"*** ISAIAH 01 ****" 
"King Jotham dies and his son Ahaz becomes king Jotham , king of Judah reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years , then rested with his fathers and Ahaz his son became king . Ahaz leads Judah back into idolatry Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king and did not do right in the eyes of theLord. He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and made idols to worship Baal . Ahaz even sacrificed his sons in fire He even sacrificed his sons in fire , following the abominable ways of the nations that the Lord had driven"
"out before the Israelites . Syria and Israel join forces to invade Judah Then Pekah , king of Israel , and Rezin , king of Syria joined forces and marched on Judah . The hearts of Ahaz king of Judah and the people of Jerusalem feared greatly . The Lord sends Isaiah with his son to speak to Ahaz Then the Lord said to the prophet Isaiah , Go out with your son to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool. Say to him, Do not fear these two smoulderingstubs of firebrands Ephraim  and Syria. They have plotted your ruin saying, We will invade Judah and divide it up amongourselves. But"
"this shall not happen. And within sixty-five years Ephraim shall be too scattered to be a people. However if you lose courage now, you will be unable to withstand them and will be invaded. Isaiah tells Ahaz to ask the Lord for a sign Isaiah went out and spoke these words to Ahaz , and then said to the king , Ask the Lord for a sign . Ahaz replied , I will not put Jehovah to the test. Isaiah said , It is enough that you try the patience of men , will you try the patience of God also? Within a few years the two invading nations will be deserted Nevertheless , the Lord shall give you a sign,"
"See, the young woman is with child, and will give birth to a son and shall name him Immanuel. When he is old enough toreject wrong and choose right,  he will be living on curds and honey. 13But before he attains that age the lands of these twokings you dread will be deserted.  Judah will also be afflicted, by swarms of flies and then shaven´ by Assyria The Lord is also bringing on you and your people a time of distress, unlike any since Ephraim broke away from Judah. In that day the Lord shall bring swarms of flies from the distant streams of Egypt, and bees from the land of Assyria."
"They will settle in the crevices of the rocks and on allthe thorn bushes and at all the water holes. Then the Lord will shave you with a razor from beyond the Euphrates; the kingof Assyria.  17In that day a man will only be able to keep alive a young cow or two goats, andwill live on curds and wild honey. Where once grew a thousand good vines there will grow briars and thorns. King Ahaz loses courage and is unable to withstand the invasion of Syria and Israel Despite the word of the Lord , the courage of Ahaz failed and he was not able to withstand the invasion . Israel kill 120,000 men of"
"Judah and take ,000 women and children captive The king of Syria took many people of Judah prisoner to Damascus , and Pekah the king of Israel killed 120 ,000 men of Judah and captured 200 ,000 women and children and took them back to Samaria along with a greatamount of spoil . Judean captives returned by Israel at the command of Oded the prophet But Oded , a prophet of the Lord in Samaria went out to meet Pekah s army as it returned . He said to them , Because Jehovah was angry with Judah he gave them into your hand. 22But you have slaughtered them in an outrage that reaches to heaven. Now"
"youintend to make these captives of Judah your slaves. But are you not also guilty of sins against the Lord your God? Therefore send back these captives you have taken from your brothers, for the Lords fierce anger isupon you. Some of the leading men of Samaria also said, Do not bring those prisoners here . Our guilt is already great . So the soldiers handed over the women and children to the leaders of Samaria who tookcharge of them and gave them clothes , sandals , and food and drink from the spoil . Then they put those who were weak on donkeys and returned them all to Judah . King Ahaz"
"does not repent and becomes even more unfaithful So the Lord humbled Judah , for Ahaz the king had promoted wickedness and had been unfaithful to the Lord . Yet in his time of trouble , Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the Lord . He offered sacrifices to the gods of Syria for he thought , They may help me as they have helped the Syrians . Ahaz bribes Assyria to attack Syria During the invasion of Judah , Ahaz had taken treasures from the Temple of the Lord and from his royal palace , and from his officials and sent them to Tiglath-Pileser the king ofAssyria saying , Save me from the kings"
