The Rainbow Shines Brightest Against the Darkest Cloud
Alexander Maclaren perceived in Isaiah's prophecy a paradox of divine comfort: the darker the historical calamity, the more radiant God's promise of deliverance. During the...
This is historical examples on divine comfort in affliction and messiah's transformative reign, drawing on Isaiah 9:2-7.
Alexander Maclaren perceived in Isaiah's prophecy a paradox of divine comfort: the darker the historical calamity, the more radiant God's promise of deliverance. During the weak and wicked reign of Ahaz, when Judah's heart lay bowed like a forest before a devastating blast of foreign invasion, the prophet burst forth with a vision sudden as sunrise. Out of threatening came glory.…
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