA 12

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ISA 13

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A new section begins in Isaiah 13-23 with a series of prophecies against the nations. The first is Babylon (13.1-14.23). Babylon was not even even a world power during the Assyrian empire in the days of Isaiah. Notice the phrase day of the Lord mentioned in verses 6 and 9. One type of prophecy is when the Babylonians invasion, and the other day of the Lord applies more to the second coming (v.9-12).
According to Guzik The day of the Lord is an important phrase, used some 26 times in the Bible. It speaks of not a single day of judgment, but of the season of judgment when the Lord sets things right. It is as if today is man’s day, but the Lord’s day is coming! ....In fact, Jesus was probably quoting or paraphrasing this passage from Isaiah in Matthew 24:29: Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Isaiah prophesied that the kingdom of Babylon (v.17-22) would be deoslate and attacked by the Medes. We know in Daniel 6-7 that the Mede took over Babylon. What is remarkable is that this prophecy was over 150 years before it happened.

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ISA 14

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Isaiah 14 This is a continuation of the prophecy against Babylon. Israel will come back to Palestine. (v. 1-4) This could mean the return of the exiles during Ezra and Nehemiah or it could mean 1948, or it could mean the Millenial kingdom.
In verse 12-15, this is the fall of Babylon and the otiginator of the evil in Babylon, Satan. In verse 16-20 seem to talk about the king of Babylon.

God is taunting Babylon in verses 22-23.
In verse 24-27 Isaiah prophesied against Assyria. What God has planned cannot be stopped by mere man. God will crush the Assyrians in their land. This should be verses of comfort to us what God has purposed who can stop him?
In verse 28-32 Isaiah prophesied againt an old enemy of the twelve tribes, the Philistines. We have seen them fight against Samson, Saul and David. The historical event that happened here is the Philistines revolted against Assyria while its king was too busy handling revolts in other parts of the empire to pay attention to the revolt in Canaan. The Assyrians would attack Philstines at a later date when it quelled the revolts.
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ISA 15

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King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links:Isaiah 15
This is the prophecy against Moab (Isaiah 15-16.13). Moab was a long time enemy of Israel (Numbers 25; 31; Deuteronomy 23.3). The Moabites were related to the Jews in that there was an incestuos relationship between Lot and his daughters (Genesis 19.30-38).
Moab was in trouble! Notice the words used to describe lamentation of Moab: ruined, destroyed in a night, weep, wails, head shaved, beard cut off, sackcloth, weeping, cry out, etc.. The Moabites fled (Dibon) goes up to its temple but to no avail; to its high places to weep but to no avail.
Invading armies would need water and they would stop at Nimrim which was the major springs of Moab. The land was left desolate (v. 6-7). Notice in verse 9 that even the waters in Dimon was full of blood showing that many people were killed.

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ISA 16

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Isaiah 16.1-5, the Moabites fled to the fords of Arnon and the ‘rock city’ of Sela in Edom. Moab begged the leaders of Judah to provide them refuge from the Assyrians, like a shelter from the heat (v. 3-4) They wanted Judah’s help but not his God. Verse 5 is definitely Messianic and speaks of the son of David, Jesus Christ.

In v. 6-16, isaiah spoke about the pride of Moab, a very small nation compared to Babylon, but it is pride, nonetheless. Their pride prevented them from submitting to the God of Judah. In verse 9-11 Isaiah mourns for Moab, and this also reflect God grieving over the destruction of Moab. What spiritual lessons have we learnt here? Please post your comments below.

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Figure: Sela or Petra

Patra will be the place where the Jews will flee during the Tribulation
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ISA 17

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King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links:Isaiah 17
This is the prophecy against Damascus and Israel (Isaiah 17). Aram (Syria) was an old enemy of Israel and even today, Syria is an enemy is STILL and enemy of Israel. In 732 B.C. Tiglath-Pileser III captured Damascus and madie it an Assyrian province just as Isaiah prophesied.
Isaiah also emphasized the God of Isreal. He is the Lord of hosts (v. 3); the God of Israel (v. 6); the Holy One of Israel (v. 7); the God your savior and the Rock, your fortess.
Notice the phrase 'In that day' v. 4 speak of the captivity of the Northern Kingdom (v. 4-11); v, 7 speak of a brighter future the Millenial Kingdom; in v. 9 the desolation of the Northern Kingdom.