The Messiah Blesses the Nations
Genesis 12:1-4 (ESV) The Call of Abram 12 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and...
A Messiah for All Nations
Genesis 9:18-27 (ESV) Noah’s Descendants 18 The sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.) 19 These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the people of...
The Messiah as Divine Warrior
Genesis 3:15 (ESV) 15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” Footnotes: Genesis 3:15 Hebrew seed; so throughout Genesis
The Joy of Forgiveness
Psalm 32 (ESV) Blessed Are the Forgiven A Maskil of David. 32 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no...
Living With Hope in a World of Trouble – Part 1
Isaiah 21-23 (ESV) Fallen, Fallen Is Babylon 21 The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the Negeb sweep on, it comes from the wilderness, from a terrible land. 2 A stern vision is told to me;...
Where is God in a World of Injustice?
Isaiah 13-20 (ESV) The Judgment of Babylon 13 The oracle concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw. 2 On a bare hill raise a signal; cry aloud to them; wave the hand for them to enter the gates of the...
Responding to the Grace of God
Isaiah 12 (ESV) The Lord Is My Strength and My Song 12 You will say in that day: “I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me....
Jesus: The Lion and the Lamb
Isaiah 10:16 – 11:16 (ESV) 16 Therefore the Lord God of hosts will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors, and under his glory a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire. 17 The light of Israel will become a...
The Merciful God Who Redeems Sinners
Psalm 103 (ESV) Bless the Lord, O My Soul 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, 3 who forgives all your...
A Faithful Remnant
Isaiah 8:19-9:7 (ESV) 19 And when they say to you, “Inquire of the mediums and the necromancers who chirp and mutter,” should not a people inquire of their God? Should they inquire of the dead on...
