In Isaiah 58, the prophet calls out religious hypocrisy. As the paganism of chapter 57 represents the progressive idolatry of the left, the human-centered religiosity of chapter 58 represents the conservative idolatry of the right. In this lesson we raise our third big picture interpretation question, &#8220;How does the gospel of Jesus Christ help me &#8230; 
<a href="http://observetheword.com/index.php/podcast/isaiah-58-a-true-fast-desiring-god-and-loving-people/" class="more-link">Continue reading "Isaiah 58 A True Fast – Desiring God and Loving People"</a>
The post <a href="http://observetheword.com/index.php/podcast/isaiah-58-a-true-fast-desiring-god-and-loving-people/">Isaiah 58 A True Fast – Desiring God and Loving People</a> first appeared on <a href="http://observetheword.com">Observe the Word</a>.

Isaiah 59 The Conqueror Comes

In this poetic Old Testament "gospel", Isaiah wrestles with the foundational themes of righteousness, sin, grace, holiness and redemption. Though grounded in the present reality of Judah, Isaiah  proclaims future good news of a divine man who will reign as king, suffer as a servant, and do battle as an anointed conqueror. In this series, Bible teacher Michael Brent introduces listeners to the structure and thought of Isaiah. The section divisions used here come from Alec Motyer, "The Prophecy of Isaiah" (InterVarsity Press, 1998).