20 June (Jeremiah 21-25)

Jeremiah 21

(v.7) Here is one of the verses that skeptics of the Bible cite as conflicting. They say that the Bible does have errors. They claim that in Eze 12:13 God told Ezekiel to prophesy that King Zedekiah would NOT see Babylon, and here God tells Jeremiah to tell King Zedekiah that he would be taken captive and taken to Babylon. This seems like an error, but it's not!

Zedekiah escaped Jerusalem through a tunnel to the outskirts of the city. They were found out, and Babylon killed Zedekiah's sons in front of him. Then, they gauged Zedekiah's eyes out and took him to Babylon.

So, both Ezekiel and Jeremiah were correct...Zedekiah was taken captive to Babylon, but he never saw Babylon, since his eyes were gone! God's Word is true, but when we come to parts that seem contradictory, that's when we see amazing truth come out!

Jeremiah 22

(v.9) Here is the answer to the age-old premise that the God in the OT is mean...He exacted judgment because His people were evil. God can't abide in that, and after numerous warnings, He used Israel's enemies to mete out His wrath.

(v.30) This is a great concept to teach your kids, and if I explain it well here, your kids will see the amazing detail of God's work for our salvation!

There was an evil King of Judah called Coniah, (but he's also called Jeconiah or Jehoiakim in other parts of the Bible), and God declared that none of his descendants would sit on the Throne of David. Well, Jesus was a direct descendant of Coniah, so is God's Word broken here?

In the words of the Apostle Paul, "Certainly not!"

In Gospel of Matthew, in chapter one, the genealogy of Jesus is given. The key to look for is verse 6, where it says that David begot Solomon. Of course, Solomon was the next king of Israel, and his descendants were kings as well...this includes King Coniah.

However, if we look in the Gospel of Luke, in Luke 3:31 we see that the other son of David, Nathan is listed...why?

In God's anger at King Coniah, it seems that He negated his royal line to the Messiah! But if we look at the difference of the sons of David, we see how God thought of everything.

The royal, kingly bloodline from David through Solomon was cursed when it came down to Coniah. Joseph, the husband of Mary, who gave birth to Jesus, is a direct descendant of Coniah! So how did God keep from cursing His own path to the Messiah?

The key is David's other son, Nathan, who is listed in Luke's account of Jesus' genealogy. If we track the list to verse 23, we see that Heli is listed...Heli is the father of Mary! Mary has the kingly blood in her as well as Joseph!

So the neat thing is this...Joseph's blood was cursed due to his direct bloodline to Coniah, but Mary's wasn't since her blood came from David as well, but not Solomon...it came from David's other son, Nathan!

Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, so not one drop of Joseph's cursed blood was in Jesus. However, Jesus had David's blood in Him from Mary!

Also, the Jewish custom was if a man didn't have any sons, and his daughters married, then he would adopt legally the son-in-law, and consider him to be his own son. This is exactly what Heli did with Joseph!

So Jesus has David's blood in Him from David's son Nathan, and it's not the cursed blood from Coniah. Also, Jesus is a direct descendant from Solomon, since Joseph has Solomon's blood. With the adoption of Joseph by Heli, the deal is sealed, and Jesus is in the kingly line but His blood hasn't been tainted by the cursed blood of Coniah!

Isn't that amazing? I recommend you go through this with your kids so they understand this...it's key to understanding the virgin birth of Christ! Our Heavenly Father adopts us as His children because of His Son!

Jeremiah 23

(v.1) Who are the shepherds? They are the leaders, especially spiritual leaders, who lead the people away from God. This applies to all the people who have revised or perverted God's Word for their own power, and taken the focus off of Jesus, and had the people's salvation be essential to go through them and their cult.

Do not be deceived...God's Word is our light...not any groups or denominations that insist that they are the way to God! We all have a direct line to God in prayer and in our faith...we don't need any church's approval or mandates to do that for us!

(v.6) There are some great names that Israel calls God:

YHWH Tsidkenu ~ The LORD Is Our Righteousness

YHWH Jireh ~ The LORD Will Provide

YHWH Shalom ~ The LORD Is Our Peace

YHWH Nissi ~ The LORD Is My Banner

YHWH Mekoddishkem ~ The LORD Who Sanctifies You

YHWH Raah ~ The LORD Is My Shepherd

Jeremiah 24

(v.5) Daniel and his three friends were taken away in the first siege. They were a part of the good figs, and as God said, He will set His eyes upon them for good. As we will see later in the book of Daniel, God did amazing things for Israel and the whole world! Rom 8:28

Jeremiah 25

(v.11) Daniel read this verse, and he knew that Israel would be held captive for 70 years. God's Word was accurate to the day, and Babylon was conquered 70 years later by the Persians!

19 June (Jeremiah 16-20)

Jeremiah 16

(v.5) To the average reader, it seems that God is meting out harsh punishment to His people. But we must remember that God is the Creator of the whole universe...He can do as He pleases. With that in mind, God is loving and patient...but He's also just. He has pleaded with His people for generations, but they keep pushing Him away and getting worse.

Not only were the people worshipping idols made with human hands, but they were sacrificing their own babies to them! They tolerated and accepted evil behavior, thus being lukewarm and indifferent to anything contrary to God's Word. There is no hope for these kinds of people. It's one thing to be a sinner who is striving to obey God, and quite another to be deliberately disobeying God while accepting and living with the most vile and evil practices of this world.

(v.13) If we step back and think about the Holocaust of WW2, the Jews suffered so much. Not only were they persecuted because they're God's people, and the Nazis were driven by Satanic influences, but the Jews had completely stepped away from God. It's tough to write this since I know it will ruffle some feathers, but the Holocaust happened because of Israel's disobedience. If they hadn't, God would never have let them suffer. What the Nazis did was evil and wrong, but they were just another vehicle allowed by God to wake up God's people.

One bright spot of that dark time in history, was a Rabbi was asked by a young Jewish boy recently at a Holocaust memorial, "Where was God?" And the Rabbi answered, "He was working in the Gentiles." There are so many cases of Christians helping to hide the persecuted Jews, and of course, it was Gentiles who freed the concentration camps.

(v.17) With all that said, Israel is God's land, and its people are His people. They have the privilege to be the keepers of His Scriptures, but also the burden to show the world how to follow God. They failed most of the time, but one day, they will do it right when Yeshua (Jesus) comes back and rules and reigns in Jerusalem! One day the LORD will call home His Church (the Gentiles) and go back to work with the Jews again. That is why the gentile nations are not mentioned in the Bible...it's all focused on Israel.

