The Gospel of Isaiah: Highlights of Chapter Five

The Gospel of Isaiah: Highlights of Chapter Five. 

WANTED: An imaginative scribe who can write exquisite poetry. A faithful, articulate believer in Yahweh who can switch from one extreme to another at the Lord’s command… from a sublime vision of God’s glory, to a ridiculous demonstration of shameful nakedness; from confronting the people over their sinfulness, to comforting people with hopefulness; from being an outspoken messenger one minute, to a living object lesson the next; from having one foot in the immediate surroundings one minute, to one foot in the future messianic realm the next. Must be adaptable, thick-skinned, and extraordinarily brave. Person who answers, “Here I am. Send me!” will be especially considered. (from The Jerusalem Post, 740 BC).

“Listen to what I sing on behalf of my beloved friend. It is a love poem about his vineyard: ‘My friend had a vineyard on a fertile hillside. He plowed that field and cleared it of stones, and then he planted it with the choicest of vines, the finest grapevines he could find. He built there a hut for watching over this vineyard. He dug out a winepress where he could squeeze out the juices of his grapes. And then he waited patiently, thinking his vineyard would produce sweet fruit, but instead it yielded bitter, sour grapes.”  (5:1-2).