Old Testament

Book of Isaiah

66 chapters, 1,292 verses, in the World English Bible.

Chapters

Reflections on Isaiah

The phones came out. The scores stayed flat. Something else came back.
Isaiah 30:15

The phones came out. The scores stayed flat. Something else came back.

The first nationwide study of school cellphone bans found no test-score gain. Student wellbeing rebounded and climbed above where it started.

The Brain Keeps What Motherhood Wrote
Isaiah 49:15

The Brain Keeps What Motherhood Wrote

A bond you might assume is renewed each morning by feeling turns out to be filed somewhere the body does not easily lose.

The Seed Is Listening For Rain
Isaiah 55:10-11

The Seed Is Listening For Rain

MIT engineers measured a buried seed reacting to the sound of falling water. The pressure on its hull is closer to a jet engine than a whisper.

Sudan Starves While the World Pledges
Isaiah 58:6-7

Sudan Starves While the World Pledges

Three years into civil war, a Berlin conference raised 1.5 billion euros for Sudan. Aid workers say pledges without access are ritual, not rescue.

When the Record Disappears
Isaiah 30:8

When the Record Disappears

Twenty-three news organizations have blocked the internet's largest public archive. The prophet Isaiah saw what happens when the powerful prefer silence.

One Injection and the Deaf Can Hear
Isaiah 35:5

One Injection and the Deaf Can Hear

Gene therapy restored hearing in 10 patients born deaf. Isaiah imagined this moment. Mark recorded how the crowd responded.

Russia Chose Escalation Over Easter
Isaiah 58:3

Russia Chose Escalation Over Easter

After Zelensky called for a holiday ceasefire, Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles, killing civilians on Easter weekend.

Twenty-Three Thousand Cases Left Unanswered
Isaiah 10:1-2

Twenty-Three Thousand Cases Left Unanswered

The DOJ closed more criminal cases in six months than any administration on record. The abandoned included terrorism and healthcare fraud.