Isaiah 40 - Dust on the scales

Some of the best known bible verses are here, alongside some trickier passages about idolatry and being like grass.
Some of the best known bible verses are here, alongside some trickier passages about idolatry and being like grass.

The lesson this week is called "Comfort My People", which is the opening of both Isaiah 40 and Handel's Messiah. After an interlude of historical narrative, the book is back to a more poetic kind of writing. We see similarities here to parts of Job and the Psalms.