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June 13, 2024Ep. 165. Isaiah 46-47 | I Will Carry You
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Isaiah spends a lot of time showing the difference between the one true living God and the idols that are the work of men's hands. Bel and Nebo need their idols to be carried on the backs of beasts. These idols of stone and wood get taken into foreign lands, the plunder of the besieging army. In contrast, the living God is the one who carries his people. From the womb to the gray hair of the aged, God carries and cares for his people.

The foolish people hire a goldsmith to fashion an image they can then bow down to, pray to, and offer worship to. They pick it up at the shop and carry it on their shoulders to their homes.

You should put it over by the fireplace. That could look nice," offers the husband.

"I don't know. I liked it by the window. The morning light seems to capture its beauty."

"Well, you need to put it somewhere that the kids won't crash into it when they run through here. That was an expensive idol, and I don't want it all dinged up as soon as we get it home."

The wife muses a little bit. "Okay, move it one more time for me."

He rolls his eyes.
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June 12, 2024Ep. 164. Isaiah 44-45 | I Am The First And Last
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"I am the first, and I am the last; besides me, there is no god. Who is like me? Let him proclaim it."

Let those words about our God sink into your brain a bit. Take them off the screen in front of you and just hold on to them for a little while.

God is the first. "In the beginning, God..." There is none before him. He is the source of all things. All life and all creation bow before him and echo his praises.

God is the last. If he were to withdraw his breath from the earth, all mankind would turn to dust again. If he ceased to uphold all things by the word of his power, every atom would dissolve to nothing, and there amid nothing would still be God, for he can't be undone.

Besides him, there is no god. No spirit, angel, demon, or devil can exalt themselves above the creator, for they are just creatures. No army could elevate themselves to the throne of the kingdom of heaven. No man in pride and strength could overthrow the invisible God of glory.
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June 11, 2024Ep. 163. Isaiah 42-43 | Behold My Servant
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We too often forget that Jesus came as a servant to God. Jesus, the exact imprint of God's glory, the fullness of his power, one with him in Spirit and grace, that same Jesus, submitted himself to the Father as a servant. He did this as an example to us that we, too, would submit ourselves to the Father in all things. "Have this attitude in yourself which was also in Christ Jesus... who became obedient to the point of death on a cross."

On the last night of the life of Christ, he washed the feet of the disciples, telling them to go and do likewise. People have taken that to mean we should wash one another's feet and have entirely missed the point. Jesus told them, "A servant is not greater than his master." Jesus was exampling servanthood to the Apostles and, by extension, to us. Jesus was a servant, so we would be servants to those around us. Jesus, the creator and sustainer of all life, humbled himself and took the form of a servant. By this obedience he brought about salvation for all who would believe.

Jesus, the chosen servant, has glorified the Father and shown us how we can do the same.
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June 10, 2024Ep. 162. Isaiah 40-41 | Who Has Measured
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Isaiah 40 is one of the more recognizable texts among those who have been in church for any length of time. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted, but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength."

The majority of this chapter shows us the magnitude of the God we serve. No one taught him wisdom. No one gives him counsel. The nations and islands are like dust on a scale to him. They are of no account. There are not enough beasts on the earth to offer him an adequate offering nor enough trees to kindle the sacrificial fire. He marks off the heavens simply by stretching out his hand. Every ocean, every stream, every mighty rushing river, every pond, lake, and bubbling brook would be as a few drops in the cup of his hand.
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June 09, 2024Episodes 155-161 summary
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June 09, 2024Ep. 161. Isaiah 33 | The Consuming Fire
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"The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling has seized the godless; 'Who among us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who among us can dwell with the everlasting burnings?' " The question is similar to the one posed by the people when they first gathered around Mount Sinai. They all witnessed God descend on the mountain in power and glory. The entire mountain appeared to be on fire, and the valley shook at the voice of God. The wicked rabble wondered if they would all be destroyed by this righteous, all-consuming, fire God. The sinners in Isaiah are right to be terrified, to tremble at the idea of coming into the presence of God. But you know who doesn't need to be fearful? Those who have faith in God do not need to shake in the presence of the all-consuming fire. We approach him with reverence and awe, to be sure, but not with fear. We have been covered in his grace and mercy, the beneficiaries of the righteousness supplied to us by faith in Christ. We can dwell in the refining beauty of the fire of God. I love this text, and I remember the texts I've listed below every time I come to it.

