God sends Assyria as a “grim reaper” to cut off the rulers of Syria and Ephraim and shake down their wealth. For the introduction to this section (Damascus Judged...
Cutbacks in God’s economy are always sacrificial. For the introduction to this section (Damascus Judged – Isaiah 17), see Isaiah’s Kill List – Part...
God’s grief over the demise of Moab brings a final kindness so heartbreaking that it is entirely misunderstood. For the introduction to this section...
Like Sodom, Moab’s delightful land of pastures and vineyards would be miserably laid waste. For the introduction to this section (Isaiah 15-16), see Isaiah’s...
Instead of being destroyed by the scepter of the lion of Judah, Moab was invited to join his peaceable kingdom. For the introduction to...
The God of Abraham was promising to consecrate Lot’s firstborn, but the sacrifice would not be substitutionary. For the introduction to this section (Isaiah...
Isaiah subtly and ironically subverts Genesis 2 in order to ridicule Moab’s origin. Mo-ab means “Who’s your father?” For the introduction to this section...
My latest at Theopolis Institute Isaiah 21 can only be understood in the light of its placement in the architecture of the second “volume”...
The three stages of this serpentine rod are not only the increasing strength of the threat to the Philistines, but also the “birth order”...
The “fall of Lucifer” is the height of irony because it runs the pattern of the Tabernacle backwards. The king’s climb from the lowest...