Jeremiah 17

(v.8) Mankind is wicked to the core. We have a sin nature from the fall in the Garden of Eden. The only way out of it, is for Someone to be perfect, and die in our place to atone for our sins. Jesus did just that, and all we have to do in gratitude is follow Him and serve Him! That is a wonderful gift at the best bargain...free!

Jeremiah 18

(v.6) I teach my kids to think about this verse...we are literally in the Almighty's hands! He will never drop us or forsake us...we just have to keep our faith, and trust Him completely. Prov 3:5-6

(v.12) God tells the people that He will be their God and guide them if they obey, but if they don't then they will suffer. Instead of falling on their faces and asking for forgiveness, they just say, "That's too hard...we'll just live our lives the way we want." Do you know anyone like this today? I know I do, and I pray that the Spirit reaches them before it's too late.

Jeremiah 19

(v.4) The blood of the innocents is a reference to the sacrifice of children to these fake gods. Their actions were an abomination to God, and it's safe to believe that abortion falls in this category. If we stick to the Word of God, we can't abide in allowing abortion to be acceptable. It is murder, and we must work to eliminate it as a practice for birth control.

Jeremiah 20

(v.9) If we are true believers in God, then Jeremiah's words should ring true to us. We will be ridiculed and maybe even punished for speaking God's Word, but we must allow the Spirit to work in us. If we are God's children, then His Word should burn in us like it did Jeremiah.

Jeremiah goes on to have a "pity party" and feels sorry for even being born, but inside he knows that he was only doing what God wanted him to do. We will find more confrontation in our lives by living and speaking God's Word, but it's worth it, for the alternative is more people being lost in darkness.

18 June (Jeremiah 11-15)

Jeremiah 11

(v.12) God only hears the cries of those He call His own. Israel has always been His, but their disobedience and rebellion has muffled their cries. If we only talk to God when something goes wrong, then don't be surprised if a lot of things go wrong in your life! If that's the only way God can hear you and reach you, then He will grant your wish.

(v.16) God made quite a few covenants, and most of them were unconditional. That is, it didn't depend upon man's obedience. The covenants He made with Abraham and David are unconditional, and they are crucial for our salvation. That is why God didn't make them dependant upon our obedience and righteousness.

However, when God gave the Law to His people, He told them that they would live abundantly and in peace if they followed His Law. They didn't, and even worse, they demanded to be ruled by an earthly king! Our disobedience lifts God's protective hand from us, and we encounter more hardships than necessary because of it.

Jeremiah 12

(v.1) We have all asked this question, "Why do the wicked prosper when we're doing what we should be doing?" In the short term, this seems accurate, but in the long term, our faithfulness will pay off. God's way is the only way and any deviation from that will bring sorrow in the end.

God describes Israel as His heritage. He loves Israel, but their disobedience and sin force Him to move away from them. God will not force Himself upon us...He is a gentleman, and He pleads with us to choose Him...to choose life.

Jeremiah 13

(v.9) Pride is what separates us from God. Lucifer's pride separated him forever from God. Our sins all go back to pride, since it's pride in the truest sense that makes us look out for ourselves instead of others.

(v.16) This is another example of God's patience and kindness...He is pleading with the people to repent. He is not a mean God, but rather, He is a just and loving God that demands respect.

Jeremiah 14

(v.11) I take time to discuss this verse with my kids. The people are so far away from God, that even when they seem like they are reaching out to Him, they really aren't. They were living their lives as they wished, and only when trouble comes upon them, do they think about and cry out to God.

Jeremiah 15

(v.1) Both Moses and Samuel's pleas with God to relent from His wrath upon His people aren't good enough now. Not even these great and pious men could intercede for the wickedness of the people now. I see the same thing today, and it's only by God's grace that we aren't destroyed yet.

(v.15) As ambassadors of Christ, we are bound to suffer ridicule and persecution. Remember, all the Disciples and Apostles of Christ died horrible deaths (except for John) by their witness. The world doesn't like what God has to say about it, so when we speak with God's Words, the world lashes back. Be prepared in prayer when you reach out to others.

17 June (Jeremiah 6-10)

Jeremiah 6

(v.8) God is merciful and patient. Even though we are sinners and constantly push Him away from our lives, He still implores us to come to Him. God is a gentleman, and He will do all that He can to bring us to Him. However, our pride can keep us from accepting Him.

(v.20) There are many religions that use rituals and practices to get them "closer" to God. This is not Biblical, and it only takes us farther from Him. Chants and repeated prayers are babble to God...He wants us to talk and reason with Him as if He were another person in the room with us. I teach my kids to talk with Him like He was in the room with them, because after all, He is!!!

Jeremiah 7

(v.3) The recipe is simple...use lots of repentance, and you will be closer to God. If we quit trying to be our own god, and rely upon the true God, then we will see His blessings even more!

(v.16) There are some people who have gone too far, and they have repeatedly spit in God's face with attempts to reach them. God tells us here not to waste our time with prayers and witnessing...they are too far gone. My philosophy is to keep praying until I feel from God that He is telling me it's no use. Otherwise, I keep praying and trying to reach the lost.

Jeremiah 8

(v.9) There are so many people who have man's wisdom, and think they are wise. It's God's wisdom that makes us wise, and it starts with a love and respect for our Creator. Prov 1:7

Jeremiah 9

(v.16) God foretells of the Diaspora, where the Jews went to all the corners of the earth, to be in many nations. We saw the result of this in WW2, where Satan's influence had Germany and other nations bring tribulation and death upon God's people. They rejected their Savior, and they lived proud and foolish lives. Now, what happened to them was terrible and unjust by the Nazis, but they were in that predicament because of their unbelief.

(v.24) Whenever I have hard times, I am comforted to know that I am His, and I know where I'm ultimately going! He is my living water, my bread of life, and He is my King!

Jeremiah 10

(v.10) No matter how we try to make ourselves believe that we're good people, there is only one kind of righteousness that God sees...those who have the blood of His Son on them in faith. God took care of the way for us to salvation, but we have to make the choice to love and obey Him. Please pray for those who aren't following Him, and be bold in your attempts to reach them.

