Category Archives: Isaiah

Garments of salvation…

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Isaiah 61:10… I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, My soul shall be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks … Continue reading →

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Table Meditation: May 27, 2012…

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

What more tender words could we read than these… For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, With him who has a contrite and humble … Continue reading →

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Fire the pastor…

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Isaiah 56:9-12… All you beasts of the field, come to devour, All you beasts in the forest. His watchmen are blind, They are all ignorant; They are all dumb dogs, They cannot bark; Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yes, … Continue reading →

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Your thoughts are not my thoughts…

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

I’m preaching in Isaiah, lectio continua, and on this last Lord’s Day we were in Isaiah 55. I am also reading Exodus on my own. The way they inform each other is, well, interesting. Since they have the same ‘capital-A’ Author, … Continue reading →

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THE illness…

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with griefsickness. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Isaiah 53:3 Surely He has borne … Continue reading →

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Not yet…

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Isaiah 52:1… Awake, awake! Put on your strength, O Zion; Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city! For the uncircumcised and the unclean Shall no longer come to you. Of course, this side of glory there is … Continue reading →

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Table Meditation: March 4, 2012…

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Isaiah 46:3&4… “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of the house of Israel, Who have been upheld by Me from birth, Who have been carried from the womb: Even to your old age, I am … Continue reading →

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Alec Motyer…if you’re out there…

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Reading through Motyer’s Isaiah, I ran across this on Isaiah 45: And it is indeed true that, on entering Babylon, Cyrus engaged in a multi-faith exercise in which all the gods had won and all must have prizes. It comes … Continue reading →

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Get drunk and be somebody [3]…

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Isaiah 43:1… But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. This will make … Continue reading →

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Get drunk and be somebody [2]…

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

This will make more sense if you read this first. Isaiah 39:1-2… At that time Merodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had … Continue reading →

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