Isaiah 40
We are walking in today: Weekend Meditation: We Shall Walk And Not Faint!
Teaching from the book: Preaching and teaching the Old Testament: A Guide to the church, by Walter C Kaiser
Witness singleness of heart throughout the Bible: G858
aphelotēs simplicity
Jeremiah 32:39; Acts 2:46, 4:23-25
This arrangement of the 613 principles, the law of our Lord God Almighty, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is from the book by Rabbi Ralph Messer, Torah: Law Or Grace? Kingdom Principles For Kingdom Living. This book can be ordered online http://store.torah.tv/
152. The Levite shall perform the work of the Sanctuary --Numbers 18:32 And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.
153. The Levites shall give a tithe from the tithes of the Children of Israel --Numbers 18:26 Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for theLord, even a tenth part of the tithe.
154. You shall offer male lambs, two a day, as a continual Elevation-Offering --Numbers 28:3 And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the Lord; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering.
155. You shall give cities for dwelling and open space to the Levites --Numbers 35:2 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.
156. You shall not show favor to the seven Cananite nations --Deuteronomy 7:2 And when the Lordthy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:
157. You shall not take the silver and gold from the carved images of gods --Deuteronomy 7:25 The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therin: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.
158. You shall not bring an abomination into your home --Deuteronomy 7:26
Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.
159. You shall destroy all the places where the nations you shall possess worshiped their gods --Deuteronomy 12:2 Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
160. You shall not bring offerings outside the Sanctuary --Deuteronomy 12:13
Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:
161. You shall bring offerings only in the Sanctuary --Deuteronomy 12:14 But in the place which theLord shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.
153. The Levites shall give a tithe from the tithes of the Children of Israel --Numbers 18:26 Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for theLord, even a tenth part of the tithe.
154. You shall offer male lambs, two a day, as a continual Elevation-Offering --Numbers 28:3 And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the Lord; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering.
155. You shall give cities for dwelling and open space to the Levites --Numbers 35:2 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.
156. You shall not show favor to the seven Cananite nations --Deuteronomy 7:2 And when the Lordthy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:
157. You shall not take the silver and gold from the carved images of gods --Deuteronomy 7:25 The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therin: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.
158. You shall not bring an abomination into your home --Deuteronomy 7:26
Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.
159. You shall destroy all the places where the nations you shall possess worshiped their gods --Deuteronomy 12:2 Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
160. You shall not bring offerings outside the Sanctuary --Deuteronomy 12:13
Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:
161. You shall bring offerings only in the Sanctuary --Deuteronomy 12:14 But in the place which theLord shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.
Isaiah 40
:
1-2
Comfort and keep comforting my people,” says your God. “Tell Yerushalayim to take heart; proclaim to he
r
t
hat she has completed her time of service,
that her guilt has been paid off,
that she has received at the hand of Adonai
double for all her sins.
With our current study,
we know how to approach the prophets and their writings. How to interpret the proclamations, warnings, judgments or
declarations
spoken through the prophets. How to discern the messages that are still prevalent today. How to distinguish between a false and called prophet of Yahweh. The question remains how do we preach or teach the prophets?Determining the message formula of the passages. In this case for Isaiah 40:1-2 can be looked at as the basics of the prophets proclamation
:
"comfort, comfort my people, speaks tenderly with Jerusalem".
Then we read verse 2
, which
has the actual declaration over the children of Israel
--t
hat the passing of judgment is completed or fulfilled. Then moving on to more series of metaphors pronouncing the state of one's heart. What it will take to have a life prepared for the coming Messiah.
Here we have in
verse 4
,
Let every valley be filled in,
every mountain and hill lowered,
the bumpy places made level
and the crags become a plain. As we prepare for the arrival of the king who promised to return. We are given a promise.
The return of the Messiah
--
coming and all flesh will see
H
is return. So beautiful and well orchestrated is the plan of salvation
!
Prepare your hearts as in the old days when a king or a dignitary came through a town. The people w
ould
clean and clear the roads to make a pass
age
for royalty to
enter
. So the passage in verse 4
p
ortrays us in preparation for the return of our King
Yeshua!
The focus on the frailties of man and man's pride
, v
ersus the authenticity and longevity of Yahweh's words. Which builds up to in the following verses. The sovereignty and incomparability of Yahweh's
holy and righteous
being. His authority as
Creator,
compared to man's finite accomplishments.So as a focal point to build the passages into a teachable outline
and
preparation to teach
--
Isaiah 40
:
18,25Both starting off with the comparability of Yahweh
, with
the keyword that connects the two verses (compare).After the introduction which should come from the focal point
, h
as been found
, now you
can begin to build your lesson. By connecting the passages based on your focal points as follows. The comparability of Yahweh's sovereignty to all nations, wisdom, idols, other kings and nobleman,
finite things,
all strength and His love towards us.The conclusion of the matter:
Is Yahweh able to do more exceedingly above all we may ask or think?
Ephesians
3:20
CJB
Now to him who by his power working in us is able to do far beyond anything we can ask or imagine,Can
H
e, will
H
e or could
H
e? There's no comparison known to man
, w
hen it comes to you Yahweh. He is sovereign and that declaration is eternal and true. Everything was created by him and for him.
Colossians
1:15-20
CJB
He is the visible image of the invisible God. He is supreme over all creation, because in connection with him were created all things — in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, lordships, rulers or authorities — they have all been created through him and for him. He existed before all things, and he holds everything together. Also he is head of the Body, the Messianic Community — he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might hold first place in everything. For it pleased God to have his full being live in his Son and through his Son to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace through him, through having his Son shed his blood by being executed on a stake.
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