Last week’s episode ended on gloom and judgment. Ahaz has rejected the opportunity of God to ask for any sign of His faithfulness. Rather than obeying God in requesting that sign, Ahaz chooses to put his faith in his own plan and strategy. God’s astounding response is to give him a sign anyway, the coming of Immanuel. He also pronounces judgment on Ahaz and his kingdom in the form of Assyria.
This week we move from the gloom and destruction promised in Isaiah 8 to the hope and promise of Isaiah 9. No more will Zebulun and Naphtali be seen as an area that God has abandoned. They will, with the coming of Christ be seen as glorious because of Christ dwelling there.
Here is the question for us, removed some 2,700 years from God’s deliverance of the promise and 2,000 years from His fulfillment of that promise: How do we apply this? How should these truths live in our life? John gives us some application of this passage in this week’s episode.
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Monday, April 10, 2023
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 03:23)Federal Judge Takes a Stand for Unborn Life and Women’s Health: Case Over Mifepristone Sparks Abortion Pill DebatePart II (03:23 – 15:25)Abortion is Reshaping the Political Landscape, and It Poses a Huge Challenge to the Pro-Life Movement — We Are About to Find Out What Pro-Lifers Are Made OfThe GOP’s Abortion Flop by Wall Street Journal (Kimberley A. Strassel)Wisconsin Rout Points to Democrats’ Enduring Post-Dobbs Strength by New York Times (Reid J. Epstein)The Abortion Ban Backlash Is Starting to Freak Out Republicans by New York Times (Michelle Goldberg)Part III (15:25 – 21:18)Will Title IX Mean Boys on Girls’ Teams? Biden Administration Undermines Fairness in Support of LGBTQ RevolutionBiden proposal would bar schools from enacting outright bans on trans athletes by Associated Press (Collin Binkley)Part IV (21:18 – 24:29)The Shifting Tides of Politics in Arizona and North Carolina — What to Watch to Prepare for the 2024 Election CycleSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
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Thursday, August 24, 2023
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 15:39) A Debate? Let’s Call It a Debacle.: The Republican Presidential Candidates Were Set Loose, and the Loser Was American PoliticsPart II (15:39 – 23:11) ‘There was a Deep Malevolence, Bordering on Sadism in Your Actions’: British Nurse Turned Serial Killer Sentenced to Life in Prison After Killing Seven BabiesBritish Nurse Who Killed Babies on the Job Gets Life Sentence by Wall Street Journal (David Luhnow and Humza Jilani)Part III (23:11 – 27:00) Driverless Car in San Francisco Hits New Roadblock — Wet ConcreteDriverless Car Gets Stuck in Wet Concrete in San Francisco by New York Times (Michael Levenson)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2022
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 16:43)The Battle of San Francisco: Nancy Pelosi vs. Archbishop Cordileone in an Epic Battle over AbortionArchbishop Cordileone’s Letter to Nancy Pelosi Banning Her From Holy Communion by National Catholic Register (Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone)10 Times Nancy Pelosi Supported Abortion while Citing Her Catholic Faith by CNA (Katie Yoder)Part II (16:43 – 20:09)Local Editorial Board Argues Archbishop Cordileone Should be Removed for Pelosi Order — But Would a Catholic Bishop Be Removed Just for Upholding Catholic Doctrine on Abortion?Attack on Nancy Pelosi Should be San Francisco Archbishop’s Final Act Here by San Francisco Examiner (The Examiner Editorial Board)Part III (20:09 – 24:50)Biden, Pelosi, and the Kennedy Move: Tracing the History of a Liberal Maneuver at the Expense of DoctrineSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