"of Israel and Syria who are attacking me . Assyria conquers Syria and exiles the people of Damascus In due course Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria complied . He attacked Syria , killing Rezin the king and exiling the inhabitants of Damascus . Judah attacked by Edom and the Philistines While this was happening , Judah was again attacked , this time by Edom who carried away more prisoners . Also the Philistines came and captured towns in the foothills and desert regions of Judah . Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria. Assyria to invade Judah also Then the Lord said to Isaiah , Because the people of"
"Judah rejoiced over the fate ofRezin the king of Syria, I will bring the king of Assyria against them also. Like the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates, he willsweep on into Judah, swirling over her and reaching up to her neck. Ahaz travels to Syria to meet Tiglath-Pileser the conquering king from Assyria Later Ahaz the king travelled to Syria to meet Tiglath-Pileser , the king of Assyria . Ahaz sends back to Jerusalem plans of an altar for the high priest to build While Ahaz was there he saw an altar in Damascus and sent a sketch of it back to Uriah the high priest in Jerusalem , with"
"detailed plans for its construction . 36So Uriah built the altar and finished it before Ahaz returned . On arriving back Ahaz replaces the Lords altar with the new one When Ahaz arrived back in Jerusalem he removed the bronze altar of the Lord from itsplace in front of the Temple and put the new altar there instead . Then he said to Uriah the high priest , From now on offer the morning and evening sacrifice and the sacrifices of the people on the large new altar . I will use the bronze altar for divination . Ahaz removes the basins and furnishings and closes the Temple and locks the door At"
"that time Ahaz also removed the great bronze basin from the bulls that supported it and set it on a stone base . He also took the bronze basins off their wheeled stands . Finally the king removed the furnishings from the Lord s Temple and locked the doors . Ahaz erects altars on the street corners of Jerusalem Ahaz then erected altars on the street corners of Jerusalem . He also built high places to burn sacrifices to other gods throughout the towns of Judah." 
"*** ISAIAH 02 ****" 
"Judah afflicted because they have spurned the Lord The word of the Lord concerning Judah received through the"
"prophet Isaiah : I reared children and raised them up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows his master and the donkey his manger, butIsrael knows me not. Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with guilt, a brood of evildoers. You havespurned the Holy One of Israel. Why do you persist in rebellion? Your whole body is afflicted. From the sole of your foot to thetop of your head are wounds, welts and open sores. Judah deserted from the invasions Your land is deserted, your cities are burned with fire, your fields have beenstripped by foreigners. Jerusalem the daughter of Zion  is left"
"like a hut in a vineyard, like a city under siege. Judahs offerings meaningless to Lord The multitude of your sacrifices, what are they to me? I have more than enough. Cease bringing me meaningless offerings.New Moons Sabbaths I can no longer bear your evil assemblies. They have become a burden to me. The prayers of Judah not heeded by the Lord When you lift your hands in prayer I hide my eyes from you, even when you offer Cease to do evil, care for the poor Cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from my sight. Cease to do wrong.Learn to do right. Seek justice. Care for the oppressed and"
"fatherless. Plead the case of the widow. Judahs scarlet sins can become white as snow Come now, let us reason together. Though your sins are red like scarlet, they can be white as snow. If you are willing and obedient you will eat the best of the land. But if you resist and rebel you will be devoured by the sword, forthe mouth of the Lord has spoken it. Jerusalem has become a harlot but will be purged of her impurity See how the Faithful City has become a harlot. She who was once full of justice is now full of murderers. 11Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe"
