WEBVTT - Isaiah 31

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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 31, and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the New Living Translation. What sorrow awaits those

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<v Speaker 1>who look to Egypt for help? trusting their horses, chariots,

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<v Speaker 1>and charioteers, and depending on the strength of human armies,

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<v Speaker 1>instead of looking to the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>In his wisdom, the Lord will send great disaster. He

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<v Speaker 1>will not change his mind. He will rise against the

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<v Speaker 1>wicked and against their helpers. For these Egyptians are mere humans,

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<v Speaker 1>not God. Their horses are puny flesh, not mighty spirits.

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<v Speaker 1>When the Lord raises His fist against them, those who

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<v Speaker 1>help will stumble, and those being helped will fall. They

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<v Speaker 1>will all fall down and die together. But this is

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<v Speaker 1>what the Lord has told me. When a strong young

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<v Speaker 1>lion stands growling over a sheep it has killed, it

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<v Speaker 1>is not frightened by the shouts and noise of a

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<v Speaker 1>whole crowd of shepherds. In the same way, the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>of heaven's armies says, will come down and fight on

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<v Speaker 1>Mount Zion. The Lord of heaven's armies will hover over

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<v Speaker 1>Jerusalem and protect it like a bird protecting its nest.

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<v Speaker 1>He will defend and save the city. He will pass

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<v Speaker 1>over it and rescue it. Though you are such wicked rebels,

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<v Speaker 1>my people, come and return to the Lord. I know

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<v Speaker 1>the glorious day will come when each of you will

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<v Speaker 1>throw away the gold idols and and silver images your

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<v Speaker 1>sinful hands have made. The Assyrians will be destroyed, but

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<v Speaker 1>not by the swords of men. The sword of God

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<v Speaker 1>will strike them, and they will panic and flee. The

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<v Speaker 1>strong young Assyrians will be taken away as captives. Even

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<v Speaker 1>the strongest will quake with terror, and princes will flee

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<v Speaker 1>when they see your battle flags, says the Lord, whose

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<v Speaker 1>fire burns in Zion with whose flame blazes from Jerusalem.

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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 of being 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 reminder here not to put our ultimate trust in

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<v Speaker 1>human governments or armies or things of that nature as

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<v Speaker 1>if they have the ultimate power to deliver us. Because

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<v Speaker 1>we know, Lord, that deliverance ultimately comes from you. And

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<v Speaker 1>you invite your people to choose not to live in

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<v Speaker 1>rebellion against you, but rather to come to you in repentance,

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<v Speaker 1>trusting in you, rejoicing in the gift of salvation that

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<v Speaker 1>you provide all who believe in your Son, Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 1>recognizing that you are the one who brings deliverance. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we're grateful for these reminders that we see in this

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<v Speaker 1>portion of Isaiah. And we're grateful for the ways that

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<v Speaker 1>you display this all throughout your word and with other

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<v Speaker 1>reminders throughout the course of our lives. We're just grateful

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<v Speaker 1>for these things, Lord. We're grateful for your presence with us,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're grateful for your love. We pray this all

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