Category Archives: sovereignty of God

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

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dissolving the sky army

Isaiah 34:1-5 1 Come near, nations, to hear; and peoples, listen closely! Let the land hear, and everything which fills it; the world and all its offspring. 2 Because the anger of Yahveh burns against all the nations, and wrath … Continue reading

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a non-human sword

Isaiah 31:5-9 5 Like he does the flying birds, so Yahveh of armies will protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver it; he will pass over and rescue it. 6 Turn back to him from whom the sons of Israel … Continue reading

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crowd confidence

Isaiah 31:1-4 1 Oy! Those who go down Egypt way for help! They count on horses and trust in chariots because there are so many, and in horsemen because they are very numerous, but they do not put confidence in … Continue reading

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smashed

Isaiah 30:12-14 12 For this reason, the holy one of Israel says this: “Because you sit there rejecting this word and you trust in oppression and wrongdoing and you rely on it, 13 for this reason, injustice will come for … Continue reading

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thinking backwards

Isaiah 29:15-19 15 Oy! Those who make a secret plan, to hide from Yahveh, and what they do is in a dark place. And they say, “Who sees us? And who knows us?” 16 You have it backwards! As if … Continue reading

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his strange work

Isaiah 28:16-22 16 Therefore the Lord Yahveh says this: “See me! laying a stone in Zion, a testing stone, a precious cornerstone, an ultimate foundation: ‘The one who trusts will not worry and hurry. 17 And I will make justice … Continue reading

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vicious vintner

Isaiah 27:1-6 1 On that day, Yahveh will punish Leviathan with his cruel, large and strong sword, that fleeing serpent, and Leviathan, that twisting serpent, and he will kill the sea monster that lives in the sea. 2 On that … Continue reading

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He brings life

Isaiah 26:16-21 16 Yahveh, in distress they have approached you; they poured out an whispering prayer, feeling your discipline upon them. 17 Like a pregnant woman at the time of giving birth, she writhes; she cries in her labor pains. … Continue reading

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resting or flailing?

Isaiah 25:9-12 9 And one will say, on that day, “See! This God of ours! We have waited for him and he delivered us! This Yahveh; we waited for him! We should be glad, and rejoice in his deliverance.” 10 … Continue reading

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