Isaiah Part Dos

Another week in Isaiah for my Old Testament class, and I'm ok with that. Here is my student choice assignment for the week:

(a) Read Isaiah 25:1, 4, 8–9; 26:3–4, 9, 19 and the institute student manual commentary for Isaiah 25:1–11, “The Second Coming Will Be a Time of Great Rejoicing for the Righteous” (pg. 162). Then answer the following questions:

• What specific blessings did Isaiah mention?

The Lord will swallow up death, or we will be able to be resurrected. The Lord will save us. We will also receive salvation. We will also be blessed with peace and strength.  

• What desires did Isaiah express?

Isaiah desired that we would remember the Lord, and that we would be righteous. He also desires that he will remember the Lord in the morning and at night.

• What specific promises are given? 

One specific promise that he has given us is that the Lord will save us. We have also been promised strength. 

• If you were asked to speak at a funeral and could share two thoughts from these verses, which two would you share and why?

If I were to speak at a funeral I would share about resurrection. I would speak how through Jesus Christ we are able to become perfect, and how our bodies and our spirits will be reunited. The second thought I would share is how we can have strength through the Lord. Even though times maybe tough the Lord will help us through all of our trials. 

One thing that I really enjoyed reading from these chapters is that Isaiah is not all gloom and loom. Isaiah rejoices in the Lord and the Second Coming in this section of the scriptures. Isaiah is very hard to understand, but we can take joy in his words on the Second Coming.