(v.21) In the last days, the church will be dead. The pastors will teach prosperity and material things, instead of the Word of God. They will cite a verse here and there, but the crux of their teaching will be to tickle the ears of those who want things of this world. 2 Tim 4:3 Do not be deceived!

16 June (Jeremiah 1-5)

Jeremiah wrote this book at the time of the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians in 586 B.C. He witnessed the taking away of Daniel and his friends, and is called the "weeping prophet" since he laments the fall of his country. When we read Jeremiah, we feel his emotions and passion...he writes differently than most prophets in the Bible.

Jeremiah 1

(v.1) Jeremiah was a son of a priest, so he was from the tribe of Levi. As we see in verse 5, God called him to be a prophet from before he was born. I point out to my kids, that God thought of them and had a plan for them before He made the universe! They need to know that God values and loves them, and that they have a purpose in this life.

(v.6) God's Spirit will give us the words to evangelize and witness to others...step out in faith and let the LORD use us for His purposes!

Jeremiah 2

(v.8) The people of Jerusalem had gotten so bad, that even the priests, who were supposed to be in tune with God's Word, didn't know it! Unfortunately, we see many pastors and priests today that don't know nor follow God's Word. That has been Satan's plan since the cross...since he lost the war, he wants to infiltrate the Church and deceive as many as possible. Jesus warned us many times, "Do not be deceived!" Luke 21:8

(v.13) When we sin, we sin against God. But what hurts God the most, is when we push Him away...He is the One who died and suffered for us, so that we could have life...think about how much that hurts Him to have His free gift of salvation denied.

Jeremiah 3

(v.1) Like in Hosea, God likens Israel to an adulterous woman. Loving anyone else is wrong, yet people do it every day, with their careers, their cars, their homes, etc.

(v.10) God wants our whole heart, all our commitment. Moderation in this area is an offense to the Creator of the universe!

(v.22) Who says the God of the OT isn't loving, kind, merciful and patient? He is the same God as the One who died on the cross.

Jeremiah 4

(v.22) Most of us are like this...we are silly and foolish when it comes to the majesty and wisdom of God. Yet, so many think they know more than God, and can run their lives by themselves.

(v.23) This verse is cited by those that believe in the Gap Theory. The "gap" is between Gen 1:1 and 1:2...where the earth was without form and void. Some believe that the earth was inhabited by others, and Satan and his fallen angels fought against God, and in His anger, He destroyed the earth. Thus, He had to reform it and recreate it again. I believe that God created the earth in six literal days, since Exodus 20:11 says just that. However, this makes for good discussion, but it should never cause strife and dissension among believers. We'll see who's right when we all get to heaven!

Jeremiah 5

(v.7) God provides for us, but we often aren't thankful, or sometimes we don't notice. He does get angry when He provides and bless us, and we go on thinking we did something ourselves. He wants us to acknowledge Him in all that we do in life. Prov 3:5-6

(v.10) Israel is likened to an olive tree, and the rebellious ones are likened to branches on the tree. The roots are still there, but the lifeless branches are cut off, and the Church is grafted in. We must remember who are roots are...and remember that our Savior is and was a Jew.

(v.25) We are sinners, but there is a difference between living a life in sin, and a life with sins. Even the most devoted believer will sin, but the key is if we live a lifestyle or habit of sinning. If we are, we must repent and ask God's forgiveness and plead to Him to help us stop our lifestyle of sin. He will help us, and we must be willing to change.

15 June (Zephaniah)

Zephaniah was a descendant of King Hezekiah, and wrote about the impending doom of the Southern Kingdom (Judah and Jerusalem). He influenced a young king, named Josiah, and the country walked with God during that time. But after Josiah, the people went back to their sinful ways, and Zephaniah tries to warn them.

Zephaniah 1

(v.5) We all know people who claim to be Christians, and yet live in the world and strive to attain worldly prizes. It's ok to strive to do your best, but we must not focus on this life and what it offers us, for the next life, the one with God, is what we should be seeking.

(v.7) For those people who think they can verbally claim they are followers of Christ, but don't live for Him, they will be surprised and terrified when the LORD returns! Rev 7:5-8 The Day of the LORD will be terrible for those that rejected Him. It's like the turkey looking forward to Thanksgiving!

(v.12) God doesn't want bystanders...He wants us to participate in this life. He wants us to love and serve others, and especially to lead them to Him.

Zephaniah 2

(v.3) God will protect and seal those who love and serve Him when He comes back in that Day of the LORD. That day will be great joy for believers, but great calamity for unbelievers.

(v.9) These are the very places today that plague Israel...don't think that God isn't watching and keeping score!

Zephaniah 3

(v.8) No one will escape God's wrath who have rejected Him. All the earth will burn, and God will make a new heaven and earth after the ones we have today. Rev 21:1

(v.10) This is an interesting verse...many scholars believe that the Ark of the Covenant was taken to Ethiopia for safekeeping, and when the LORD returns, it will be brought to Him by the keepers of the Ark in Ethiopia. I believe that is why the Ethiopian Eunuch came to Jerusalem in Acts 8...to see if it was the time for the Ark to go back.

I strongly recommend you check out this site to learn more:

http://www.baseinstitute.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=68

14 June (Nahum)

Scholars believe Nahum came from the Galilee region, since Capernaum means "City of Nahum" in Hebrew. The prophet Jonah was also from the Galilee region, so we have three Prophets from Galilee...Jonah, Nahum and Jesus. So much for the theory that no prophet came out of Galilee! John 7:52

Over 150 years prior to Nahum, the prophet Jonah preached to Nineveh, saying that if they didn't repent, they would burn. They did repent, and even though Jonah was a failed prophet with his mouth, his life was prophecy of what Jesus would do later.

But now, the Assyrians were obstinate and didn't want to hear of the God that their ancestors repented to, and Nahum is there to tell them their fate if they don't change their ways!

Nahum 1

(v.3) So many people think that the God of the Old Testament is not the same God as the New Testament, since in Jesus, we see humility and sacrifice. But in Yahweh of the OT, we see vengeance and jealousy. Be sure to explain to your kids that the word jealous here is not like we think of it today. Jealousy today is viewed as childish, insecure and sometimes mean, but God's jealousy is different...He wants us to love Him. He wants us to choose to worship Him, and He looks after His own like a Father watching over His kids...don't mess with His kids!

(v.7) What a comforting verse! Even though God can and does mete out wrath upon the wicked, He is loving and protective of His own...make sure you and your family are His...not Satan and this world's child.

