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Isaiah 8:5-12 New American Standard Bible 1995
5 Again the Lord spoke
to me further, saying,
6 “Inasmuch as these people have rejected the gently flowing waters of
Shiloah And rejoice in Rezin and the son of Remaliah; 7 “Now
therefore, be…
Introduction According to my calculations, research, and Scripture studies, there are four Babel/Babylons mentioned in the Scriptures. The first is Nimrod’s Babel which is of an unknown location. We do know that Babel was located somewhere in the Land of Shinar (Genesis 10:10). Best-guess estimates put this location somewhere in northern Iraq or possibly around […]
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Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." NKJV. My emphasis.
A. …
On the one hand he seems to be speaking of Israel but in the next breath it seems that the servant is the messiah who gathers in the remnant of Israel:
NIV Isaiah 49: 1Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant
nations: Before…
Isaiah 3:1-3 New American Standard Bible 1995
For behold, the Lord
[a]God of hosts is going to remove from Jerusalem and Judah Both
[b]supply and support, the whole [c]supply of bread And the whole
[d]supply of water; 2 The mighty man and…
Isaiah 52:9
"Break forth together into singing, you waste places of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted his people; he has redeemed Jerusalem". ESV. My emphasis.
Barnes notes on the Bible has:
"The idea here is, that Y…
Isaiah 3:8
English Standard Version
For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the LORD, defying his glorious presence.
Was Isaiah declaring a fact here or prophesying about the fut…
Isaiah 19:3:
3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. [KJV]
3 And…
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The source Isaiah 7:14 (GNT)
Well then, the Lord himself will give you a sign: a young woman who is pregnant will have a son and will name him ‘Immanuel.’
Some translations do show ‘virgin’ so we have to check the original text in Hebrew…
But I said: "I have toiled for nothing. I used up my strength for an unreality, in vain. But surely my judgment is with Jehovah, And my wages with my God."
Jesus Christ was perfect. He came to earth knowing what he must do and …
Ahaz was a bad king, 2 Kings 16:
2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
During his reign, Syria w…
I have no wrath.
Should someone give Me briars and thorns in battle,
Then I would step on them, I would burn them completely. (NASB)
Simply put, how should we understand this verse? Who are the briars and thorns, and why is it given to s…