Our reading today continues the oracles against the nations, and it begins with an oracle against Egypt. The imagery of God riding on a cloud refers […]

Our reading today begins with an oracle against Moab. While judgment is pronounced, there is also lament in this oracle. It is not unimportant that YHWH […]

Our reading today begins with an oracle against Babylon. Similarly to how God will bring Assyria against Israel and Babylon against Judah, so will He will […]

Our reading today begins with an oracle against Israel. Israel has been so arrogant as to believe they could provide for themselves better than God has […]

Our reading today begins with the recounting of the alliance between Syria and Israel against Judah (7:1). We read about this event in 2 Kings 16:5-9. […]

We begin today with Isaiah’s prediction of final restoration. This will happen “in that day” (4:2). Note that in the previous pronouncement of judgment, “in that […]

Today we begin the book of Isaiah. This book is known by many as the “Fifth Gospel” because of all it says about Christ. Isaiah prophesies […]

We being today in Psalm 44. We have seen the Northern Kingdom come to an end at the hands of the Assyrians. Yet we know that […]

We left off yesterday with the Assyrian envoy trying to convince Judah that king Hezekiah could not save them, and more importantly, YHWH could not save […]

Today we pick up the narrative of 2 Kings. Assyria has already begun their plundering of Israel (15:29), and Jotham king of Judah has died and […]

Today we finish the book of Hosea. Chapter 11 interrupts the judgment and indictment against Israel, and speaks of the “do over” He is going to […]

Our reading today begins with more judgment pronounced against Israel, albeit very poetically. God again calls for them to prepare for war (blow the trumpet – […]