🔥 Isaiah 23

Isaiah 23 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. From the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “Pass through your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish. There is no restraint any more.” Isaiah 23 opens with these words: “The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. From the land of Kittim…” The line to keep is Isaiah 23:7: “Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet carried her far away to travel?” Carry the word “joyous” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Isaiah 23:7: “Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet carried her far away to travel?” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Isaiah 23? Then try this: Read “Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet carried her far away to travel?” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.