Category Archives: idolatry

ashamed with shame

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

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 →

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choosers or the chosen?

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

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 →

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like no one

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

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 →

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from riches to rags

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 30:19-22 19 Because a people will live in Zion; in Jerusalem, you will not keep on weeping. Surely he will be gracious to you; when he hears the sound of your cry, he will answer you. 20 And the … Continue reading →

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kingdoms of the idol

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 10:5-11 5 Oy! Assyria, the rod of my anger, and that staff in their hand is my wrath! 6 I am sending him against a secular nation, and I am commanding him to fight against the people of my … Continue reading →

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skipping feet and tinkling bells

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 3:13-17 13 Yahveh takes his stand to conduct a legal case and takes his stand to judge peoples. 14 Yahveh enters into judgment with the elders of his people and its princes. “And you! You have devoured the vineyard; … Continue reading →

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ultra-light packs

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 2:17-22 17 And the haughtiness of Adam will be humbled, and the pride of humanity will be brought low, and Yahveh alone will be exalted on that day. 18 And the idols will pass away entirely, 19 and they … Continue reading →

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perhaps I can make atonement

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Exodus 32:25-35 25 And when Moses saw that the people had lost control of themselves (for Aaron had let them lose control, so that those standing with them gossiped), 26 then Moses stood in the gate of the camp and … Continue reading →

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these are your gods

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Exodus 32:1-14 32:1 After the people saw that Moses was overdue coming down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, “Stand up, make us gods who will go before us. We do not … Continue reading →

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laws about giving

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Exodus 22:25-31 25 “If you lend money to any of my poor people with you, you should not be like a creditor to him; you should not require interest from him. 26 If you take your neighbor’s cloak in pledge, … Continue reading →

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