September 16th Old Testament Readings

Isaiah 22:1-24:23
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Today in Isaiah chapter 23 we read a message about Tyre.  Ancient Tyre was a city on the seacoast of Phoenicia and is still a city today in modern day southern Lebanon.  In the days of the prophet Isaiah, it was a major trading center, wealthy and full of corruption. Tyre was also rebuked by the prophets Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Joel, Amos, and Zechariah - books that we'll read later this year in the One Year Bible.  Below is a map of modern day Lebanon that shows the location of Tyre. 

Isaiah chapter 24 today begins 4 chapters of judgment and blessing in the final days!  The time of God's final victory over evil.  There is some pretty "heavy" stuff to consider about the last days when reading this chapter, to say the least.  But, I absolutely love the way the chapter ends - as God's story truly will end as we'll read about more in the book of Revelation later this year - with verses 21 through 24: "In that day the LORD will punish the fallen angels in the heavens and the proud rulers of the nations on earth. They will be rounded up and put in prison until they are tried and condemned. Then the LORD Almighty will mount his throne on Mount Zion. He will rule gloriously in Jerusalem, in the sight of all the leaders of his people. There will be such glory that the brightness of the sun and moon will seem to fade away."  Are you looking forward to this moment of the Lord's final victory?

Worship Video: Today’s readings reminded me of the song “In Christ Alone” sung here by Celtic Worship:

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God bless,
Mike

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