Author: Ron Francis

This has to be the only verse in the Bible referencing Flyfishing in a stream, or at least casting a hook rather than a net.Isa 19:8  The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.Isaiah 19:8 GillThe fishers also… Continue reading Isaiah 19:8 – Biblical Flyfishing….

There are some powerful verses about God imbedded in these chapters, just a quick look before we take on the word burden. Perhaps these stand in contrast to the sense of dispare in the other chapters.Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be… Continue reading Isaiah – Burden

This chapter stands out as a lighthouse amids the storm of the other chapters.Isaiah 12 King James Version (KJV)1 And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust,… Continue reading Isaiah 12 – Great Little Chapter

I’ve been reading the book as a intro into the Advent season.It’s interesting old John Gill’s perspective on this verse.Isa 11:11  And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from… Continue reading Isaiah 11:11 – The Second Time…