(v.11) This is an indicator to the False Prophet we read about in Rev 19:20

Nahum 2

(v.2) I remind my kids that God has not forgotten about Israel and the Jews...they are His people, and He will work with them again, after He has brought His Church to heaven!

(v.13) God fights our battles, and He does it like no other! Why not let Him take care of our problems since, after all, He's only the Creator of the universe!

Nahum 3

God almost dares the wicked from Nineveh to fortify and prepare, for He will bring destruction upon them no matter how much they think they can fight God!

13 June (Isaiah 63-66)

Isaiah 63

(v.1) This chapter is about Jesus returning to earth to bring judgment upon those who refused Him and tormented His beloved. As we will see, this is graphic, and use your best judgment as to how much you read to your kids.

(v.2) His apparel is red, because it's stained with the blood of all those that He slayed in their rebellion. Rev 19:15 Jesus comes back as the conquering King, and His wrath is terrible.

(v.4) We are either with God, or against Him...there is no neutral ground. He will save those who love and worship Him, but He will destroy those who rejected His gift of salvation in their pride.

(v.6) We will be there to witness Jesus slaying the whole earth all by Himself. After all, He made the heavens and the earth by His Word, so taking care of rebellious people will be no problem!

(v.9) We see that Jesus is the Savior of the world, not just the Jews, and we also see that He was the Rock in the Wilderness and the cloud of fire. The Trinity is one God, and all have their parts.

Isaiah 64

(v.6) Even the most revered and "good" person falls way short of God's Law and His holiness. The Hebrew word for "filthy rags" is the same for menstrual tissues...that gives us a clue as to how we need Him to save us and guide us...we can't do it ourselves.

(v.8) All of us earthly fathers know how it feels when our kids look up to us for answers and for protection. It lifts us up, and we so desire to teach our kids the Word, and to give them all that we can. Our heavenly Father is the same way with all of us!

Isaiah 65

(v.1) The Gentiles were in God's plan all along, for He knew that Israel would reject Him, and He loves all His creation. Even cultures that don't really know who Jesus is, have doctrines that teach of a great God who dies for us...isn't that cool?!?

(v.12) Sadly, so many people fall into this category and they will spend eternity in torment, knowing that they made a foolish decision to live their lives for themselves. God is love, but He's also Just...He must separate those who love Him from those that rejected Him.

(v.17) After the 1,000 year reign of Christ in the Millennium, God will burn this earth and make a new heaven and earth. Rev 21:1 It's fun to wonder about what that will be like, but our tiny minds can't even come close to imagining what God has in store for us.

(v.24) God knows what we desire and need, even before we do. However, He does want us to pray and speak with Him, so He can bless us and hear us.

Isaiah 66

(v.2) God wants humble servants...not proud or boastful ones.

(v.8) A nation was born in a day...Israel in 1948...it was born again. No other nation has existed and then been recreated in history, except for God's country, and His people!

(v.11) The people of Israel are not perfect, just like America, but we are to support and pray for Israel, for she is God's land. We must remember Gen 12 and bless Israel not only because it's the right thing to do, but also, it's our only hope to escape God's judgment upon this sinful country we live in today.

(v.24) Here is a scary glimpse of hell...those who are there will forever endure the pain of fire, and the pain NEVER goes away. Please join me in reaching out to the lost, for they still have time to accept what Jesus did for us on the cross.

12 June (Isaiah 59-62)

Isaiah 59

(v.2) The main difference between heaven and hell will be that hell is the permanent separation from God. I believe it will be an eternal torment to catch a glimpse of what people would've had if they followed Jesus, and spend eternity knowing they made the wrong choice.

(v.8) Whoever chooses to reject God will never find peace. They will spend eternity without it. I explain to my kids, that if they imagine the worst injury they've had, and imagine that the pain will NEVER go away like it does in our God-made bodies now...then they might get an idea of what the eternal torment is like.

(v.16) God had to resolve our sinful nature Himself...there was no person who was completely innocent that could atone for our sins. Only the innocent blood of Jesus washes away our sin!

Isaiah 60

(v.2) Isaiah is describing the Great Tribulation that will befall Israel for half of the seven year tribulation period. But God will save them, and when Jesus has claimed His throne (the throne of David), He will reign for 1,000 years, called the Millennium. This is the time that God will bless Israel again, and the whole world will look to Israel for light.

(v.19) Just like when God created the earth in the beginning, His light will be sufficient for everything!

Isaiah 61

(v.1) This is written as if Jesus is saying it Himself. Here we see that Jesus' first coming was to give hope to the poor and brokenhearted, but most of all, to conquer sin and death. When He comes the second time, He will come in judgment, and call His own home to Him in heaven, and throw the wicked away.

(v.9) Ever since the time of Abraham, to the Crusades, to the Concentration Camps of WW2, and the immense anti-semitism rampant in the world now, finally the Jews will be looked upon with respect by the world. They won't have to give way to some power that is persecuting them...they will stand tall and bask in the love and provision of the LORD!

Isaiah 62

(v.5) The customs of the Jewish wedding are so much like the Groom (Jesus) and His Bride (the Church). Do a study on this and you will be amazed at how they match perfectly!

(v.11) After God raptures His Church, He will focus on Israel again, and save them from themselves and their enemies. They will be exalted and saved by God, and He will be joyful in blessing them again!

11 June (Isaiah 54-58)

Isaiah 54

(v.4) Isn't it comforting that we won't forget our failures and mistakes in heaven? Our kids can't appreciate that now, since they haven't lived long enough to have a stack of failures on their resume, but it's worth mentioning to them.

(v.6) This is an important topic to discuss with your kids...why has God taken so long to return? After all, it's been over 2,000 years! I explain to my kids that God is outside of time...He doesn't have a clock. As it is written, a thousand years is like a day to Him, and a day is like a thousand years...time is only here on earth.

Another way to put it is when we get older, we get more patient...and God has been around forever, so He's really patient! That is good, for there are many people who need to know the love of Christ, so we need to get busy!

(v.17) Isn't it great to know that ultimately, no weapon or thing can separate us from the love of God! I like to read Rom 8:38-39 to my kids to bring home the point.

Isaiah 55

(v.3) Satan uses our eyes to tempt us, but God uses our ears to teach us. If we read or hear the Word of God, we are in tune with God. If we go through life wanting to see amazing things to believe in God, then we'll be disappointed and tricked by Satan.

