Category: Biblical Reflections

Isaiah 54:1–17 (NKJV) 54:1 “Sing, O barren, You who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, You who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of the married woman,” says the LORD. 2 “Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch … Continue reading No Weapon

Isaiah 53:1–12 (NKJV) This messianic passage contains some of the most well-known Scriptures ever written.  Part of the suffering servant references in Isaiah, chapter 53 is one of the most prominent.  Healing is spoken of in many books of the Bible, but this is the keynote passage concerning healing, for it specifically says that healing … Continue reading Wounded, Bruised, and Striped

Isaiah 52:1–15 (NKJV) 52:1 Awake, awake! Put on your strength, O Zion; Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city! For the uncircumcised and the unclean Shall no longer come to you. 2 Shake yourself from the dust, arise; Sit down, O Jerusalem! Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck, O captive … Continue reading Our God Reigns

Isaiah 51:1–23 (NKJV) 51:1 “Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness, You who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were hewn, And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug. 2 Look to Abraham your father, And to Sarah who bore you; For I called him alone, … Continue reading Comfort for Zion

Isaiah 50:1–11 (NKJV) 50:1 Thus says the LORD: “Where is the certificate of your mother’s divorce, Whom I have put away? Or which of My creditors is it to whom I have sold you? For your iniquities you have sold yourselves, And for your transgressions your mother has been put away. 2 Why, when I … Continue reading A Word in Season

Isaiah 49:1–26 (NKJV) 49:1 “Listen, O coastlands, to Me, And take heed, you peoples from afar! The LORD has called Me from the womb; From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name. 2 And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; In the shadow of His hand He … Continue reading I Will Restore You; It is True!

Isaiah 48:1–22 (NKJV) 48:1 “Hear this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah; Who swear by the name of the LORD, And make mention of the God of Israel, But not in truth or in righteousness; 2 For they call themselves … Continue reading Through the Fire

Isaiah 47:1–15 (NKJV) 47:1 “Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no more be called Tender and delicate. 2 Take the millstones and grind meal. Remove your veil, Take off the skirt, Uncover the thigh, … Continue reading Humiliation Comes

Isaiah 46:1–13 (NKJV) 46:1 Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; Their idols were on the beasts and on the cattle. Your carriages were heavily loaded, A burden to the weary beast. 2 They stoop, they bow down together; They could not deliver the burden, But have themselves gone into captivity. This chapter begins with a statement … Continue reading GOD Will Sustain You

Isaiah 45:1–25 (NKJV) 45:1 “Thus says the LORD to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held— To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut: 2 ‘I will go before you And make the crooked … Continue reading There is No Other