Devotion Booklets for Seasons of the Church Year Advent 2019 - God With Us | Page 11

Sunday, December 15
Reading: Isaiah 27 (
4 minutes)
Short Reading: Isaiah 27:1-9 (
1 minute)
In chapter 5, Isaiah pictured Israel and Judah as a vineyard that produced nothing but bad fruit. Here
the vineyard pictures God’s people, but this time it is fruitful under the special care of the Lord. There
in chapter 5, Isaiah sketched the grand history of God’s people. Here in chapter 27, Isaiah saw the
faithful.
The church will flourish but also be afflicted. Look for evidence of each in this reading.
New Testament Connections:
Isaiah 27:9 → Romans 11:26
Monday, December 16
Reading: Isaiah 28-29 (
8 minutes)
Short Reading: Isaiah 28:16-18, 29:13-16 (
2 minutes)
Chapter 29 (through 33) begins a section of five “woes.” Isaiah revealed much woe upon those who
turned from the grace and mercy of the Lord. We find that in these chapters, yet we also find more
than woe. Look for tremendous verses of comfort for believers. Also, look for verses reminding all to
take the Lord’s Word to heart.
New Testament Connections:
Isaiah 28:11 → I Corinthians 14:21
Isaiah 28:16 → Romans 9:33, Romans 10:11, 1 Peter 2:6
Isaiah 29:10 → Romans 11:8
Isaiah 29:13 → Matthew 15:7, Mark 7:6
Isaiah 29:14 → I Corinthians 1:19
Isaiah 29:16 → Romans 9:19-21
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