Archive for December, 2005
Understanding Isaiah (Lesson 4: The Righteous Remnant)
Thursday, December 29th, 2005Introduction [Chapter 3]: Chapter three begins a new cycle of prophecies in Isaiah’s introduction. The prophecies of chapters three and four follow the same basic design as the prophecies in the first two chapters, only elaborating more explicitly on some of the themes already mentioned. Finally, chapter five rounds out the introductory cycles of prophecy, climaxing [...]
Understanding Isaiah (Lesson 3: The Future Inclusion of all the Nations of the World)
Tuesday, December 20th, 2005Introduction: In the first chapter of Isaiah, we encountered some shocking prophecies concerning Judah and Jerusalem, God’s chosen people for thousands of years. We discovered that, because Judah had been so rebellious, forsaking the God who had blessed her so richly, God was about to cast his people off, destroying them and avenging himself upon them [...]
Images of the Savior (5 – His Temptation in the Wilderness)
Friday, December 16th, 2005Luke 4:1-2 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness forty days, being tempted by the Devil. When God created our first father, Adam, he placed him at once in the heart of paradise, to enjoy a sweet and pleasant fellowship with his Creator. [...]
Understanding Isaiah (Lesson 2: The Wickedness of Israel and Her Resultant Rejection - Chapter 1)
Saturday, December 10th, 2005Introduction: The first verse in the book of Isaiah is helpful in that it gives a historical setting for the prophecies that follow, and it specifies the immediate audience to whom the prophet was writing. We see by this information that Isaiah was the earliest of the major writing prophets (although not the earliest of any [...]
Credo Baptism: A Retraction
Tuesday, December 6th, 2005“Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures or by clear reason…I am bound by the scriptures I have quoted and my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not retract anything, since it is neither safe nor right to go against conscience. I cannot do otherwise, [...]
Understanding Isaiah (Lesson 1: Introduction)
Saturday, December 3rd, 2005Study notes from the Martin Institute of Bible and Mission Introduction to the Prophets The call and commission of the prophets of Israel When we examine the various biblical accounts of the call and commission of each of the writing prophets, we must be struck, above all else, with the sovereignty and divine prerogative of the God of [...]
Images of the Savior (4 – His Baptism)
Friday, December 2nd, 2005Matthew 3:16,17 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am [...]