(v.6) What a sobering verse! There will be a time that God will cease to be available to the world. It's up to us who follow Christ to seek the lost, and tell them the Gospel before it's too late.

(v.8) I remember this verse when something in my life goes contrary to common sense or my understanding...God's ways are not mine. He knows what's best for me and my family, so trust in Him and let Him bring us to where He wants us!

(v.11) This is why we read the Bible...it affects us, and motivates us to be more like Christ. His Word will not disappoint or forsake us, rather, it will guide us and encourage us if we let it.

Isaiah 56

(v.5) I talk with my kids that their Mommy and I have names for them...nicknames and terms of endearment. The Creator of the Universe has a special name for each of us, one that only He knows right now, but for eternity, He will call us by that name. It will be our own bond to Him.

Isaiah 57

(v.2) When we have a loved one who dies, and know the LORD, it is sad, but we should also rejoice that they are with God. When we leave this world, we will have immediate peace and joy...for eternity!

(v.12) Those that refuse to follow God will be judged by their deeds in life...and they will fall way short of the holiness of God. They will be speechless, and know their folly, but it's too late. Please think of family or friends who aren't walking with the LORD and plead with them to repent...it's the only and best thing we can give someone who thinks they have everything.

(v.15) Not only is God in heaven, but He's in our hearts if we have asked Him to be there. His Spirit works in us to make us more like the Son. God is everywhere, but there is nowhere more important than in our hearts.

Isaiah 58

This is a great chapter since it addresses the act of fasting for the LORD. I have done it many times, and when I've been fully committed, I've grown closer to God. But only if we do it to be closer to God, will we be successful. Some do it to try to show their righteousness, which is not the case. Fasting is essential for the seeking Christian, so do it privately and secretly, and see what God tells you.

10 June (Isaiah 53)

Isaiah 53

This chapter is what was discovered, unblemished in the Dead Sea Scrolls, found in 1947. I find it interesting that only one year later, Israel became a nation again!

The traditional Rabbis have trouble with this chapter, since it clearly speaks of the Messiah being the Suffering Servant, who had to die for our sins. Jesus is described here as the Meshiach ben Joseph, which in English means the Messiah of Joseph. As we know, in Genesis, Joseph suffered much before he was finally exalted. Here are some similarities between Joseph and Jesus:

~ Betrayed by his brothers

~ Unjustly accused

~ In one day, went from sorrow to exaltation

~ Their suffering saved Israel and the world

(v.2) I point out to my kids that Jesus is described here as a tender plant. If we remember in the book of Jonah, God brings up a tender plant that provides comfort to Jonah, but dies. This is typology of Jesus.

If you've seen the Shroud of Turin, it seems that Jesus looked quite ordinary. His beauty was inside, and after His beatings, He looked repulsive to many. He was despised because His words made people face their fears and their sins. Some repented and followed Jesus, but others hated Him for pointing out their sins, and they conspired to kill Him.

(v.3) At Jesus' trial, he was despised and ridiculed...He was rejected by His own.

(v.5) By His suffering, we are given peace. Jesus knew He had to endure the crucifixion in order to pay for our sins. Take time to stress that with your kids...it means everything.

(v.6) All of our sins were put upon God...Jesus, the Son...part of the Holy Trinity, willingly died so that we could be reconciled back to God.

(v.7) Jesus didn't state His case and try to defend Himself...in fact, He orchestrated and directed the whole arrest and conviction! He had to fulfill prophecy and die for us. Matt 26:63

I remind my kids that John the Baptist called Jesus the Lamb of God...He was our perfect Passover Lamb, and the holy sacrifice for our sins. John 1:29

(v.8) God stated hundreds of years before, that the Messiah had to die for our sins, and it was supported by the prophecy of Daniel. Dan 9:26

(v.10) Make sure you explain this verse...the Father didn't enjoy striking His Son, but it did please Him to have His Word fulfilled. Also, that meant that His creation could be reconciled back to Him, and enjoy fellowship with Him forever in heaven.

(v.11) Jesus purchased us on the cross...we are His. All we have to do is accept and embrace that, and love Him with all our heart!

9 June (Isaiah 51-52)

Isaiah 51

(v.1) The Rock...we are to look to our LORD for guidance, comfort and peace.

(v.6) This earth will burn and a new heaven and earth will be created. Rev 21:1

(v.7) I am trying to stress this to my kids...peer pressure is so powerful, and if our kids can learn to think for themselves and discern right and wrong, they will do well. Prov 22:6

(v.16) I remind my kids that the people of Israel witnessed God working in their lives, and yet they still walked away from Him! How much more likely can we do the same? The answer is our devotion. If we truly love God and want to serve Him, we will rely on Him to not only be our Savior, but the LORD of our life!

(v.23) It is wise to read Gen 12 to our kids here...Abraham is the Father of the Faithful, and all who bless Israel will be blessed, as those who curse Israel will be cursed. That promise by God is unconditional...that means it doesn't matter how much Israel messes up...God has chosen Israel to be His Holy Land, and His people. We need to pray for Israel and support them...warts and all.

Isaiah 52

(v.4) Scholars take notice that instead of saying Assyria, the text says the Assyrian. It is personalized and singular. This is a hint at the devil and his servant, the eventual Antichrist. As we see throughout the Word, God uses pattern to make His points. All the dramatic events that will happen in the last days are shown to us throughout the Bible in a smaller scale.

(v.13) This is a verse describing Jesus on the cross. If we read Num 21:8 and John 3:14 then our kids will understand that God had planned the cross from the very beginning.

(v.14) We have no full understanding of what Jesus went through on our behalf. We see here that He was so beaten and torn up, that He hardly looked human. The miracle is that He stayed alive long enough to be crucified and to fulfill scores of prophecies!

(v.15) When Jesus died on the cross and the guard pierced His heart with a spear, blood and water came showering out. At that moment, Jesus was creating His Church, for shortly thereafter, Pentecost ignited the Church.

8 June (Isaiah 49-50)

Isaiah 49

(v.6) This is one of the key OT verses where God foretells that He will save the Gentiles or His Church. If we remember John 3:16 we know that God so loved the WORLD...not just the people of Israel.

I stress with my kids that God chose Israel to reveal Himself to the world through them. He planned on saving all people, and did that at the cross!

