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Podcast Introduction Our reading today is _Isaiah 40-44_, and I’m calling the episode “No Blockheads.”  After my comments, we’ll have our On this day in church history segment, another comment on a past episode, and some other surprises.  Comments on the Reading Thoughts on Isaiah 41 and 42  In Matthew 12:17 we’re told that Isaiah 42 is about the Messiah. After reading the chapter I’m sure you’re not surprised. As you probably know, the Old Testament is replete with Messianic prophecies. The Jews for Jesus website lists 365 of them, and of those 365 prophecies, 132 are in the book of Isaiah. The vast majority of these prophecies were fulfilled during Jesus’ first incarnation, and only a small handful remain to be fulfilled at His second coming.  In chapter 41, God, speaking through the prophet Isaiah makes a point of asking how many prophecies the false gods and idols made and had been fulfilled. Of course, since they were only man made made, the answer is none. God made a point of tellin