Isaiah

I finished reading the book of Isaiah this morning.  This book has taken me a long time to get through.  I know there is a lot of good stuff packed in there, but I struggled with it too for some reason.  So much sin and separation.  I struggled with consistently reading my Bible lately too, maybe because of content, time, or some combination of both. 

• Jerusalem & Israel have turned to evil and strayed from God
• God is angry with them and will bring judges and enable fairness for their actions so Jerusalem will be free again
• In the last days the mountain with God's temple will becomes the most important, people will come and hear God's teaching
• A terrible day is coming that will make people run and hide from God's anger, the proud will be humbled
• God will punish Judah & Jerusalem
• Warning to flirty, fancy dressed women, they will be punished
• The Lord is a branch of life
• Lord is angry, punishment is coming, he invested in us and we threw away his efforts
• Don't be greedy and push others out
• Isaiah became a prophet; he recognized his sin and a 7 winged heavenly creature took it away
• Isaiah goes to tell the people they will not understand and will be sent way until only 1/10th are left in the land to regrow
• Challenge will come, you must keep your faith strong to survive
• Israel will be in trouble but Isaiah says a sign will come, Immanuel, God is with us
• There is ware in the land, by the time Immanuel is 12 (the time to choose between good and evil) that threat is gone, but the fertile land will be no more
• Assyria will overcome Damascus & Samaria
• Lord warns Isaiah not to fall for their ways and fears but to stay strong in the Lord and fear only Him
• A new day is coming, light will come in darkness, a baby; a son will come to rule and lead
• Lord is angry with Israel for their evil and ready to strike them down
• Assyria will overtake Israel for their evil, but then the Lord will punish Assyria too
• A new king will come
• The peaceable kingdom
• the new King's people will gather and have a way from Assyria
• Praise God
• God will destroy Babylon for their sin, children too
• Israel will return home, no longer slaves
• Babylon's king will die and he will go with the dead; his fearful rule on Earth will end
• Assyria will be punished
• Jerusalem is strong now by the Lord
• Philistines will perish, one cruel leader may die, but another is quick to hill those shoes
• Moab will be destroyed
• A new king will come and judge fairly
• Aram will be destroyed for they left God
• God's message to Cush & Egypt
• Isaiah obeyed and walked around naked and barefoot for 3 years
• God's message to Babylon, Edom & Arabia
• God continues to warn of coming destruction: Jerusalem, Shebna, Lebanon
• Lord will punish the people because of our sin
• Praise God
• Judgment for people and judgment will be fair
• Honor God with your heart
• Better times are coming
• Seek God's help
• Trust God, he wants to forgive us
• Trust in God, not in humans or animals
• Bad is coming but good will follow
• If evil, when you stop doing evil, it will come for you
• God is our safely, judge
• God will punish his enemies, their land will be for the animals
• God is comfort and discipline
• The Assyrians and Judah(King Hezekiah)
• Hezekiah was spared and praised God
• Babylon will take over Hezekiah's kingdom
• God's word stands forever, flowers fade
• Tell the good news, He is our shepherd
• There is no one and nothing like God
• He lives forever
• Never tires or needs rest
• He gives strength
• God is present in the beginning and the end, controller of history
• Only saving grace we have is God
• Idols cannot do what God can
• The Lord sends 2 special servants
• Songs of praise
• Israel heard, but didn't listen to God; God's teachings are good
• God is with his people
• People to witness God is so much more than any idol; He is all powerful
• God will save his people and forgive; bring your sins to Him
• Only one God, idols are useless
• Cyrus didn't know God but was selected to save Israel, everyone would see God's power
• Even when I'm old, God is the same
• Idols are useless
• We cannot save ourselves
• We hear and know but do not understand
• God gives peace like a river, evil has no peace
• God chosen will come to save, God will bring is people back to him
• Israel was punished for sin and doubted God's ability to save
• God helps his obedient servants
• We want to walk by our own light/fire, but HE is our light/lamp of the path to follow
• Judgment is coming, so is salvation
• Don't let the evil upset you, keep the faith, goodness will continue (don't fear those who die)
• Slavery of Jerusalem so the people would know God and again know God when we saved them
• We have all wandered away, but can be forgiven
• God will not be angry and punish again
• Jerusalem will grow
• God gives good and satisfying word we need to pursue
• It's word comes to us and causes things to happen; His thoughts are higher than our thoughts
• Foreigners will be accepted into the faith
• God offers real peace
• Don't make trouble, care for others, help others and God's light will shine
• People will fear God, salvation will come
• God is the light, let him shine
• Bring God's message
• The Lord was angry, for we all sin
• The Lord was/is ready and waiting for people to seek him and come to him
• People will learn about God
• Peaceable kingdom
• A new heave and a new Earth
• God loves Jerusalem & wants to see it prosper