WEBVTT - Isaiah 8

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<v Speaker 1>to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm John Stonge

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<v Speaker 1>and today we're in Isaiah chapter 8 and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the New English Translation. The Lord told me,

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<v Speaker 1>Take a large tablet and inscribe these words on it

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<v Speaker 1>with an ordinary stylus, Maher Shalal Hashbaz. Then I will

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<v Speaker 1>summon as my reliable witnesses Uriah the priest and Zechariah,

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<v Speaker 1>son of Jebarekiah. I then had sexual relations with the prophetess.

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<v Speaker 1>She conceived and gave birth to a son. The Lord

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<v Speaker 1>told me, Name him Maher Shalal Hashbaz. For before the

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<v Speaker 1>child knows how to cry out, My father or my mother,

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<v Speaker 1>the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will

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<v Speaker 1>be carried off by the king of Assyria. The Lord

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<v Speaker 1>spoke to me again. These people have rejected the gently

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<v Speaker 1>flowing waters of Shiloah and melt in fear over Rezan

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<v Speaker 1>and the son of Remaliah. So look, the sovereign master

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<v Speaker 1>is bringing up against them the turbulent and mighty waters

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<v Speaker 1>of the Euphrates River, the king of Assyria, and all

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<v Speaker 1>his majestic power. It will reach flood stage and overflow

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<v Speaker 1>its banks. It will spill into Judah, flooding and engulfing,

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<v Speaker 1>as it reaches to the necks of its victims. He

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<v Speaker 1>will spread his wings out over your entire land, O Emmanuel.

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<v Speaker 1>You will be broken, O nations. You will be shattered.

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<v Speaker 1>Pay attention, all you distant lands of the earth. Get

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<v Speaker 1>ready for battle, and you will be shattered. Get ready

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<v Speaker 1>for battle, and you will be shattered. Devise your strategy,

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<v Speaker 1>but it will be thwarted. Issue your orders, but they

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<v Speaker 1>will not be executed, for God is with us. Indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>this is what the Lord told me. He took hold

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<v Speaker 1>of me firmly and warned me not to act like

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<v Speaker 1>these people. Do not say conspiracy every time these people

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<v Speaker 1>say the word. Don't be afraid of what scares them.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't be terrified. You must recognize the authority of the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord who commands armies. He is the one you must respect.

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<v Speaker 1>He is the one you must fear. He will become

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<v Speaker 1>a sanctuary, but a stone that makes a person trip

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<v Speaker 1>and a rock that makes one stumble to the two

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<v Speaker 1>houses of Israel. He will become a trap and a

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<v Speaker 1>snare to the residents of Jerusalem. Many will stumble over

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<v Speaker 1>the stone and the rock and will fall and be

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<v Speaker 1>seriously injured and will be ensnared and captured. Tie up

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<v Speaker 1>the scroll as legal evidence. Seal the official record of

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<v Speaker 1>God's instructions and give it to my followers. I will

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<v Speaker 1>wait patiently for the Lord who has rejected the family

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<v Speaker 1>of Jacob. They will say to you, Seek oracles at

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<v Speaker 1>the pits used to conjure up underworld spirits from the

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<v Speaker 1>magicians who chirp and mutter incantations. Should people not seek

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<v Speaker 1>oracles from their gods by asking the dead about the

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<v Speaker 1>destiny of the living? Then you must recall the Lord's

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<v Speaker 1>instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. Certainly

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<v Speaker 1>they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened.

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<v Speaker 1>They will pass through the land destitute and starving. Their

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<v Speaker 1>hunger will make them angry, and they will curse their

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<v Speaker 1>king and their god as they look upward. When one

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<v Speaker 1>looks out over the land, he sees distress and darkness,

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<v Speaker 1>gloom and anxiety, darkness and people forced from the land.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's pray. Lord, we thank you for your word and

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for the privilege to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>look at it together today. And we thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>the wisdom and insight that we see as you're communicating

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<v Speaker 1>it through Isaiah to your people. And Lord, in the

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<v Speaker 1>things that he's speaking of here, he references prophetic things

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<v Speaker 1>that reveal that your son, Jesus Christ, is ultimately coming

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<v Speaker 1>to the people of Israel. And that instead of accepting him,

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<v Speaker 1>many would trip or stumble over him like they do

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<v Speaker 1>a rock that gets in their way. But Lord, we

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<v Speaker 1>know that for those who do trust in your son,

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ, they are forgiven. They are rescued. They are redeemed.

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<v Speaker 1>They are blessed with the privilege of living in your

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<v Speaker 1>eternal kingdom for all time. So we're grateful, Lord, for

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that you have made that offer to us.

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<v Speaker 1>And we pray that we would be men and women

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<v Speaker 1>who ultimately trust in your son, Jesus Christ, and follow

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<v Speaker 1>the leading of your spirit and the teaching of your word.

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<v Speaker 1>We love you, Lord. We're grateful for the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>you have given us access to your scriptures. And we

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<v Speaker 1>thank you, Lord, for your presence with us today. We

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<v Speaker 1>commit this day to your care and pray this all

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<v Speaker 1>in Jesus' name. Amen.