COMMENTARY:
: 1 Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. (7181 “hearken” [qashab] means attend, heed, incline, be attentive, pay attention, give attention, or listen carefully.)
DEVOTION: Have you ever given instructions … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. (2220 “arm” [z@rowa] means power, strength, forearm, shoulder, mighty, or forces.)
DEVOTION: The book of Ecclesiastes instructs us in the fact that the LORD’S mercy is … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice. The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982).
DEVOTION: “A picture of the ideal king and government, fully realized in Messiah when He comes again to establish His righteous government of earth.” (Ryrie Study notes) He comes before us … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD! (8159 “look” [sha’ah] means respect, gaze, pay attention to, … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still. (7674 “sit still” [shebeth] means cessation, idleness, ceasing, or inactivity.)
DEVOTION: There is a couple of ways to look at this prophecy of Isaiah. There are times when … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 1 Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! Add you year to year; let them kill sacrifices. (2282 “sacrifices” [chag] means feast days, festival, hold a festival, religious feast, festal procession, pilgrim-feast, or holy festival.)
DEVOTION: It seems that many think that “Ariel” means lion of God which … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.
DEVOTION: Here we find a warning from the LORD that the Assyrians are going to come to invade Samaria. … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 5 Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me. (7965 “peace” [shalom] means completeness, soundness, welfare, safety, soundness, health, prosperity, contentment, or tranquility.)
DEVOTION: One of the heart cries of our day is for a time of tranquility in … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 Open you the gates, that the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in. (529 “truth” [‘emuwn] means faithful, trusting, trustworthiness, the quality of being faithful, reliability, a state or condition of being dependable and loyal to a person or standard, or a person that is dependable to a person or standard.… Read More
COMMENTARY:
:1 “O LORD, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, For You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.” The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982). אֱמוּנָה [ʾemuwnah, or (shortened) ʾemunah /em·oo·naw/]- firmness, fidelity, steadfastness, steadiness.)
DEVOTION: I was in the hospital today … Read More