(v.14) It's important to stress to our kids that it's natural to think that God has abandoned us at times in our lives. We all feel that, but as their parents, we need to remind them that God is everywhere, including right there next to them all the days of their lives. He is guiding and protecting us, and the more we call out to Him and walk with Him, we'll feel His presence.

(v.25) As a parent, we know how we would react if someone threatened our children. We have a glimpse of what the Father feels when evil people harm or torment His own. He is a loving God, but He hates evil, and He will fight our battles and win them for us if we let Him!

Isaiah 50

(v.1) There was a comedian in the 1960's who used to say, "The devil made me do it!" Well, the devil does tempt us, but we only sin when we allow ourselves to ignore God's commands. I am guilty of this, as are all of us, and we just have to keep striving to rely on God's power and holiness, for our power is weak. Matt 26:41

(v.6) We get a glimpse of the torture and shame Jesus endured for us...His beard was ripped off His face, and they spit on Him. I ask my kids to imagine that...doing that to the One who created us, and treating Him like a criminal.

(v.10) I am reminded of Prov 3:5-6 and John 9:5 where God tells us to look to Him as the light in the middle of darkness, and to trust in Him.

7 June (Isaiah 46-48)

Isaiah 46

(v.4) This is a wonderful picture of God creating us, holding us and guiding us! He created each one of us for a purpose...it's up to us to find out our gifts that He gave us, and use them for His glory!

As Pastor Chuck Smith says, there are two times in one's life when you were carried and completely at other's mercy...first, when we're born, and then when we die. Isn't it comforting that God carries us the whole time?

(v.10) Skeptics seek signs and amazing miracles to believe, but God values those who see His work in His creation, and how He wrote of things to happen before they came to be. Prophecy is key to understanding God.

Isaiah 47

(v.10) When we are in darkness, we think no one can see our evil deeds or thoughts...but God can and He does! God wants to build our character, and good character is doing the right thing when no one is looking!

Isaiah 48

(v.12) God again calls Himself the First and the Last. As we see from other Scriptures, it's Jesus who said this, and it was Jesus who spoke to Moses at the burning bush.

(v.16) We see the Holy Trinity in this verse...it is the Son speaking!

And now the Lord GOD (Father) and His Spirit (Holy Spirit) have sent Me (Son).

This is supported by the next verse, where God speaks of Himself as the Redeemer. The only way man could be redeemed back to God, was for God to do it Himself! He did that on the cross!

6 June (Isaiah 43-45)

Isaiah 43

(v.1) You are Mine. God has purchased Israel, and He has purchased His Church. He is a jealous God, meaning He wants us to acknowledge His work, and praise Him for it. After all, He is the One who created us, so we should worship Him who gave us life, and can take it away.

(v.7) This answers the age-old question of, Why are we here? God created us to have fellowship with Him, and in order to do that, He had to redeem us...that is His glory! He is worthy to be praised.

(v.10) We who love and follow Jesus are His witnesses...His ambassadors on earth. 2 Cor 5:20

God wants us to reach out to the lost, and to love and serve them as Christ did for us.

(v.21) God chose Israel to reveal Himself to the world. It doesn't mean that they are more wise or spiritual than anyone else inherently, but since God was with them from the beginning, they are the light of the world. Since they rejected Jesus, America and the Gentiles have been that light, but one day when the Church has been Raptured, God will work through Israel again.

(v.25) This is an early reference to Christ. In the days of the Temple when this was written, according to what God told Moses to teach Israel, they were to sacrifice offerings to God to COVER UP their sins. The only way sin could be blotted out, was to be washed away...God did that Himself on the cross at Calvary!

Isaiah 44

(v.3) This speaks of Pentecost and of the Millennium to come...both are acts of God where His Spirit will affect the world for good.

(v.6) Who is the First and the Last? Is it the Father, Jehovah? Well, as we saw a few chapters ago, Jesus calls Himself this very same thing in Rev 1, 2 and 22. Is Jesus a liar or blasphemer? As Paul would say, "Certainly not!" Jesus is God, as John 1:1 says, and He is our Creator and Savior...a part of the Holy Trinity.

(v.28) Who is Cyrus? We shall see in the next chapter!

Isaiah 45

(v.1) Cyrus was the leader of the Medo-Persian Empire that conquered Babylon. When we get to the book of Daniel, we'll see the succession of Empires that conquered and ruled Jerusalem, but for now, we need to remember that the Persians conquered Babylon after Babylon conquered Israel.

This book was written over 200 years before Cyrus was even born, and here is God, putting in His Scriptures the very man who will rule Israel by conquest! When Cyrus eventually conquered Jerusalem, the Jewish Scribes showed him this part of the book of Isaiah, and needless to say, Cyrus was impressed and awe-struck!

(v.3) God has told Cyrus here, that God will give Cyrus wisdom and knowledge that only the Jews have been privy to before. God wanted to use Cyrus for His purposes, and He did just that!

(v.4) God is reminding Cyrus that He predicted that Cyrus would rule Jerusalem over 200 years before Cyrus was even born. God had plans for Cyrus!

I focus on this with my kids, for it gives great proof that the Bible was written outside of our time constraints. Isaiah was dead for over 150 years when Daniel presented the book of Isaiah to Cyrus, where Cyrus read that he would conquer and rule Jerusalem!

Cyrus was so impressed, he gave money and incentives to the Jewish captives from the Babylonian rule, to go back to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple! Try to picture this...a conquering king just won over an empire, and gives freedom to those he conquered! Only someone who was empowered and influenced by God would do that!

This is all confirmed by Josephus, in his book, Antiquities XI, I, 2. Josephus was a Jewish Roman historian, whom Rome hired to document the history of Israel. Josephus also wrote of Jesus and the fact that He was arrested, crucified and rose again!

(v.23) When we all face God, every knee shall bow, which is confirmed in Phil 2:10

5 June (Isaiah 41-42)

Isaiah 43

(v.4) This is an important verse for two reasons...first, we need to realize that God always existed and always will. Second, there are cults out there that only worship the Father, and not the Son as God. If we follow the verses that mention either the title First and Last, or Alpha and Omega, which is Greek for first and last, we see that Jesus is God:

We see in Isaiah 41:4, 44:6 and 48:12, that God is saying that He is the First and the Last. Jehovah Witness belief is that this is the Father, Jehovah. By the way, Jehovah is the German translation for Yahweh, which is YHWH...the name of God at the burning bush with Moses. Exodus 3

But in Revelation, we see Jesus say the following:

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last ~ Rev 1:11

But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last." ~ Rev 1:17

So who is the First and the Last? Is it Jehovah or Jesus? The answer is both. For we see that Jesus is God and definitely the First and the Last in the following verse:

And to the angel of the church of Smyrna write, "These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life."

