Monthly Archives: May 2015
ashamed with shame
Isaiah 42:9-17 9 Watch! the former things I predicted have come, and I am declaring new things. I am causing you to hear before they sprout up.” 10 Sing a new song to Yahveh; praise him from the end of … Continue reading
given by covenant
Isaiah 42:1-8 1 Watch! my servant; I hold him, my chosen one, my soul thrills. I have given my spirit to him; he will bring justice forth to the nations. 2 He will not cry out and lift up and … Continue reading
north or east?
Isaiah 41:21-29 21 “Present your legal case,” says Yahveh. “Bring your evidence,” says the king of Jacob. 22 Let them bring them, and let them tell us what will happen. Tell us what the former things are so that we … Continue reading
mountain smashing
Isaiah 41:11-20 11 Watch! All those who are angry with you will be ashamed and humiliated; the men of your strife will be like nothing and will become lost. 12 You will seek them, but you will not find them; … Continue reading
choosers or the chosen?
Isaiah 41:1-10 1 Be quiet and listen to me, coastlands, and renew your strength, nations. Approach me, then speak your case; We will draw near together for judgment. 2 Who has roused salvation from the east, called him to his … Continue reading
connected to strength
Isaiah 40:26-31 26 Lift your eyes up high, and see! Who created these? The one who brings out their army by number. He calls all them by name. Because he is powerfully great and powerfully mighty, no soldier is … Continue reading
like no one
Isaiah 40:18-25 18 And to whom would you liken God? And what likeness would you compare him to? 19 A craftsman fashions an idol, and a refiner overlays it with gold, or smelts chains of silver. 20 The one who … Continue reading
like nothing
Isaiah 40:12-17 12 Who has measured water in the hollow of his hand and marked off sky with a ruler, comprehended the dust of the land in a third of a measure and weighed out mountains with the scale, and … Continue reading
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reasons to cry out
Isaiah 40:6-11 6 A voice says, “Cry out!” And he responded, “What will I cry out?” All flesh is grass, and all his loyalty like the flowers in the field. 7 Grass withers; a flower withers when the breath of … Continue reading
reasons for comfort
Isaiah 40:1-5 1 “Comfort; comfort my people,” says your God. 2 “Speak to the heart of Jerusalem, and say to her, that her compulsory labour will be fulfilled, that her sin will be paid for, that she has taken from … Continue reading
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