WEBVTT - Isaiah 15

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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 15, and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the New Living Translation. This message came to

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<v Speaker 1>me concerning Moab. In one night, The town of Ar

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<v Speaker 1>will be leveled, and the city of Kir will be destroyed.

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<v Speaker 1>Your people will go to their temple in Debon to mourn.

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<v Speaker 1>They will go to their sacred shrines to weep. They

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<v Speaker 1>will wail for the fate of Nebo and Medeba, shaving

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<v Speaker 1>their heads in sorrow and cutting off their beards. They

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<v Speaker 1>will wear burlap as they wander the streets. From every

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<v Speaker 1>home and public square will come the sound of wailing.

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<v Speaker 1>The people of Heshbon and Elialah will cry out. Their

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<v Speaker 1>voices will be heard as far away as Jahaz. The

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<v Speaker 1>bravest warriors of Moab will cry out in utter terror.

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<v Speaker 1>They will be helpless with fear. My heart weeps for Moab.

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<v Speaker 1>Its people flee to Zoar and Eglath-Shalishia, weeping. They climb

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<v Speaker 1>the road to Luhith. Their cries of distress can be

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<v Speaker 1>heard all along the road to Horonim. Even the waters

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<v Speaker 1>of Nimrim are dried up. The grassy banks are scorched.

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<v Speaker 1>The tender plants are gone. Nothing green remains. The people

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<v Speaker 1>grab their possessions and carry them across the ravine of willows.

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<v Speaker 1>A cry of distress echoes through the land of Moab.

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<v Speaker 1>from one end to the other, from Eglame to Bir Elim.

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<v Speaker 1>The stream near Debon runs red with blood, but I

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<v Speaker 1>am still not finished with Debon. Lions will hunt down

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<v Speaker 1>the survivors, both those who try to escape and those

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<v Speaker 1>who remain behind. Let's pray. Lord, we thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>your word, and we thank you for the privilege of

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<v Speaker 1>being able to look at it together today. And we

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<v Speaker 1>thank you, Lord, for giving us some insight through this

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<v Speaker 1>picture of judgment that we find in this chapter of Isaiah. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we know that you are perfectly righteous in your judgment,

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<v Speaker 1>that the decisions that you make are completely fair, and

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<v Speaker 1>that truthfully, when it really comes down to it, the

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<v Speaker 1>only thing we actually deserve from you is judgment and condemnation.

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<v Speaker 1>But Lord, we're grateful that we have the option to

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<v Speaker 1>have the condemnation that we deserved cast upon your son,

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ. Lord, we know that through faith in Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 1>the sin that was held to our account is now

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<v Speaker 1>given over to him. He bore it for us. And

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<v Speaker 1>through faith in him, we're made righteous. We are cleansed

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<v Speaker 1>of sin. We are passed over for judgment. We are

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<v Speaker 1>promised a place in your kingdom and in your family forever.

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<v Speaker 1>We're grateful, Lord, for that fact. We're grateful for reminders

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<v Speaker 1>that we receive from Scripture that jog our memory and

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<v Speaker 1>help us remember what your Son, Jesus Christ, has done

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<v Speaker 1>on our behalf. And we're grateful, Lord, for your presence

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<v Speaker 1>with us today. We commit this day to your care,

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<v Speaker 1>and we pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.