~ Rev 2:8

So the question is, when did Jehovah, or the Father die? The answer is never...it was His Son, who is God, part of the Holy Trinity. Please use this as a tool to witness to the Jehovah's Witness people who come to your door.

(v.10) This is a great verse...if we have the Creator of the Universe, the Almighty God, and the Savior of the world on our side, then what do we really have to fear? Rom 8:31

Isaiah 42

(v.1) If we read Matt 3:16, Mark 1:10, Luke 3:22 and John 1:32 we see that Isaiah is foretelling the Baptism of the Son of God. The Son had the Spirit upon Him as He ministered, and He had the power of the Father at all times...except that dreadful three hours on the cross where He became sin for us.

(v.6) God chose the people of Israel to be a light to the rest of the world, but after they rejected God so many times and ultimately at the cross, it's the Gentiles who are the light to the Jews. God says in Rom 11:11 that He will use the Christians to bring the Jews back to Him. This is happening at a more rapid pace than ever before...our LORD is coming soon!

(v.24) I remind my kids that God wants our obedience. This seems controlling, but in reality, if we walk in God's ways, we live more joyful and peaceful lives. Sure, we'll have troubles, but we have the calming knowledge that God is there with us, and He will take care of us.

4 June (Isaiah 36-40)

Isaiah 36

The king of Assyria has a message to the people of Judah, which mirrors what we face today. We have so many leaders of America and other nations that want us to be like them, instead of them being like us. God established this nation to be His Christian nation to compliment His Jewish nation of Israel. In both countries, life is sacred, good fellowship and citizenry is encouraged, and we both rely on hard work to get ahead.

Unfortunately, in both Israel and America today, we have so many voices in power that want us to abandon the principles established in the Bible, and go by man's wisdom and rules. It is up to us believers in God and capitalism to stand up for our principles and encourage hard work and servant hood.

Providence has given to our nation the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.

~ John Jay

Founding Father and 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Isaiah 37

(v.4) King Hezekiah had it right...the first thing to do when faced with a troubling situation is to pray and seek God. As a result, God heard their worship and prayers, and He fought the battle for them...we can learn from this!

(v.14) We need to do just as Hezekiah did...lay our problems before the LORD!

Isaiah 38

(v.3) At the news from God that he wouldn't live long, Hezekiah wept and implored God to let him live longer. Hezekiah doesn't say why he wants to live longer, but I'm sure it's because he wants to enjoy his family and serve the LORD to protect Judah, that is the focus.

God is merciful and tender, and He heard Hezekiah's righteous plea, and He granted him another fifteen years to serve and defend His land and people.

(v.11) Notice Hezekiah calls God YAH which is I AM in Hebrew.

(v.19) The father shall make known Your truth to the children. This is another verse that reminds me that as the Pastor of My House, and the father to my children, it's my duty to teach them God's ways, and His Word.

Isaiah 39

(v.6) Here is a prophecy of Babylon conquering Judah, which happened as the LORD said it would.

(v.7) Scholars believe this is a prophecy of Daniel and his friends being taken to Babylon. They were princes in the kingly tribe of Judah, but this may be a key verse to show us that they were eunuchs...stripped of the ability to procreate, but destined to serve God only.

Isaiah 40

(v.3) This verse should ring a bell to those of us who read the Gospels telling about John the Baptist. Matt 3:3

(v.5) God was revealed to the world in Jesus, and God's glory was in His Son.

(v.8) Over the centuries, skeptics have tried to disprove the Bible, but they have failed every time because the word of our God stands forever.

(v.11) This is cited among scholars as an early reference to the Rapture. Jesus is our Good Shepherd, and He will gather us to Himself before He brings judgment upon the world.

(v.28) This is so comforting to me! As a father, I admit to times where I was too tired at times to play with my kids, or help them with their homework. But the LORD of Lords, our King of kings is never weary or tired...He is forever loving us and praying for us to the Father. John 17

3 June (Isaiah 31-35)

Isaiah 31

(v.1) Aren't we all guilty of this? We don't let God work in ALL parts of our lives, so we end up crying out to Him for help when we get ourselves in a big mess! I teach my kids that God's rules aren't to keep us from having fun, but rather, to keep us from harming ourselves. If we walk with God and let Him work in our lives, then we'll see so much joy and peace. And when we do come upon hard times or events, we'll be able to trust in Him and let Him fight our battles!

(v.4) The Muslims think they own the Temple Mount...but they will find out like all of us, that it's God's Holy Mountain, and He will reclaim it in His Second Coming!

Isaiah 32

(v.8) Oh how I want to live up to this verse! My wife and I teach our kids that we need to follow Jesus' lead, and give of ourselves for others. He washed the feet of His disciples to show us that. John 13:5

(v.17) This is a great verse! Pastor Chuck Smith says that godliness is being right with God, and righteousness is being right with people...God wants us to do both!

Isaiah 33

(v.6) It will be so great when we all will live with a perfect King who gives His wisdom and knowledge to us abundantly. Of course He does that now, but the difference will be that EVERYONE will be wise in His knowledge and wisdom! How great will that be!

(v.17) The first time Jesus came, He didn't look out of the ordinary, but when we see Him in heaven, He will be the most beautiful thing we've ever seen!

(v.22) Even the most righteous and well-meaning man can't compare to Jesus when He rules! Jesus is our Judge, Lawgiver and King!

Isaiah 34

(v.16) God's Word is true and infallible. God tells us to read it every day so we don't forget His promises, nor His advice to live for Him. Every one of God's prophecies will come true, and we know how it all ends...with the faithful in heaven singing His praises!

The Apostle Paul supports this in 2 Tim 3:16

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.

Isaiah 35

(v.10) The ransomed shall walk with God with everlasting joy on their heads! The word ransom is key here...Jesus purchased us as the ransom for sin. We are His, but only if we accept His gracious gift of salvation.

2 June (Isaiah 21-30)

Isaiah 21

(v.9) Babylon is fallen reminds me of Rev 14 & 18 where God destroys the beginning of pride and sin...Babylon. Isaiah is telling of what John sees later, the Day of the LORD!


