Scripture Reading — Isaiah 40:23; 1 Samuel 2:6-10He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing. — Isaiah 40:23Isaiah points out the Lord’s supremacy over the government leaders of this world. They rise to power an
Scripture Reading — Isaiah 40:22; Psalm 8:1-9He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in. — Isaiah 40:22Isaiah r
Scripture Reading — Isaiah 40:21; Genesis 1:1-31Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded? — Isaiah 40:21Isaiah asks some more rhetorical questions her
Scripture Reading — Isaiah 40:20; 44:9-20 A person too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot; they look for a skilled worker to set up an idol that will not topple. — Isaiah 40:20As we noted yesterday,
Scripture Reading — Isaiah 40:19; Romans 1:20-26As for an idol, a metalworker casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it. — Isaiah 40:19God's people have always been surrounded by worshipers of idols that
Scripture Reading — Isaiah 40:18; Psalm 115:1-8With whom, then, will you compare God? To what image will you liken him? — Isaiah 40:18Here again Isaiah uses a rhetorical question to highlight the greatness and uniqueness of God. The Lord is in
Scripture Reading — Isaiah 40:17; Psalm 2:1-12Before him all the nations are as nothing; they are regarded by him as worthless and less than nothing. — Isaiah 40:17As he continues describing God in his majesty and superiority, Isaiah says that
Scripture Reading — Isaiah 40:16; Micah 6:6-8Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires, nor its animals enough for burnt offerings. — Isaiah 40:16After discussing God’s incomparable supremacy, Isaiah emphasizes our human insufficiency to pleas
Scripture Reading — Isaiah 40:15; Psalm 99:1-9Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales; he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust. — Isaiah 40:15Here the prophet Isaiah portrays God's su
Scripture Reading — Isaiah 40:14; Romans 11:33-36Whom did the LORD consult to enlighten him, and who taught him the right way? Who . . . taught him knowledge, or showed him the path of understanding? — Isaiah 40:14One of the pillars of Christi
Scripture Reading — Isaiah 40:13; Psalm 139:1-16Who can fathom the Spirit of the LORD, or instruct the LORD as his counselor? — Isaiah 40:13Continuing with the description of the incomparable majesty of God, Isaiah highlights the fact that the
Scripture Reading — Isaiah 40:12; Revelation 4:9-11Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? — Isaiah 40:12From this section of Isaiah 40 to its end, the prophet asks rhetori
