Monthly Archives: April 2015

song of the coming city

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 26:1-6 1 On that day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “There a strong city for us. The Savior[1] will set up walls and a barricade! 2 Open gates and a righteous nation who keeps … Continue reading →

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resting or flailing?

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 25:9-12 9 And one will say, on that day, “See! This God of ours! We have waited for him and he delivered us! This Yahveh; we waited for him! We should be glad, and rejoice in his deliverance.” 10 … Continue reading →

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long distance advice

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 25:1-8 1 Yahveh, my God, it is you; I will applaud you. I will praise your name, because you have done a wonderful thing, what you advise from a distance is firmly faithful. 2 Because you have set up … Continue reading →

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full protection?

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 24:17-23 17 Terror and a trench and a trap on you, resident of the land! 18 And this will happen: The one who flees from the sound of the terror will fall into the trench, and the one who … Continue reading →

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no joy in Mudville

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 24:10-16 10 An empty city is broken; every house is shut from entering. 11 I hear an outcry over the wine in the streets. All joy turns into nightfall; the joy of the land disappears. 12 The city is … Continue reading →

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party’s over

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 24:4-9 4 The land dries up, it withers; the world languishes, it withers. The elevated of the people of the land languish, 5 and the land is corrupted beneath its residents. Because they have transgressed laws; they have passed … Continue reading →

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when the big one strikes

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 24:1-3 1 Watch! Yahveh, about to lay the land waste and about to demolish it, and he will twist her surface, and he will scatter her inhabitants. 2 And the people will be like the priest; like the slave, … Continue reading →

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the song of the prostitute

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 23:12-18 12 And he said, “You will not keep on gloating, crushed one, virgin daughter of Sidon. Get up, cross through Cyprus! There will be no rest for you even there.” 13 Look, the land of the Chaldeans! It … Continue reading →

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the crown installer

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 23:5-11 5 When news gets to Egypt, they will be in anguish at the news of Tyre. 6 Cross over to Tarshish! Wail, coast inhabitants! 7 Is this your proud one — her origin from the days of long … Continue reading →

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losing

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 23:1-4 1 The oracle of Tyre: Wail, ships of Tarshish, because the house is so torn down that no one can enter. It is announced to them from the land of Cyprus. 2 Be still, coastal inhabitants, merchant of … Continue reading →

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