Today in Bible study, we concluded a twenty-two week course on the book of Isaiah. It was the first time that I had ever been involved in a program that thoroughly studied one book of the Bible. It was interesting, depressing, uplifting and enlightening. To say that I learned a lot was an understatement. To say that I enjoyed each lesson would be untruthful. I was glad to say, however, that I stuck with it and completed each lesson that was given to me.
Isaiah was a major prophet in the Old Testament. The first thirty-nine chapters warned of God's judgement for idolatry among other sins. Our Bible leader said that this section was called "The Book of Woe." I could definitely understand why. The rest of Isaiah was devoted to the prophecies that those who believed in God would be protected and the coming of the Messiah. I preferred this half of the book of Isaiah a lot more. It related directly to the New Testament and was full of hope and good news.
Although the twenty-two lessons were time consuming. I was really happy that I stay with it. I learned a lot and felt very good about my relationship with God once we finished it today.
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