Day 262..."Shortest Chapter in the Bible?...End of Isaiah...A real sea voyage for our "365 day voyage discovering God's Word"

The Book of Esther ends with a reversal of fortunes. Morecai is now second in command to the King. The Jews are strong as a people again. We also read about the origin of Purim. We close Esther with what has to be one of the shortest chapters in the Bible. (other than maybe one of the Psalms) Our journey through Isaiah also ends today. We have moved from despair to hope. Listen to the hopeful images..."“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth,and the former things shall not be rememberedor come into mind. But be glad and rejoice foreverin that which I create;for behold, I create Jerusalem to be a joy,and her people to be a gladness." In this New Jerusalem there will be no more weeping, or babies dying, and the wolf and lamb will be at peace together. WOW. Is this not the vision for the Kingdom of God? In Acts, we read an exciting story about a ship with 276 passengers waiting out a storm. Notice all the particulars about sailing in the text. I enjoyed reading the detail. Regarding the upcoming storm...Paul both warns them and assures them. Even though they ignore his warning many days later they survive the storm...and are greatly encouraged by the prisoner Paul. Today, we finished Esther, Isaiah, and tomorrow we will finish Acts. We are making great progress through the Bible!