I was talking to a good friend of mine about songwriting today and whenever I start thinking about inspiration and songwriting, I inevitably think back to Isaiah. Weird huh? I was just so impacted back in February when I was reading through the book of Isaiah. He is one that is undisputed as one of the great prophets of the Bible and the thing that struck me was how poetic his writings are. I just found it so funny that the great prophet, with all his prophesies passed down through the ages,… was a poet. He was a songwriter. Like David. And it just got me thinking about the power of music and words stated in a right way and gave me a huge respect for Isaiah in a whole new light.
See, Isaiah had some brilliant stuff and ways to describe things and if it comes across in our language, I can only imagine how it was in his own language. I’ll show you what I’m talking about and add my own commentary possibly too:
Isaiah 57 rocks…
“the One… who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy (v15).” We often think of eternity as an infinite timeline… Isaiah states it here as a dwelling place for God.
“I (God speaking) dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him with a contrite and lowly spirit (15).” It’s that awesome contrast of Far off and Near. Big enough to see all eternity, yet personal enough to be in my toughest, most humbling moments.
“”the Lord’s hand is not shortened that it cannot save… but your inequities have made a separation(59).”
“their webs will not serve as clothing; men will not cover themselves with what they make… Justice is turned back… for truth has stumbled in the public squares… Truth is lacking, and he who departs from evil makes himself prey (talking about how evil the society had become)” (chapter 59)
anyway, thought I’d share.
