Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Isaiah 11-12 is a messianic and eschatological prophecy. It begins by identifying the king.1
There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,
and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. (Isaiah 11:1 ESV)
ויצא חטר מגזע ישי ונצר מש…
Isaiah 40:1-2 (KJV)
1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD’s hand…
"Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord." (KJV)
"Though grace is shown to the wicked, they do…
Athanasius of Alexandria translates :
… the everlasting father … [Isaiah 9:6 KJV]
as :
… Father of the coming age … [‘On Luke 10:22’ from Select Works and Letters (1) ].
I notice that Robert Young translates this as :
… Fath…
Why do Isaiah 37 and 2 Kings 19 contain the same verses? Of course, consulting or referring to an older and reliable source of eyewitness information is expected and acceptable, but what is strange is that the writer of 2 Kings 19 has copi…
We read that God is preparing a banquet for His people in the future, wine is mentioned for example:
“And in this mountain The Lord of hosts will make for all people A
feast of choice pieces, A feast of wines on the lees, Of fat
things fu…
(KJV) Isaiah 4:1
1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
This verse seems to be the conclus…
Was Immanuel (עִמָּנוּאֵל, "God with us") a legitimate name that predated Isaiah’s writing it? Was it something that you might actually name your baby boy? Or is it a made-up symbolic name just like Isaiah’s Maher-shalal-hash-baz…
Isaiah 11:6-9 reads:
6 The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together;
and a little child shall lead them.
7 The cow and…
Isaiah 54:1 Sing, O barren one, who did not bear;
break forth into singing and cry aloud,
you who have not been in labor!
For the children of the desolate one will be more
than the children of her who is married,” says the LORD….
If you read Isaiah 37 and compare it with 2 Kings 19, you will notice that these verses are the exact same.
How is it possible or why is it that these verses are identical?
Isaiah 37
2 Kings 19
Now, to be clear, this question is not on whether YHWH is the only God that should be worshipped. That’s pretty simple. It is my belief that the Ancient Israelites were at least aware that they were commanded to pledge allegiance to one go…