I have set my face like flint, knowing that I shall not be put to shame. This Lent, I’ve been slowly reading Isaiah 40-55, a few verses per day. The book emphasizes that “God is the Lord of ...
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5). If there is any one passage ...
The New Testament quotes three Old Testament books more than any others: Deuteronomy, the Psalms, and Isaiah. The latter is quoted, in particular, because it contains messianic prophecies that point ...