"and runs after gifts. They care not for the fatherless and widows. Therefore I Jehovah, the mighty one of Israel will thoroughly purge away your impurity. I will restore your judges as indays of old. You shall be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City. Isaiahs song of the Lords vineyard Then Isaiah said , I will sing a song about the vineyard of him whom I love . His vineyard lay on a fertile hill. He dug it and cleared it of stones. Planted it with choice vines. And looked for an abundant crop. But it yielded for him wild grapes. The Lords vineyard to become a wasteland Now hear"
"the word of Jehovah , You dwellers in Jerusalem and men of Judah,judge between me and my vineyard. What more could have I have done for it? When I looked for good grapes, why did it yieldonly wild grapes? Here is what I will do to my vineyard. I shall take away its hedge and break downits wall and allow it to be trampled. I will make it a wasteland of briars and thorns, and command the clouds not to rain on it. The Lords vineyard is the whole house of Israel Then Isaiah prophesied , The vineyard of Jehovah is the whole house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the garden of hisdelight. He"
"looked for justice but saw bloodshed, for righteousness and heard cries of distress. Nine sins of Judah Woe to you who accumulate house after house and field after field until nothing is left for others. Woe to you who say, Let God hasten his work that we might see it. Woe to you who call evil good and good evil. Woe to you who are wise in your own eyes. Woe to you who rise early in the morning to run after drink and stay up late at night inflamed with wine. Woe to you who have harps and lyres at your banquets, tambourines and flutes, but no respect for the Lord. Woe to you who are champions"
"at drinking wine and mixing drinks. Woe to you who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deny justice to the innocent. Woe to you who reject the command- ments of the Lord. Judah to suffer crop failure and eventually all will die or go into exile The Lord declares , Your fine mansions will be left without occupants. A ten yoke vineyard will produce only a little wine, and a homer of seed only ten homers of grain. Then you will go into exile. Your men of rank will die of hunger and masses shall be parched with thirst. 28Sheol will open its mouth without limit and down will descend the nobles"
"and multitudes, all the brawlers and revellers. 29Sheep will graze among the ruined mansions of the rich. The haughty women of Jerusalem The Lord says , The women of Jerusalem are haughty, walking along with their headshigh, flirting with their eyes, tripping along with mincing steps, ornaments jingling on their ankles. Therefore I will bring sores on their heads and make their scalps bald. Fate of the women of Jerusalem Then Isaiah prophesied , The day is coming when the Lord will snatch awaytheir finery, their bangles and headbands, their crescent necklaces, earrings and bracelets. Their"
"veils, head-dresses, anklechains and sashes. Their perfume bottles, charms, rings and fine robes. Their purses, mirrors, tiaras and shawls. Instead of perfume there shall be a stench. Instead of well-set hair, baldness. Instead of fine clothing, sackcloth. Insteadof beauty, shame. A shortage of men coming Your men will fall by the sword. Destitute you will sit on the ground andmourn. In that day seven women shall take hold of one man and say, We will eat our own food and provide our own clothes, onlylet us be called by your name. Take away our shame" 
"*** ISAIAH 03 ****" 
"Isaiahs son to be named"
"as a sign of the forthcoming Assyrian invasion of northern Israel Then Isaiah lay with his wife and she conceived and gave birth to a son , and the Lord said to Isaiah , Name him Quick to the Spoil. For before the boy knows how to say My father or My mother the wealth ofSamaria  will be carried off by the king of Assyria. Isaiah told not to fear his people The Lord spoke to me with his strong hand upon me , warning me not to fear or follow the ways of this people . 3He said , Do not fear these people. Jehovah Almighty is the one you are to fear and to regard as holy. Toyou he will be a"
"sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel he will be a rock that causes men to stumble. Isaiah and his children trust in the Lord Therefore I put my trust in the Lord , I and the children he has given me . We are signs and symbols from the Lord Almighty . Why consult the dead through mediums? Other men say , Consult mediums with familiar spirits who whisper and mutter , but should not a people inquire of their God? 6Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? Compare what they say to the written Law of God. There is no light in their words."