Author: bjm@spu.edu

My favorite opening to a movie review is: “Re-creations of 70’s schlock, from ‘Starsky & Hutch’ to ‘The Dukes of Hazzard,’ all seem to obey the second...

“They have no light of dawn. … only distress and darkness and fearful gloom.” (Isaiah 8:20c, 22a NIV); “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; ...

“And he [YHWH] will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusal...

“So I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the LORD said to me, ‘Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.’ “ (Isaiah 8:3 NASB) Poor...

“For this reason the sovereign master himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth to a son. You, yo...

Ahaz has a pressing concern: two armies are pounding on his walls. Along with the command to “stand firm,” God gives a sign. This tells Ahaz the future, that th...

“If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.” (Isaiah 7:9b NIV) God’s first word through Isaiah tells Ahaz not what to do, but how to do ...

“Now it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Is...

“And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voic...