Simply Scripture

God is sovereign over all His creation. He will one day use a Persian king to perform His perfect will. He names that king though he will not be born for 150 years!

What kind of god can a human build? Not a very capable one. Israel is challenged to put their trust in the Lord God Almighty, not things made with human hands.

Why does fear bind us from moving forward. God has someone to say to encourage the Israelite people.

The focus here is on themes of redemption, divine protection, and hope for the people of Israel during their Babylonian exile.

God introduces a "Chosen One" endowed with His Spirit to bring justice to the nations. This Servant is described as remarkably gentle—he will not "break a bruised reed" or "snuff out a smoldering wick". A Light to the nations. The Servant's mission extends beyond Israel to be a "light for the Gentiles," intended to open the eyes of the blind and set pris...

Here is a powerful chapter of assurance where God challenges the nations and their idols while promising unwavering support to His chosen people, Israel. Often referred to as "The Helper of Israel," it transitions between a cosmic courtroom scene and tender words of comfort for those in exile.

Though the years ahead will bring turmoil, God continues to promise His people that He will send a ruler that will not be thwarted by any nation. None can stand before Christ. No army. No natural barriers. Nothing! Another beautiful description of the Messiah and the heart He would bring to His people. These description, written 700 years before Christ, point to Him and Him alone. No other could f...

God comforts His people with a promise of one to come and who will be harolded by a forerunner (John the Baptizer). A beautiful image of the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ. This is He who has been the centre of God's redemptive story from the beginning of creation! Though the years ahead will bring turmoil, God continues to promise His people that He will send a ruler that will not be thwarted b...

God comforts His people with a promise of one to come and who will be harolded by a forerunner (John the Baptizer). A beautiful image of the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ. This is He who has been the centre of God's redemptive story from the beginning of creation!

The southern tribes are attacked by the Assyrians as they lay siege to Jerusalem under King Sennacherib. Would God prove faithful to His promise? Would Hezekiah remain faithful to God?

A mix of God's promised judgment upon a world that is devoid of righteousness and a promise of hope and restoration where the desert will bloom again! God ALWAYS will make a way in the desert.

Do not trust in Egypt. Trust in the Lord. Put away your complacency and believe that the day is coming when God will truly pour out His Spirit. A challenge to all of us who try to place our hope and confidence in something other than the Lord!

What life is like when we reject His voice. The Lord calls us to come and examine HIS wisdom.

The passion for the Lord can grow weak as we desire "nice words" and we choose to make our own plans. Hear the warning of the Lord when we choose to do things our own way, without His wisdom.

Does the Word of God cause our hearts to quicken? Cause concern to arise? Demand self-examination and repentance? Cause us to hope? For Israel of old, numbness had set it. And the Lord was ready to awaken them!

The themes here include judgment against the pride of the northern kingdom of Israel (Ephraim), the consequences of rejecting God's word and seeking human solutions, and God's promise of a sure foundation in Zion.

The themes here include judgment against the pride of the northern kingdom of Israel (Ephraim), the consequences of rejecting God's word and seeking human solutions, and God's promise of a sure foundation in Zion.

Leviathan makes an appearance in the propehcy. What does this beast represent? God treats Israel like a vineyard! A new day will come!

Praise to the Lord who sees His people through the crises of this world ... and into a Kingdom that cannot be shaken.

An incredible prophecy that will have some fulfillment during the Babylonian reign but a final fulfillment generations later through the Greeks. God extends the prophecy to encompass the entire earth.

What will befall Jerusalem in the days after Isaiah? God describes the fall. During crises, will we look to leaders who may not be able to deliver what they promise?

Isaiah is called to be a living parable to the Egptians and those of northern Africa. The nations of Babylon and Edom and Arabia are given prophecies ... some with near fulfillment and some with fulfillment years away. But God's promises are ALWAYS sure.

God calls out to Egypt to remind them that though they are powerful, a day of calamity is coming. But His grace still reaches out to them and the promise of restoration is given.

God calls out to Egypt to remind them that though they are powerful, a day of calamity is coming. But His grace still reaches out to them and the promise of restoration is given.

A prophecy about Damascus, and by extension, Syria.