Tag Archives: Isaiah 22

you can be replaced

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 22:20-25 20 And this will happen: On that day I will call to my servant, Eliakim son of Hilkiah, 21 and I will dress him in your tunic, and I will bind your sash firmly about him, and I … Continue reading →

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control freak

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 22:12-19 12 And the Lord, Yahveh of armies, called on that day for weeping and mourning, and for baldness and sackcloth girding. 13 But see! Joy and gladness, the killing of an ox and the slaughtering of a sheep, … Continue reading →

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what you see

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 22:5-11 5 Because the Lord Yahveh of armies has a day of commotion and crushing and confusion in a valley of vision, a tearing down of a wall and a cry for help to the mountain. 6 And Elam … Continue reading →

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the inevitable

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 22:1-4 1 A valley of vision oracle: Why have you gone up, all of you, to the roofs, 2 full of noises, chaotic city, jubilant town? Your slain did not die by sword, nor your dead from battle. 3 … Continue reading →

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complacency

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 22 After devoting several chapters to predictions about the fate of surrounding nations, now Isaiah turns to Jerusalem.  His complaint is that the city gave in too quickly to its new status as servant of the surrounding superpowers.  There … Continue reading →

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