WEBVTT - Isaiah 51

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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 51 and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the New Living Translation. Listen to me all

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<v Speaker 1>who hope for deliverance, all who seek the Lord, Consider

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<v Speaker 1>the rock from which you were cut, the quarry from

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<v Speaker 1>which you were mined. Yes, think about Abraham your ancestor,

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<v Speaker 1>and Sarah who gave birth to your nation. Abraham was

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<v Speaker 1>only one man when I called him, but when I

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<v Speaker 1>blessed him, he became a great nation. The Lord will

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<v Speaker 1>comfort Israel again and have pity on her ruins. Her

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<v Speaker 1>desert will blossom like Eden. her barren wilderness like the

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<v Speaker 1>garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found there.

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<v Speaker 1>Songs of thanksgiving will fill the air. Listen to me,

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<v Speaker 1>my people. Hear me, Israel, for my law will be proclaimed,

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<v Speaker 1>and my justice will become a light to the nations.

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<v Speaker 1>My mercy and justice are coming soon. My salvation is

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<v Speaker 1>on the way. My strong arm will bring justice to

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<v Speaker 1>the nations. All distant lands will look to me and

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<v Speaker 1>wait in hope for my powerful arm. Look up to

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<v Speaker 1>the skies above and gaze down on the earth below,

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<v Speaker 1>for the skies will disappear like smoke and the earth

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<v Speaker 1>will wear out like a piece of clothing. The people

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<v Speaker 1>of the earth will die like flies, but my salvation

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<v Speaker 1>lasts forever. My righteous rule will never end. Listen to me,

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<v Speaker 1>you who know right from wrong. You who cherish my

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<v Speaker 1>law in your hearts, do not be afraid of people's scorn,

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<v Speaker 1>nor fear their insults. For the moth will devour them

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<v Speaker 1>as it devours clothing. The worm will eat at them

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<v Speaker 1>as it eats wool. But my righteousness will last forever.

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<v Speaker 1>My salvation will continue from generation to generation. Wake up,

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<v Speaker 1>wake up, O Lord. Clothe yourself with strength. Flex your

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<v Speaker 1>mighty right arm. Rouse yourself as in the days of

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<v Speaker 1>old when you slew Egypt, the dragon of the Nile.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you not the same today, the one who dried

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<v Speaker 1>up the sea, making a path of escape through the

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<v Speaker 1>depths so that your people could cross over? Those who

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<v Speaker 1>have been ransomed by the Lord will return. They will

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<v Speaker 1>enter Jerusalem singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Sorrow and mourning

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<v Speaker 1>will disappear, and they will be filled with joy and gladness. I, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I am the one who comforts you. So why are

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<v Speaker 1>you afraid of mere humans, who wither like the grass

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<v Speaker 1>and disappear? Yet you have forgotten the Lord your Creator,

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<v Speaker 1>the one who stretched out the sky like a canopy

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<v Speaker 1>and laid the foundations of the earth. Will you remain

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<v Speaker 1>in constant dread of human oppressors? Will you continue to

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<v Speaker 1>fear the anger of your enemies? Where is their fury

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<v Speaker 1>and anger now? It is gone. Soon all you captives

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<v Speaker 1>will be released. Imprisonment, starvation, and death will not be

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<v Speaker 1>your fate. But I am the Lord your God, who

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<v Speaker 1>stirs up the sea, causing its waves to roar. My

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<v Speaker 1>name is the Lord of heaven's armies, and I have

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<v Speaker 1>put my words in your mouth and hidden you safely

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<v Speaker 1>in my hand. I stretched out the sky like a

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<v Speaker 1>canopy and laid the foundations of the earth. I am

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<v Speaker 1>the one who says to Israel, You are my people.

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<v Speaker 1>Wake up, wake up, O Jerusalem. You have drunk the

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<v Speaker 1>cup of the Lord's fury. You have drunk the cup

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<v Speaker 1>of terror, tipping out its last drops. Not one of

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<v Speaker 1>your children is left alive to take your hand and

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<v Speaker 1>guide you. These two calamities have fallen on you, desolation

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<v Speaker 1>and destruction, famine and war. And who is left to

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<v Speaker 1>sympathize with you? Who is left to comfort you? For

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<v Speaker 1>your children have fainted and lie in the streets, helpless

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<v Speaker 1>as antelopes caught in a net. The Lord has poured

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<v Speaker 1>out his fury. God has rebuked them. But now listen

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<v Speaker 1>to this, you afflicted ones who sit in a drunken stupor,

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<v Speaker 1>though not from drinking wine. This is what the sovereign Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>your God and defender, says. See, I have taken the

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<v Speaker 1>terrible cup from your hands. You will drink no more

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<v Speaker 1>of my fury. Instead, I will hand that cup to

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<v Speaker 1>your tormentors, those who said we will trample you into

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<v Speaker 1>the dust and walk on your backs. Let's pray. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for this portion of your word and

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<v Speaker 1>for the fact that you remind us that you are

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<v Speaker 1>the one who delivers your people. We're grateful, Lord, for

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<v Speaker 1>the deliverance that we have received through faith in your Son,

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ. We don't need to go through our life

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<v Speaker 1>on this earth fearful of the reactions of other people.

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<v Speaker 1>We're ashamed to proclaim the truth of your gospel because

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<v Speaker 1>we know that your righteous right arm will ultimately prevail.

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<v Speaker 1>We have no need to fear what man can do

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<v Speaker 1>to us as we live out our faith in you. So, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for the gift of salvation that we

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<v Speaker 1>have received through faith in your son, Jesus Christ. We're

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<v Speaker 1>grateful for our deliverance from sin, and we're grateful for

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<v Speaker 1>the privilege to be able to walk with you each

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<v Speaker 1>and every day. We commit this day to your care,

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<v Speaker 1>and we thank you for all of these things in Jesus' name. Amen.