To Walk and Not Faint: A Month of Meditations on Isaiah 40

by Marva J Dawn

Completely revised more than fifteen years after its first printing, To Walk and Not Faint is Marva J. Dawn's popular first book. Her devotional reflections examine the fortieth chapter of Isaiah as it deals with many of the critical issues of daily life.
The structure of the book bridges head and it offers both exegetical depth and personal involvement for a month of devotional reflection. Each meditation observes the text carefully, considers some of the nuances and implications of the original Hebrew, and identifies how our lives fit into the bigger story of the biblical narrative. Thus, the book both supplies skills for biblical meditation and invites readers to contemplate God's relation to all the cries of human existence, to realize how a relationship with the Trinity gives us the unusual ability to handle all the dimensions of life.

Genres: Christian, Devotional

203 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant exegesis of Isaiah 40 that also works really well split into verse-a-day devotions. Marva is an excellent writer. I was greatly encouraged by these insights.

[Ron Pendley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book covering in 31 daily devotions about one of the most powerful chapters in the OT- Isa. 40. Daily Marva Dawn challengers her readers to see YHWH in a powerful new vision while understanding more and more our futility without His power and strength in our life. This chapter has what has always been to me one of the more encouraging verses in the OT Isa. 40:31, "Those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength, they will mount up on wings like eagles, they will run and not be weary, they shall walk and not be faint." (NKJV). For those who are weary and fainting this book provides a lift (on eagle's wings) by breaking down this text with an understanding of what the Israelites who first heard hit might understand it to mean but even more so, how it has relevance to life in this millennium some 2700 years after it was written. Delightful devotional and worthwhile read.

[Jeff Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Up on eagle’s wings

I went for this book for my love of the passage from Isaiah and my respect for the author. This was a very helpful study and a blessing to me for the images and ideas it has given me for my own waiting upon the Lord. I highly recommend it.

[Marguerite Gray · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very, indepth study with inspirational insights.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Marva Dawn goes through Isaiah 40 one verse a chapter. I really appreciated slowing down and pondering each verse; Marva provides some encouraging insights. I plan to read this again someday.