Isaiah 22

(v.4) Just like the people of Jerusalem, we Americans are content and oblivious to God's impending wrath. Ignorance does that. Like Isaiah, we need to warn the lost, and encourage the faithful to be prepared for the worst, and pray for protection.

(v.13) If we don't take God seriously, we will be caught unaware of His coming. Now, Jesus said that we won't know the day or the hour of His coming (Matt 24:36), but if we know our Bible, then we'll see that His coming is soon by the warnings and signs He told us about.

Isaiah 23

(v.9) God hates pride...that is what brought Lucifer to want to be a god, and that is what makes us try to do things our own way, instead of God's ways. Pride is the root of all sin.

Isaiah 24

This whole chapter is about surviving the Great Tribulation, but only by God's grace would anyone survive. There are different beliefs as to when the Rapture will happen, before, during or at the end of the Great Tribulation. I believe Scripture assures us that Jesus will call home His Bride BEFORE the Tribulation. That could be any time, so prepare your soul and your faith instead of food and supplies.

Isaiah 25

(v.8) When we are in heaven, God will wipe away our tears and we will experience pain and sadness no more. I believe that there may be a short time where when we are judged at the Bema Seat of Christ, we will see all the opportunities to reach out to the lost that we missed. We will be ashamed and saddened, but then Jesus will wipe away our tears, and say, Well done, good and faithful servant...enter into the joy of your LORD! Matt 25:21

Isaiah 26

(v.3) Like in Prov 3:5-6 we see that peace comes from trust in the LORD. We have peace in this life if we KNOW that He is in charge, and we know where we're going to be when it's all said and done!

Isaiah 27

(v.6) When Israel came back into the land in the 19th century and became a nation again in the middle of the 20th century, most of the land was barren desert. But God started to bless His people, and rainfall increased exponentially! Now, we see many beautiful areas of Israel, and it's one of the leading farming suppliers in the world!

Isaiah 28

(v.16) Jesus is the cornerstone...He is the foundation of all that is important!

Isaiah 29

(v.13) I teach my kids to be in fellowship with God...to seek Him and let Him work in their lives. It's no good to talk a good game but not have our hearts in it. We need to be real, and let Him work through us to love and serve others.

Isaiah 30

(v.10) I know people who don't want to think about God or the big important questions in life. Here Isaiah is showing us that people don't want to face the hard truth...they would rather live in a lie than face truth. This is sad, and we need to keep showing them God's love before it's too late.

1 June (Isaiah 15-20)

Isaiah 15

(v.2) In Hebrew culture at that time, a man displayed his maturity by letting his hair be long, and have a flowing beard. When they had a family member die, they would shave their heads and beards to let everyone know that they are in a mourning time. They would let their hair grow during the mourning time...usually for a number of months, then shave it again to let everyone know that they're done mourning.

I joke with my kids that today, when we see bald men, it doesn't mean they're mourning, unless they're mourning the loss of their hair!

Isaiah 16

(v.5) Jesus is a descendant of David, and as God told Mary when she was pregnant, that her Son would sit on the throne of David. When Jesus was on the earth, there was no throne of David, for it had been destroyed by the Babylonians and Romans. Jesus will rule and reign for 1,000 years in the new Temple, most likely sitting on the Mercy Seat that covers the Ark of the Covenant.

There will be a terrible time in the world that history has never come close to. Imagine that, with the world wars and major calamities that have happened throughout history, nothing will come close to the events describing the Great Tribulation.

Jesus will stop it, and establish peace, justice and mercy on all the people...Hallelujah!

Isaiah 17

(v.1) This is a key verse...Damascus is the oldest city to be still with the same name. With what is going on in the Middle East, we see Syria helping Iran and Israel's neighbors with arms and missles. I believe that one day soon, Damascus will be wiped out for her work against Israel, and like the Scripture says, it will be a ruinous heap. This may happen from a nuclear blast, or since there are scores of ammo storehouses, it may just be a powder keg waiting to erupt.

(v.7) When all is said and done, we all will face God. Those of us who have believed and followed Christ, will have judgement, but only to burn away our unholiness. We will be rewarded on the Bema Seat of Christ, which is like the Olympic medal stand. We may have nothing left but our faith after it goes through the fire, but our faith is what will get us through to salvation and heaven.

For those that rejected God, or didn't take Him seriously, they will face the Father in the Great White Throne of Judgement, and they will be speechless. They will have their lives displayed, and they will have nothing to show for what they did for Christ's sake. We need to keep trying to plant seeds so the Spirit can bring the lost to God.

Isaiah 18

Ethiopia has a big role to play in the end times. Many scholars believe that they currently hold the Ark of the Covenant, and it's their job to present it to Jesus when He returns.

If we look at Acts 8 we see that God has Philip go to the desert to speak to an Ethiopian man. This man is a eunuch, and has an entourage with him. The man is reading Isaiah 53 which is the best Scripture describing the Messiah other than the Gospels. He doesn't understand, though, and Philip explains to him that the Messiah had to first die for our sins, then He will come back as the King.

It is believed that this Eunuch heard what Jesus was doing in Galilee and the area, and he thought that it was time to present the Ark to God. The link below is a good read to know more of what I think is the best possibility of where the Ark is today, and what it's purpose will be in the last days.

http://www.baseinstitute.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=68

Isaiah 19

(v.6) Isaiah predicted this thousands of years before it happened...in Egypt, they erected the Aswan Dam with the idea that it would prevent the Nile from flooding the area. It accomplished that, but it also didn't allow for the salt in the water to go to the sea, and it seeped into the farmlands and ruined the crops.

This is a verse that the environmentalists and Christians can agree on!

(v.12) If we look at all other "holy" books of different faiths, we can easily see that their predictions have been false. Only the Bible has been 100% accurate so far, so why would we doubt that it won't be absolutely accurate for the end times? We have not "outgrown" the Bible, since God thought of everything before He created the universe!

Be careful of following man's wisdom or predictions...search the Scriptures yourself Acts 17:11 and know what God says...not what man says...including me!

Isaiah 20

My kids get a kick out of this chapter, for the Egyptians and Ethiopians are shamed by having to expose their buttocks! I'm kind of silly, so I act it out for them, and they laugh! It may seem silly for God to have this in His Scriptures, but it's all there for a reason. We can't escape God.