Messiah and Isaiah

Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. (Isaiah 58:14)

But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. (Isaiah 1:20)

And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. (Isaiah 40:5)

I can't help commenting that this last passage is in Handel's Messiah. When I was memorising Isaiah 58 and got to this last line I sometimes couldn't stop myself singing it: "for the mouth of the Lord, the mouth of the Lord, [Dramatic pause] hath spoken it!"If you've listened to Handel's Messiah a lot you'll know what I mean. It is quoted in Handel's Messiah because of the first part of the verse: "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together" which predicts the nature of the Messiah as the example to all men, and that in our bodies (not merely in the spirit) men would see God's glory lived out.

The book of Isaiah has the phrase "for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it." throughout the book. This is evidence against the dogma that it was written by two different people.

When you read the Bible you may as well consider it God speaking to you. It is true that the Bible was written by historic prophets to historic people at a time in history, but the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. The Bible is still relevant to you and me today.

The glory of the Lord was revealed in Jesus, he was a man without fault and our example. God wishes to reveal his glory in you and me as well. Those who refuse to abandon sin and become givers of love will eventually need to be destroyed, because sin is a deadly virus to the universe.

Take the Sabbath seriously, take love seriously and you will love God and be in tune with the universe.