Author Archives: Jefferson Vann

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About Jefferson Vann

Jefferson Vann is pastor of Piney Grove Advent Christian Church in Delco, North Carolina.

no peace for the wicked

Isaiah 48:17-22 17 Thus says Yahveh, your redeemer, the holy one of Israel: “I am Yahveh your God, the one teaching you to profit, leads you in the way you should go. 18 If you had only listened alertly to … Continue reading →

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fall in!

Isaiah 48:12-16 12 “Listen to me, Jacob, and Israel, “who was called by me” I am he. I am the first; also I am the last. 13 Indeed, my hand founded your land, and my right hand spread out those … Continue reading →

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the furnace of unhappiness

Isaiah 48:1-11 1 Listen to this, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name ‘Israel,’ and are descended from Judah, who take oaths in the name of Yahveh, and invoke the God of Israel– but not in … Continue reading →

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lies the world tells itself

Isaiah 47:1-15 1“Get down! Sit in the dirt, virgin daughter Babylon! Sit on the ground, not on your throne, O daughter of the Babylonians! because you will no longer be called delicate and sensitive. 2 Pick up millstones and grind … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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