Our reading today begins with the Lord addressing the city of Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel (Isaiah 28:1-4). Samaria had been made the capital of Israel when Omri had become king of Israel (1 Kings 16:21-24). He was the father of Ahab, who’s wife was Jezebel. Who Or What Is Our […]

Our reading today is part of a new subsection (Isaiah 24-27) in the Book of Isaiah. In Isaiah 13-23, we have the Lord primarily addressing the Gentile nations around Israel in Isaiah’s time, with the exception of Isaiah 22, where the Lord addresses the unfaithful Jerusalemites. In Isaiah 13-23, we read that all nations are […]

In today’s reading, we have the conclusion of a major subsection in the Book of Isaiah (chapters 13-23) that has primarily contained a series of oracles of God’s judgment against various Gentile nations. In Isaiah 22, however, we have an oracle pronounced against Jerusalem. Why does this oracle to God’s people appear in the midst […]