Category Archives: prayer
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
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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walking through death’s gates
Isaiah 38:1-22 1 In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and told him, “This is what Yahveh says, ‘Give instructions to your household, for you are going to die; … Continue reading
getting the message
Isaiah 37:21-38 21 Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what Yahveh, God of Israel says: ‘Because you prayed to me concerning King Sennacherib of Assyria, 22 this is what Yahveh says about him: “The virgin … Continue reading
in this corner…
Isaiah 37:14-20 14 Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to Yahveh’s temple and spread it out before Yahveh. 15 Hezekiah prayed before Yahveh: 16 “O Yahveh who leads armies, O God of … Continue reading
embarrassing confessions
Isaiah 37:1-7 1 After King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, covered himself with a course robe, and hurried to Yahveh’s temple. 2 Eliakim, the palace steward, Shebna the Scribe, and the elders among the priests who were also … Continue reading
praying outside the box
Isaiah 19:23-25 23 On that day, there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and Assyria will come into Egypt, and Egypt into Assyria, and Egypt will worship together with Assyria. 24 On that day, Israel will be third … Continue reading
gut moaning like a harp
Isaiah 16:6-11 6 We have heard how exalted Moab is –very proud that his majesty is exalted– and his arrogance. What he boasts is not so. 7 For this reason Moab will howl; everyone belonging to Moab will howl, for … Continue reading
my consecrated ones
Isaiah 13:1-8 1 The oracle of Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw: 2 Raise a flag on a bare hill, lift up a voice to them; wave a hand and allow them to enter noblemen’s doorways. 3 I myself … Continue reading
Pushy Paul
Romans 15:22-33 22 This is why I was often kept from coming to you. 23 But now there is nothing more to keep me in these regions, and I have for many years desired to come to you 24 on … Continue reading
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