Dec. 3—Written in the Eighth Century B.C., the Book of Isaiah is one of the Bible's major books of prophesy and it is best known as a heralding of Jesus Christ and what his purposes would be.

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Thanks for joining today’s study, and special thanks to loyal readers whose comments greatly enhance this study. Let’s open our Bibles to Isaiah chapter 11: 1-10 — a Christmas season Messianic ...

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The Prophet Isaiah is depicted in Italian artist Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, which were done between 1508-12. The blue book ...

Today, Christians celebrate the transcending moment that changed the world forever. I can assure you I am not talking of politicians, ideologies, liberty, diversity, sexual peccadillos, race, gender ...

Say goodbye to the confused, vengeful, wild-eyed prophecies of the first half of the book. Isaiah has calmed down, offering hymns of praise rather than orgies of damnation. Chapter 40 is probably the ...

Isaiah would ask why we continue spending billions of dollars for weapons and tax cuts while cutting aid to the hungry, the ...

This is French artist James Tissot’s depiction of the prophet Isaiah during the period in which he wrote the book named for him Tissot lived from 1836-1902. (Courtesy Photo) Written in the Eighth ...