Today’s Readings:
Isaiah 52-53; Galatians 6
I really don’t enjoy reading Isaiah. The first time I started reading his book a year ago, I got really into it. Everyone else in the Bible is always talkin’ about the prophet Isaiah. I wanted to know what it was all about. In the end, I find it incredibly hard to read as a non-scholar. Figuring out what the hell Isaiah is talking about is next to impossible. At least, that’s how I felt for all of chapter 52.
Chapter 53 was a little less confusing. There were certain parts where I understood that Isaiah was talking about Jesus and God allowing his son to his life for our sins. That part made sense. As I often do, though, I went to find a little more information on the Book of Isaiah and its author. From what I understand, there are those that believe that chapters 40-66 of Isaiah may not have been written by the prophet himself. They may have been written by someone else, and that someone else may have lived after the life of Jesus. It’s all very confusing, and doesn’t lend itself well to my thinking that Isaiah actually prothesized this. I have little faith lately; it’s upsetting.
Paul was also difficult to understand.