Celebrate today, believer, for you shall not be consumed.
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June 08, 2024Ep. 160. Isaiah 29-30 | Down To Egypt
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Isaiah and all the rest of the prophets speak their messages to people who will never be interested in them. They "draw near [God] with their mouths and honor [him] with their lips, while their hearts are from [him]." Lipservice is all they can offer to God. We will see in Jeremiah that the people conduct themselves in all sorts of sinful ways and then come to the temple of the Lord and declare, "We are delivered." They were not even ashamed of their sins at all.

Lipservice is easy. Saying we are followers of God is easy, as easy as pushing the breath past our vocal cords. We smile as we walk into the church. We trade pleasantries. We might even give the half-head tilt and all-knowing nod to signify how solemnly we feel the message being preached. But the heart within the chest is cold and distant, bent on its own pleasures and desires. Stoking the fire of God within the chest takes work. Dying is involved. Death of self. Death of the old. Death of price. Death of sinful appetites. Death of all things not birthed in the cross of Christ. The impenitent heart is not interested in having its desires replaced with the thoughts of heaven. The heart steeped in lies plans to depart from the will of God even while the words "I love the Lord" escape our lips. Look at how the sufferer suffers, and you will see where their hope is, in God or themselves. Look at how the blessed rejoices, and you will see where their peace comes from: the throne of heaven or the fullness of the cupboard. People have, since the beginning, drawn near God with their lips. Pagans can do that. Charlatans and pretenders can do that. Mystics and philosophers can do that. But those precious few who draw near to Christ with the heart find themselves crucified with him, buried with him, and raised to walk in NEW LIFE through him. From the Old Testament prophet Isaiah to the Jews who crucified Jesus to the church of the modern day, the temples, the synagogues, and the buildings have been and are filled with people paying lip service. Look closely, and you will see them. And it breaks my heart.
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June 07, 2024Ep. 159. Isaiah 27-28 | Crown Of Glory
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Pay special attention to the phrase "In that day" scattered throughout today's reading. (and the rest of the prophets, for that matter) Here are three small things for you today. First, several prophesies show that Egypt and Assyria will ultimately turn to God. This would have been not easy to swallow for the Jewish people. They had lived in Egypt for 430 years, many of those as slaves. The Assyrians had brutally oppressed them. To think that these two nations could turn to the Lord would have been difficult to imagine if not utterly offensive to the hearers. But there is another side to this prophesy. In Jeremiah, we will see that the people of Judah turn to Egypt and Assyria for help rather than to the Lord. By Jeremiah, the people of Judah will be steeped in idolatry and will have rejected God as their King. (again) So, no matter how you slice it, the fact that the people of Egypt and Assyria will turn to God is a shame for the people of Israel. Either because they were wicked oppressors to the Hebrews or because the Hebrews sought them for strength rather than seeking God, and now these pagan nations have turned to God first.
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June 06, 2024Ep. 158. Isaiah 25-26 | He Will Swallow Up Death
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Chapter 25 of Isaiah should rank near the top of your list regarding Old Testament prophesies about the second coming of Jesus. The fact that Paul quotes this text in 1 Corinthians as it relates to the return of Christ and the resurrection of the dead makes it even more potent. There will come a day when God makes a feast of rich food for all peoples, swallows up death forever, wipes away the tears from all faces, and finally removes the reproach of his people. Then the people will gather to God and declare, "This is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation."

I long for that day! At the sound of the trumpet and with the archangel's voice, Christ will appear on the clouds, and we will celebrate the coming of our King and Savior.
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June 05, 2024Ep. 157. Isaiah 22 | Tomorrow We Die
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I've pointed it out before, but it is worth noting that Isaiah 22:5 indicates God creating a day of trampling and "confusion." I was taught in the church that God does not cause confusion. The supporting text was always in Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. However, Paul is speaking to the specific issue of a church service, that it should be orderly and not full of confusion. There are several examples in the Old Testament of God throwing people into confusion. God only throws his enemies into confusion and never those who follow him faithfully. But he DOES throw people into confusion.

Isaiah 22 also gives us a quote used by Paul in 1 Corinthians 15, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die." This is the attitude of the rebellious one. They did not/ do not repent or weep over their sins; instead, they decided to throw a party. After all, why not? "Tomorrow we die." Do not think for a moment this is the attitude of those who know and love God. Instead, this is the attitude of the godless, the idolater, the lover of self.
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