This blog is designed to help pastors preach with greater accuracy by connecting Christ-centered hermeneutics to homiletics. Preaching portions have ways of displaying theology which, in turn, create relevant messages for the Church. Those interested in Christ-centered preaching will observe numerous ways in which the Gospel fleshes out the interpretation and application of Scripture.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
"On this mountain the Lord of hosts will...": the place we all want to go
Isaiah 25 sounds like a Psalm of praise. God's people are exalting God because of all the "wonderful things" He has done for them. After two expressions of intentions ("I will...I will..." in v. 1), a series of explanations ("For you have...") make up the largest part of the praise-prophecy. When you arrive at v. 6, the prophecy shifts to what the Lord will do. Verses 6-8 present a quality of life that everyone wants to experience. Isaiah is urging the Church to be sure they will be there in that day. Verse 9 presents the condition: "...this is our God; we have waited for him..." Isaiah intends for their future confession to be our confession now.
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