The Reluctant God

Jim spent several months teaching a series of lessons from the book of Isaiah. 

This book is a wonderful piece of literature written by the man known as the "Prince of the Prophets."  It is filled with exquisite poetry and song, as well as every type of imagery, and technique of language--from biting satire to outright humor.  Handel's "Messiah," taken directly from the Book of Isaiah, only begins to touch the beauty of this book as translation from the original Hebrew to English loses so much of the original structure, rhyme and play on words. 

The book is also a wonderful demonstration of the grace of God who, though forced by the sinfulness of Judah finally to exact punishment after centuries of pleading, is yet reluctant to destroy His people.  The focus of the book is not on judgment, but on God's reluctance.