07/27/2024 – Day 055 – Isaiah – Chapters 40 – 44 / Matthew Henry commentaries by chapter. (two links attached)/ fyi: Today is “National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day”
For the last 2 cycles on Day 055, you can search on:
04/23/2022: “Magnificent Rhapsodies of the Future” – Chapter excerpt summaries from “Halley’s Bible Handbook.”
07/25/2020 – Messiah Prophecies foretold 700 years before Christ at least… See Chapter 44 also, foretelling of Cyrus the Great by name, a 100 year span between Isaiah’s death and Cyrus’ birth.
I hope to get back to more specific commentary, but for now I will leave you with Matthew Henry’s free commentary on the web by chapter (You can toggle through all five chapters if you like from this one link:
Complete Version:
https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/matthew-henry-complete/isaiah/40.html
If you are overwhelmed with the length, as in “this is even longer than the biblical text” lol, then try the concise version first:
https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/matthew-henry-concise/isaiah/40.html
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Questions for fellowship generation, the lifelong sanctification process:
- What does the text reveal about God’s character?
- How has this reading generated prayer for you and/or us?
- What themes stand out to you in this bible study?
- How does our reading fit into the bigger picture (creation, the fall, restoration, etc.)?
- What verse(s) jumped out at you like never before? Is it explainable at this point?
- Do you have any questions you would like to put before the group as to how to interpret any particular verse(s) in our reading. Let scripture testify to scripture: Share with us where you sense contradiction between passages elsewhere.
- What did you find convicting and inspiring at the same time? Share with us how the Spirit of God is working within you as a messenger, both within and outside of our fellowship group.
- Share with the group how our study is calling or confirming to you a new mission to glorify God in our times.
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Soli Deo Gloria!