Go on up to a high mountain,
O Zion, herald of good news;
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good news;
lift it up, fear not;
say to the cities of Judah,
“Behold your God!”
10 Behold, the Lord God comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
behold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.
11 He will tend his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs in his arms;
he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.
12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand
and marked off the heavens with a span,
enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure
and weighed the mountains in scales
and the hills in a balance?
13 Who has measured the Spirit of the Lord,
or what man shows him his counsel?
14 Whom did he consult,
and who made him understand?
Who taught him the path of justice,
and taught him knowledge,
and showed him the way of understanding?
(Isaiah, Chapter 40)
O Zion, herald of good news;
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good news;
lift it up, fear not;
say to the cities of Judah,
“Behold your God!”
10 Behold, the Lord God comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
behold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.
11 He will tend his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs in his arms;
he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.
12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand
and marked off the heavens with a span,
enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure
and weighed the mountains in scales
and the hills in a balance?
13 Who has measured the Spirit of the Lord,
or what man shows him his counsel?
14 Whom did he consult,
and who made him understand?
Who taught him the path of justice,
and taught him knowledge,
and showed him the way of understanding?
(Isaiah, Chapter 40)
Our transition from the writings into the Prophets begins with Isaiah, the most popular, quoted, and longest of the prophetic books. It is also first as it has a lot of poetry, personification, and powerful picturesque language like the poetic books. We've talked about books that have been divided from one into two; Isaiah almost seems like two books in one. The first half is filled with prophecies of judgment for the sins of Israel, as the powerful kingdom of Assyria will be used by God's hand to chastise her, The second half, which has been referred to as the Gospel of Isaiah, focuses on this coming Servant of the Lord, who will deliver and show that God is still sovereign. It begins in chapter 40, quoted above. Behold, your God. Behold Him as the Servant; Behold Him as the Sacrificial Lamb in chapter 53; Behold Him as your coming King in the final chapters. Look through this book; find the pictures that stick out to you. Come up with a picture from google, or your bible story book, or draw one for me that captures this picture you have when you behold God.
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