Sing to Yahweh a brand-new song! Sing his praise until it echoes from the ends of the earth! Sailors and sea creatures, praise him! Islands and all their inhabitants, sing his praise! 11 Let the desert and its villages lift their voices in praise! Let the tent villages of Kedar shout their praises! Let the […]

I am Yahweh; that is my name. I will not give my glory to another god nor my renown to idols. 9 Don’t you see that what I have prophesied has come to pass? And now I am foretelling the future. I declare it to you before it sprouts up.”  Isaiah 42:8-9 God reminds the

I will take your hand in love and watch over you. I will give you as a covenant for the people, a walking-light to the nations. 7 Your mission is to open blind eyes, to set prisoners free from dark dwellings, and to open prison doors to those who are held by darkness. Isaiah 42:6-7

Here are the words of the true God, Yahweh, the one who created the starry heavens and stretched them out. He is the one who formed the earth and filled it with life. He gives breath to every person and spirit to everyone everywhere. 6 “I, Yahweh, have commissioned you in righteousness to succeed. Isaiah

He will be gentle and will not quarrel with others in public. He will not exalt his own voice. 3 He would never crush a broken heart nor disregard the weak and vulnerable. He will make sure justice comes to those who are wronged. Isaiah 42:2-3 The humility and meekness of Jesus is on display

“Take a good look at my servant! I love him dearly, for he is my chosen one. I have taken hold of him in my strength, and I have clothed him with my Spirit. He will cause justice to spring up for the nations. Isaiah 42:1 Isaiah now turns his focus to the coming Messiah,

Yahweh says, “Present your case.” “Let’s hear your arguments,” says the King of Jacob’s tribes. 22 “Come, you idols, and let’s hear your prophecy for the future. Tell us, tell us about your former prophecies so we can test them and see if they were fulfilled, or decree some future event for us. 23 Prophesy

I am making you into a powerful threshing instrument, with teeth new and sharp! You will reduce hills to chaff and crush mountains into dust! 16 You will winnow them, and the stormy wind will blow them away! Then you will spin and dance with rejoicing in Yahweh, boasting with admiration in the Holy One

Jacob, although you feel like a grub worm, have no fear! O men of Israel, I am here to help you! I am your Kinsman-Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel! Isaiah 41:14 Brian Simmons has a couple of insightful notes to help us understand how we relate to grub worms and a Kinsman-Redeemer. David used