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.