By David Faust To illustrate his culture’s moral decline, God’s prophet used a startling metaphor: “Truth has stumbled in the streets” (Isaiah 59:14). That’s a strange word picture because truth shouldn’t stumble. Truth brings to mind stability and respectability, not someone staggering in the street like a late-night carouser who’s had too much to drink. […]
By Sam E. Stone This lesson begins the final month in this quarter’s study about God’s desire for justice, as outlined by various Old Testament prophets. God expects his people to know right from wrong and then to do what is right. Justice is as serious a requirement for Christians today as it was for […]
By Michael C. Mack What injustices in the world are you most zealous about? Why? Read Isaiah 59:15-21. Here in Isaiah when God looked around at the world he created, what did he see? What did he seem most upset about? Most commentators believe that “his own arm” refers to the Messiah. With that in […]
