Book of Isaiah with discussion questions – Page 4 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

No More Hiding – Isaiah 30:18-23

The Child Development Institute says playing hide and seek is good for kids. They list several benefits, like developing imagination, problem-solving skills, social skills, and even muscle development.

Return and Rest – Isaiah 30:15-17

There are a bunch of articles on the web about running away from life. One lady says she ran literally, put on her sneakers and ran, whenever she wanted not to feel. She says she barely remembers her

Strange Work – Isaiah 28:14-22

The cornerstone of a building, sometimes called a “setting stone,” is the first stone laid in a masonry structure, and so the stone that determines the lay of the entire building. If you

Plain Spoken – Isaiah 28:9-13

We were on a mission trip to Uruguay and had to fly through Chile. When deplaned someone met us, speaking Spanish only, and tried to convey something to us about our luggage. We had no clue. We went

Leviathan – Isaiah 27

At mythology.net there is a page dedicated to sea monsters. Every sea going culture has had stories of them. Were the stories of them spawned actual creatures of the sea which were misidentified, or

Perfect Peace – Isaiah 26:1-4

One of the most jarring aspects of the covid-19 pandemic is the absolute absence of defense that there is against a virus. It is an enemy that you can only hope to hide from or outrun, because if you

The Only Sin Eater – Isaiah 25:1-8

My wife and I read a book by Francine Rivers called The Last Sin Eater. The practice of sin eating involves one person in the community eating food onto which the sins of a deceased person have been

Besetting Sins – Isaiah 20

Shame: a condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute (Merriam-Webster). It can be devastating. Articles abound on how to deal with its destructive consequences. Isaiah had to experience it to

God-Complex – Isaiah 14:3, 12-20

I had a fellow ask me how I would respond to someone who thought God had made a mistake when He created Satan. Here is the sarcastic answer I gave: We joke about God creating mosquitos by mistake, but

Thanksgiving Day – Isaiah 12

I like reading the testimonies on Answering Islam of Muslims from all over the world who have come to Christ. I read about Farid, a Russian who grew up in a Muslim home but was an atheist until he learned

Peaceable Kingdom – Isaiah 11:1-9

It is such a famous painting! Worcesterart.com gives this description of the painter and the meaning of the painting: “Hicks painted over a hundred versions of his now-famous Peaceable Kingdom between

Light Is Coming – Isaiah 9:1-7

I was 12 years old and in the belly of Carlsbad Caverns. The tour guide wanted us to “see” how dark it was down there. When he turned off the lights it was the darkest, blackest, scariest night

Conspiracies and Fear of God – Isaiah 8:11-19

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was a British puppet, the Armenians fabricated their own genocide to get aid, the Catholic Church and the Jesuits assassinated Lincoln at the Pope’s request, and the British

Warning and Hope – Isaiah 8:1-10

The very best leaders during our covid-19 pandemic have had two characteristics. They have shot straight with us about how serious and dangerous the epidemic will be, but they have offered us hope that

God With Us – Isaiah 7:10-17

From the very beginning, in the garden, God has hinged the future restoration of the kingdom on the birth of a child (Genesis 3:15). The seed of the woman who will come and defeat the serpent is the answer.

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