Grace Community Church of Ramona Podcast

In Isaiah 44 & 45, Yahweh, speaking through Isaiah in 700 B.C., revealed in detail how He will accomplish His people's return to Israel and how He will accomplish the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the Temple.

The majority of Jewish exiles were idolators. They considered Yahweh as one god among many. They interpreted the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in 586 B.C. as the defeat of Yahweh at the hands of the Babylonian gods. They doubted Yahweh's commitment to the covenants He had made with them. They doubted Yahweh's ability to fulfill His promises regarding the return. Only a small remnant were faithful to Yahweh.

The truth that there is only one God has been part of Israel's history since its very beginning. The Hebrew prayer known as the "Shema" was taken from Deuteronomy 6:4-5 and recited daily by devout Jews, and its first line clearly expresses that monotheistic truth, "Hear Oh Israel, the LORD is our God, the LORD is one." There is and has ever been only one God, yet there were times when Israel would doubt their God's strength, sovereignty, and singularity.

God gave an explicit promise to Israel. He would bring down the mighty nation of Babylon and turn them into refugees and fugitives. The ships that they once took pride in will be used to help them flee from the destruction God would bring on them at the hands of the Persians. God desired for His people to be free and to worship Him, so He promised to bring low the mighty nation of Babylon for their sake.

Israel was experiencing God's hand of discipline, but instead of rightly interpreting it, they felt abandoned and rejected, which could not have been further from the truth! In our study today, we will see that Our lives should be a testimony to the marvelous love of The Lord our God, the Holy One of Israel, our Savior.

The Book of Comfort contains prophecies of comfort to the returning Jews. The Book of Comfort also challenged Isaiah's generation to repent, live by the covenant and trust God.

The year 701 B.C. was a tough year for King Hezekiah. Not only did he fall deathly ill, but his capital, Jerusalem, was attacked by the mighty Assyrian army.

This oracle is about a city and a king. The king’s name is Sennacherib and he reigned over the Assyrian Empire from 705-681 B.C. Sennacherib was a contemporary of Isaiah the Prophet (740-680 B.C.). At this time, Assyria was the dominant world power. Assyria ruled over several kingdoms including the kingdom of Babylon. In fact, “King of Babylon” was one of Sennacherib’s titles.

In Isaiah 9, it was revealed to these downtrodden and defeated people how incredible their future was, and if they had Faith in God and His promises, even this time of darkness would be filled with hope. For... Faith In Our Heavenly Father Results In A Life of Hope.

Following last week’s study, God had a message for Isaiah regarding the unavoidable Assyrian invasion. This time, it wasn’t a message to be given to King Ahaz but was for Isaiah, his disciples, and the remaining people of Judah. This message was and is abundantly clear: Fearing God and believing His Word is the only way to salvation.