2020

Getting Religion Read Isaiah 56:1–59:21 4. “What good is fasting when you keep on fighting and quarreling? This kind of fasting will never get you anywhere with me. 5. You humble yourselves by going through the motions of penance, bowing…

This Offer Won’t Last! Read Isaiah 52:13–55:13 1. “Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink—even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk—it’s all free! 2. Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay…

Bigots Read Isaiah 49:1–52:12 1. “Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance—all who seek the Lord! Consider the rock from which you were cut, the quarry from which you were mined. 2. Yes, think about Abraham, your ancestor, and Sarah,…

All Tuckered Out Read Isaiah 40:1–48:22 1. “Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. 2. “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over for all her…

Smooth Operator Read Isaiah 36:1–39:8 9. Soon afterward King Sennacherib received word that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading an army to fight against him. Before leaving to meet the attack, he sent messengers back to Hezekiah in…

Promise Keepers Read Isaiah 32:1–35:10 1. What sorrow awaits you Assyrians, who have destroyed others but havenever been destroyed yourselves. You betray others, but you have never been betrayed. When you are done destroying, you will be…

Sensitivity Training Read Isaiah 28:1–31:9 23. Listen to me; listen, and pay close attention. 24. Does a farmer always plow and never sow? Is he forever cultivating the soil and never planting? 25. Does he not finally plant his…

Left Out Read Isaiah 24:1–27:13 6. In Jerusalem, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world. It will be a delicious banquet with clear, well-aged wine and choice meat. 7. There he will remove…

Boo Hoo Read Isaiah 19:1–23:18 1. This message came to me concerning Jerusalem—the Valley of Vision: What is happening? Why is everyone running to the rooftops? 2. The whole city is in a terrible uproar. What do I see in this reveling…

God of the Gadgets Read Isaiah 13:1–18:7 1. This message came to me concerning Damascus: “Look, the city of Damascus will disappear! It will become a heap of ruins. 2. The towns of Aroer will be deserted. Flocks will graze in the streets…