The book of Isaiah contains some of the most hopeful passages about the Messiah & God’s Kingdom. These verses are oft-quoted in the Advent season but then quickly forgotten with the pressures of the new year. Behind these prophecies and one-liners of Isaiah is a gritty and dark context that makes these texts even more beautiful than the coffee mugs and insta posts convey. In Isaiah, we find so much more than proof texts for the arrival of Jesus!

This week Scott looks at Isaiah 61.