Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
no burden
Isaiah 46:1-13 Bel bows down, Nebo bends low. Their images weigh down animals and beasts. Your heavy images are burdensome to overworked animals. 2 Together they bend low and bow down; they are unable to rescue the images; they themselves … Continue reading
ignoring the evidence
Isaiah 45:20-25 20 Gather together and come! Approach together, you refugees from the nations! Those who carry wooden idols know nothing, those who pray to a god that cannot deliver. 21 Inform me! Present the evidence! Let them consult with … Continue reading
here’s my right hand
Isaiah 45:1-19 1 This is what Yahveh says to his chosen one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold in order to restrain nations before him, and disarm kings, to open doors before him, so gates remain unclosed: 2 “I … Continue reading
remember these things
Isaiah 44:21-28 21 Remember these things, O Jacob, O Israel, for you are my servant. I formed you to be my servant; O Israel, I will not forget you. 22 I remove the guilt of your rebellious deeds as if … Continue reading
bowl of ashmeal
Isaiah 44:9-20 9 All who form idols are nothing; the things in which they find enjoyment are worthless. Their witnesses cannot see; they recognize nothing, so they are put to shame. 10 Who forms a god and casts an idol … Continue reading
prophecy as witness
Isaiah 44:6-8 6 This is what Yahveh, Israel’s king, says, their protector, the LORD who leads armies: “I am the first and I am the last, there is no God but me. 7 Who is like me? Let him make … Continue reading
inspired future
Isaiah 44:1-5 1 “Now, listen, Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen!” 2 This is what Yahveh, the one who made you, says– the one who formed you in the womb and helps you: “Don’t be afraid, my servant … Continue reading
look at the replay
Isaiah 43:22-28 22 “But you, Jacob, did not call for me; you, Israel, did not long for me. 23 You did not bring me lambs for your burnt offerings; you did not honour me with your sacrifices. I did not … Continue reading
don’t bother remembering
Isaiah 43:14-21 14 This is what Yahveh says, your protector, the sovereign king of Israel: “For your sake I send to Babylon and make them all fugitives, turning the Babylonians’ joyful shouts into mourning songs. 15 I am Yahveh, your … Continue reading
what witnesses do
Isaiah 43:8-13 8 Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, those who are deaf, even though they have ears! 9 All nations gather together, the peoples assemble. Who among them announced this? Who predicted earlier … Continue reading
