This prophecy is addressed to a people who have been struck down and laid waste by their oppressors and by devastating circumstances that are beyond their control. One of the key themes in the chapter is ‘comfort’, especially in verses 12–16.

In Isaiah 49, God’s compassion for his suffering people is so total and overflowing that there is no hint of further judgement. It is a chapter about a complete reversal of fortunes. The nation has hit rock bottom – desolate, devastated and swall...

Bike for Bibles 2021 has been a great success, putting more mileage into Bible mission worldwide.

Hama Yaye, who leads our team in Niger, gives an extraordinary eyewitness account of the Bible mission that Bible Society supporters are making possible in one of Africa’s toughest places.

The very first full Bible in Chadian Arabic – the lingua franca used by more than 60 per cent of the population of Chad – has been launched, just a few weeks after the country’s president was killed.

This Christmas you can help reach thousands of children in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan by supporting the distribution work of dedicated Bible mission teams in those places today.

George Floyd’s death focused world attention on the consequences of racism. Girma Mohammed asks what the Church should be saying.

Mission teams are urgently asking for your help to replace failing vehicles. They’ve got piles of Bibles waiting to be delivered to remote communities that the teams can’t reach without new 4x4s.

We've known grief, fear and frustration, writes Mark Woods – but we've been taught some life lessons too.

Walter Moberly is Professor of Theology and Biblical Interpretation at Durham University and the author of numerous books.

Panama, Belarus and Costa Rica are just three of 35 countries whose Bible Societies may not have survived the pandemic if it wasn’t for the generosity of Bible Society supporters through the Solidarity Fund.

People living under the threat of Boko Haram are longing to hear God’s word. You can put the Bible in their hands today.

John's stories of Jesus' resurrection appearances are the most vivid, memorable and personal of all the Gospel writers. One of them in this chapter is his encounter with Thomas – for ever afterwards, rather unfairly, called 'Doubting...

The context of this chapter is war – the destruction of Israel’s enemies as God judges in favour of his own people. It is written, of course, from the viewpoint of the Israelites, who feel themselves to be oppressed by the greater power of their ...

‘Christmas is cancelled’, the headlines say. For many, it will be agonisingly difficult.

Amos 3 appeals again to the special covenant Israel has with God. Israel has been chosen specially to represent God among the nations, and therefore it is important for them to enact justice on the earth.

Is the New Testament anti-Semitic? Historically, verses like ‘His blood be on us, and on our children’ (Matthew 27.25, KJV) have been used to mark Jews as Jesus murderers and to justify violence against them. Some passages in the Gospels and the ...

They want to hear God’s word and they’re asking if you will help replace their Bibles.

The first part of Psalm 137 is a plaintive lament for what the people of God in exile have lost. The psalmist is disconnected from the Temple and the land, and therefore from God. How can he 'sing a song to the Lord in a foreign land?' (ver...

If you enjoy gardening, or are just dipping your toe into it, you’ll know the real pleasures that it can bring, writes Hazel Southam. Creating a community garden with like-minded people, can be transformational, for individuals, the neighbourhood, ...