Today, I am reading and commenting on  Isaiah 5-8.

I want to start off today by repeating that three of the four kings who reigned while Isaiah prophesied were listed elsewhere as kings who did what was right in the eyes of God.  In today’s passage Isaiah condemns those who buy up property so as to live remote from their neighbors.  That seems to be a condemnation aimed at others, but he goes on from there to write that those of high rank will die of hunger and the common people will be parched with thirst.  That suggests that his “woe” applies to more than just the people with three or more mansions, perhaps it even applies to me, who has a house in the suburbs.  Then we come to the one we should all be worried about: woe to those who are anxious for God’s day of judgement to arrive.  Isaiah transitions from that to condemning those who call evil good and good evil, as if he is linking them together.  He goes on to warn against thinking that we are wise, or clever.  Let us seek justice for the innocent.  Let us strive to recognize our sins and repent of them.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.