Jo’s Place

Isaiah 10 Part 1 What sorrow awaits the unjust judges …and those who issue unfair laws. They deprive the poor of justice, and deny the rights of the needy, among my people. They prey on widows, and take advantage of orphans. What will you do, when I punish you, when I send disaster upon you, from a distant land? To whom will you turn for help? Where will you safeguard your treasures, then? You will stumble along, as prisoners, …or you will lie among the dead. But even then, the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike. “What sorrow awaits Assyria, the rod of my anger. I will use it, as a club, to express my anger. I am sending Assyria against a godless nation, against a people, with whom I am angry. Assyria will plunder them, trampling them, like dirt beneath its feet. But, the king of Assyria will not understand, that he is my tool; his mind does not work that way. His plan is simply to destroy, to cut down nation, after nation. He will say to himself, ‘E...

Isaiah Chapter 9 Nevertheless, the time of darkness and despair will not go on forever.  The land of Zebulun and Naphtali will be humbled, but there will be a time, in the future, when Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road, that runs between the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory. The people, who walk in darkness, will see a great light. For those, who live, in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine. You will enlarge the nation of Israel, and its people will rejoice. They will rejoice before you, as people rejoice, at the harvest, and like warriors, who are    dividing the plunder. For you will break the yoke of their slavery, and lift the heavy burden, from their shoulders. You will break the oppressor’s rod, …just as you did, when you destroyed the army of Midian. The boots of the warrior, and the uniforms, that are bloodstained by war, will all be burned. They will be fuel for the fire. For a child is born to us, …a son is given to us. The ...