First Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant, Michigan

  • Welcome
  • About Us
    • Service Times
    • Find Us
    • Calendar
    • Meet the Pastor
  • Blog
    • Blog Updates by Email
  • Resources
    • Sermons
    • Devotionals
  • Good News!
  • Ministries
    • Resources
      • Youth Ministry Forms
  • Contact Us
  • Give

Devotional: Isaiah 19:1-15

Today’s’ passage: Isaiah 19:1-15

Helpful thoughts:

  • God does not ride on swift clouds…that’s figurative terminology.  But, it does point out that The LORD of hosts is no territorial, national god like the Egyptians worship.  God is the only true God and creator of the world.
  • Four different dynasties struggled against each other for control in Egypt until an Ethiopian king took control before 700 B.C.  This was God’s doing!
  • With a political vacuum and the loss of the fruitfulness of the Nile, Egypt is brought to its knees.
    • Judah would certainly be foolish to try and align herself with Egypt for protection if God was about to bring this civil war and economic hardship about.

Questions to consider:

  1. If Egypt could be brought low by God’s divine will, why were they also prosperous at other times?  Who must ultimately be in control?
  2. Then, when Israel and Judah had relied on Egypt for strength and support in the past, whose strength were they ultimately benefiting from?  BUT, whose strength did they THINK they were relying on? (Which nation? What gods?)
  3. Why is it foolish to put our trust in chariots (Or money, or people’s opinions, etc.) when we are tempted to be anxious?  (Psalm 20:7, Psalm 56:1-4)

December 27, 2019 Category: Devotions, Isaiah

Devotionals by Book

  • Devotions
    • 1 John
    • 1 Kings
    • 1 Peter
    • 1 Samuel
    • 1 Thessalonians
    • 2 John
    • 2 Kings
    • 2 Peter
    • 2 Samuel
    • 2 Thessalonians
    • 3 John
    • Acts
    • Daniel
    • Ecclesiastes
    • Ephesians
    • Galatians
    • Hosea
    • Isaiah
    • James
    • Jonah
    • Joshua
    • Judges
    • Luke
    • Matthew
    • Obadiah
    • Proverbs
    • Psalms
    • Ruth

Inside

  • Welcome
  • About Us
    • Service Times
    • Find Us
    • Calendar
    • Meet the Pastor
  • Blog
    • Blog Updates by Email
  • Resources
    • Sermons
    • Devotionals
  • Good News!
  • Ministries
    • Resources
      • Youth Ministry Forms
  • Contact Us
  • Give

Subscribe to Updates

Enter your email to receive updates when news is added:

Recent on the Blog

  • Devotional: 2 Kings 21:1-26
  • Devotional: 2 Kings 20:1-21
  • Devotional: 2 Kings 19:1-37
  • Devotional: 2 Kings 18:1-37

Search

Copyright © 2021 · First Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant, Michigan · 1802 E. High Street Mount Pleasant, MI 48858 (Directions) · (989) 775-5578 · Contact Us