Derek W.H. Thomas on the closing chapters of Isaiah and the promises God makes there to a people journeying through a world full of trials - for readers taking fresh wounds before old ones heal. Read more.
Life is not easy, and its many trials leave us wondering how we can press on in a fallen world. When fresh wounds arrive before the old ones have healed we are tempted to despair. We share that experience with the ancient people of God, and we can share in the comfort he offered them.
In the final chapters of Isaiah the prophet sets out a substantial body of encouragement for the people of God as they travel through a world filled with trials and sorrow. Dr Derek W.H. Thomas works through those chapters and lays out the remarkable promises God makes, which is a more durable comfort than exhortation. For a reader who is tired rather than merely discouraged.
