Starting this week, our Ladies Bible study will begin studying the book of Isaiah. I'm thrilled, but I suspect others may be asking, "What are you thinking?"
Isaiah is intimidating.
66 chapters. Numerous unfamiliar
allusions and names and places. Additionally,
the first chapters are all about sins, warnings, consequences. It’s not your feel-good Bible reading.
So why Isaiah?
Because
I think Isaiah has a lot to teach us about the heart of God.
As we journey through Isaiah, we will read and ask, “What
does this passage teach me about the heart of God? What does this passage teach
me about God?” Discipleship is knowing
God and walking with God. As we walk
together through the book of Isaiah, if we read with eyes to see what God is
passionately for and against, with ears to hear what He’s communicating to His
people, and with a heart that’s is attending to what God feels for His people,
we will walk away with a greater understanding of the Holy One.
(For some background on the time of Isaiah, read II Chron
26-32)
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