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The East Wind Isa_27:8 : ’93He stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.’94 The north wind is bracing, the south wind is relaxing, but the east wind is irritating and full of threat. Eighteen times does the Bible speak against the east wind. Moses describes the thin ears blasted by the … Continue reading “270. The East Wind”

Midnight Exploration Second Night Isa_21:11 : ’93Policeman, what of the night?’94 The original of the text may be translated either ’93watchman’94 or ’93policeman.’94 I have chosen the latter word. The olden-time cities were all thus guarded. There were roughs and thugs and desperadoes in Jerusalem, as well as there are in our modern cities. The … Continue reading “267. Midnight Exploration”

The Strong Swimmer Isa_25:11 : ’93He shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands.’94 In the summer season, multitudes of people wade into the ponds and lakes and rivers and seas, to dive or float or swim. In a world the most of which is … Continue reading “268. The Strong Swimmer”

Bricks Without Straw Isa_19:1 : ’93The burden of Egypt.’94 What is all this excitement in the streets of Cairo, Egypt, this December morning in 1889? Stand back! We hear loud voices and see the crowds of people retreating to the sides of the street. The excitement of others becomes our own excitement. Footmen come in … Continue reading “265. Bricks Without Straw”

The Gospel of the Pyramids Isa_19:19-20 : ’93In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord. And it shall be for a sign and for a witness.’94 Isaiah no doubt here refers to the Great … Continue reading “266. The Gospel of the Pyramids”

Henry W. Grady Isa_8:1 : ’93Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’92s pen.’94 To Isaiah, with royal blood in his veins, and a habitant of palaces, does this divine order come. He is to take a roll, a large roll, and write on it with a pen’97not an angel’92s pen, … Continue reading “263. Henry W. Grady”

Magnetism of Christ Isa_9:6 : ’93His name shall be called Wonderful.’94 The prophet lived in a dark time. For some three thousand years the world had been getting worse. Kingdoms had arisen and perished. As the captain of a vessel in distress sees relief coming across the water, so the prophet, amid the stormy times … Continue reading “264. Magnetism of Christ”

The Six Wings Isa_6:2 : ’93With twain he covered his face, with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.’94 In a hospital of leprosy good King Uzziah had died, and the whole land was shadowed with solemnity, and theological and prophetic Isaiah was thinking about religious things, as one is apt … Continue reading “261. The Six Wings”

The Lord’92s Razor Isa_7:20 : ’93In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the King of Assyria.’94 The Bible is the boldest book ever written. There are no similitudes in Ossian or the Iliad or the Odyssey so daring. Its imagery sometimes … Continue reading “262. The Lord’s Razor”

Divine Mission of Art Isa_2:12; Isa_2:16 : ’93The day of the Lord, of hosts shall be upon all pleasant pictures.’94 Pictures are by some relegated to the realm of the trivial, accidental, sentimental, or worldly, but my text shows that God scrutinizes pictures and whether they are good or bad, whether used for right or … Continue reading “259. Divine Mission of Art”