- John 12:20-50
- Isaiah 9:1-7
- 2 Kings 19
- Psalm 111
Observations:
In John, we have Jesus teaching in Jerusalem on Passover week, leading up to his death. We see him talking about some of the paradoxes of the Kingdom of God and about the cost of discipleship. He speaks about his purpose, praising God and God speaks down in response. As the people mutter among themselves, some doubting, some believing, but afraid of the Pharisees, Jesus continues to speak, encouraging them to cherish his presence while he is there, before continuing on to the nature of judgment.
In Isaiah, we have a very triumphant prophecy - the coming of the Messiah. This whole passage just build with energy as it climaxes at the announcement of the Messiah as the great culmination.
In 2 Kings, we see the passage I was alluding to yesterday. Hezekiah goes straight to God with the demands and mockeries given by Sennacherib. There, he resents the kings words and asks God what his action will be, to which God sends Isaiah to prophesy Sennacherib's downfall and God himself lays waste to 185 000 of the Assyrian forces.
The psalm is one of praise to God for his works, his righteousness, and faithfulness. He is praising God for his redemption and reign and is encouraging Israel to seek the Lord, to fear him, as the beginning of wisdom.
Application:
As I read the prophecy in Isaiah, I get chills down my spine. The imagery contained therein is beautiful. The light coming into the darkness? The joy of the harvest? The breaking of yokes of burden, of oppression and slavery? The end of war?
"Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore." Isaiah 9:7aI'm in a spot right now where I need a light into darkness and a breaking of slavery. This is why Jesus came, though, to free us from our slavery to sin and to lead us into the light, that is God.
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