WEBVTT - Isaiah 9

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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 9, and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the New Living Translation. Nevertheless, that time of

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<v Speaker 1>darkness and despair will not go on forever. The people

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<v Speaker 1>who walk in darkness will see a great light. For

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<v Speaker 1>those who live in a land of deep darkness, a

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<v Speaker 1>light will shine. You will enlarge the nation of Israel,

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<v Speaker 1>and its people will rejoice. They will rejoice before you

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<v Speaker 1>as people rejoice at the harvest and like warriors dividing

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<v Speaker 1>the plunder. For you will break the yoke of their

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<v Speaker 1>slavery and lift the heavy burden from their shoulders. You

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<v Speaker 1>will break the oppressor's rod, just as you did when

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<v Speaker 1>you destroyed the army of Midian. The boots of the

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<v Speaker 1>warrior and the uniforms bloodstained by war will all be burned.

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<v Speaker 1>They will be fuel for the fire. For a child

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<v Speaker 1>is born to us, a son is given to us.

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<v Speaker 1>The government will rest on his shoulders and he will

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<v Speaker 1>be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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<v Speaker 1>His government and its peace will never end. He will

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<v Speaker 1>rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his

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<v Speaker 1>ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord of Heaven's armies will make this happen. The Lord

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<v Speaker 1>has spoken out against Jacob. His judgment has fallen upon Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>And the people of Israel and Samaria who spoke with

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<v Speaker 1>such pride and arrogance will soon know it. They said,

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<v Speaker 1>We will replace the broken bricks of our ruins with

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<v Speaker 1>finished stone and replant the felled sycamore fig trees with cedars.

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<v Speaker 1>But the Lord will bring Rezin's enemies against Israel and

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<v Speaker 1>stir up all their foes. The Syrians from the east

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<v Speaker 1>and the Philistines from the west will bear their fangs

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<v Speaker 1>and devour Israel. But even then the Lord's anger will

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<v Speaker 1>not be satisfied. His fist is still poised to strike.

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<v Speaker 1>For after all this punishment, the people will still not repent.

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<v Speaker 1>They will not seek the Lord of heaven's armies. Therefore,

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<v Speaker 1>in a single day the Lord will destroy both the

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<v Speaker 1>head and the tail, the noble palm branch and the

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<v Speaker 1>lowly reed. The leaders of Israel are the head, and

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<v Speaker 1>the lying prophets are the tail. For the leaders of

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<v Speaker 1>the people have misled them. They have led them down

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<v Speaker 1>the path of destruction. That is why the Lord takes

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<v Speaker 1>no pleasure in the young men and shows no mercy

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<v Speaker 1>even to the widows and orphans. for they are all

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<v Speaker 1>wicked hypocrites, and they all speak foolishness. But even then

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord's anger will not be satisfied. His fist is

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<v Speaker 1>still poised to strike. This wickedness is like a brush fire.

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<v Speaker 1>It burns not only briars and thorns, but also sets

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<v Speaker 1>the forests ablaze. Its burning sends up clouds of smoke.

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<v Speaker 1>The land will be blackened by the fury of the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord of heaven's armies. The people will be fuel for

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<v Speaker 1>the fire, and no one will spare even his own brother.

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<v Speaker 1>They will attack their neighbor on the right, but will

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<v Speaker 1>still be hungry. They will devour their neighbor on the left,

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<v Speaker 1>but will not be satisfied. In the end, they will

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<v Speaker 1>even eat their own children. Manasseh will feed on Ephraim.

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<v Speaker 1>Ephraim will feed on Manasseh. and both will devour Judah.

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<v Speaker 1>But even then, the Lord's anger will not be satisfied.

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<v Speaker 1>His fist is still poised to strike. Let's pray. Lord,

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

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<v Speaker 1>for the privilege of being able to look at this

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<v Speaker 1>portion of Scripture today that prophesies about the coming of

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<v Speaker 1>your Son, Jesus Christ, reminding us that he would be

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<v Speaker 1>born as a child, that he would be given to us,

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<v Speaker 1>that he would come to this earth and the government

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<v Speaker 1>would ultimately rest on his shoulders, that he would be

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<v Speaker 1>called Mighty God, and that he would provide the kind

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<v Speaker 1>of peace that never ends. Lord, we also see in

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<v Speaker 1>this chapter a variety of things that indicate the rebellion

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<v Speaker 1>of the people of Israel and just how much they

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<v Speaker 1>had gone their own way. And Lord, we know that

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<v Speaker 1>we've done exactly the same thing in our own lives

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<v Speaker 1>and in our own context. We've gone our own way.

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<v Speaker 1>We've rebelled against you. And yet your offer to us

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<v Speaker 1>that we would find peace through your son, Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 1>still stands. That anyone who will trust in Jesus receives

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<v Speaker 1>new life, receives ultimate peace, and receives hope beyond the

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<v Speaker 1>things of this world. So Lord, we're grateful for that.

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<v Speaker 1>We're grateful for the prophetic promises of that that we

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<v Speaker 1>see here in the book of Isaiah. Lord, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for revealing these things to us. And we pray that

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<v Speaker 1>you'd impress these truths upon our hearts. We love you, Lord.

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

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

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