WEBVTT - Isaiah 54

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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 54, and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the Christian Standard Bible. Rejoice, childless one who

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<v Speaker 1>did not give birth, burst into song and shout, you

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<v Speaker 1>who have not been in labor. For the children of

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<v Speaker 1>the desolate one will be more than the children of

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<v Speaker 1>the married woman, says the Lord. Enlarge the site of

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<v Speaker 1>your tent and let your tent curtains be stretched out.

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<v Speaker 1>Do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your

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<v Speaker 1>pegs deep. For you will spread out to the right

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<v Speaker 1>and to the left and your descendants will dispossess nations

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<v Speaker 1>and inhabit the desolate cities. Do not be afraid. for

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<v Speaker 1>you will not be put to shame. Don't be humiliated,

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<v Speaker 1>for you will not be disgraced. For you will forget

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<v Speaker 1>the shame of your youth, and you will no longer

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<v Speaker 1>remember the disgrace of your widowhood. Indeed, your husband is

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<v Speaker 1>your maker. His name is the Lord of armies, and

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<v Speaker 1>the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer. He is

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<v Speaker 1>called the God of the whole earth. For the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>has called you, Like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit,

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<v Speaker 1>a wife of one's youth when she is rejected, says

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<v Speaker 1>your God. I deserted you for a brief moment, but

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<v Speaker 1>I will take you back with abundant compassion. In a

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<v Speaker 1>surge of anger, I hid my face from you for

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<v Speaker 1>a moment, but I will have compassion on you with

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<v Speaker 1>everlasting love, says the Lord, your Redeemer. For this is

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<v Speaker 1>like the days of Noah to me. when I swore

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<v Speaker 1>that the water of Noah would never flood the earth again.

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<v Speaker 1>So I have sworn that I will not be angry

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<v Speaker 1>with you or rebuke you. Though the mountains move and

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<v Speaker 1>the hills shake, my love will not be removed from you,

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<v Speaker 1>and my covenant of peace will not be shaken, says

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<v Speaker 1>your compassionate Lord. Poor Jerusalem, storm-tossed and not comforted, I

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<v Speaker 1>will set your stones in black mortar. and lay your

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<v Speaker 1>foundations in lapis lazuli. I will make your fortifications out

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<v Speaker 1>of rubies, your gates out of sparkling stones, and all

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<v Speaker 1>your walls out of precious stones. Then all your children

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<v Speaker 1>will be taught by the Lord. Their prosperity will be great,

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<v Speaker 1>and you will be established on a foundation of righteousness.

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<v Speaker 1>You will be far from oppression. You will certainly not

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<v Speaker 1>be afraid. You will be far from terror. It will

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<v Speaker 1>certainly not come near you. If anyone attacks you, it

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<v Speaker 1>is not from me. Whoever attacks you will fall before you. Look,

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<v Speaker 1>I have created the craftsman who blows on the charcoal

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<v Speaker 1>fire and produces a weapon suitable for its task. And

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<v Speaker 1>I have created the destroyer to cause havoc. No weapon

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<v Speaker 1>formed against you will succeed. and you will refute any

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<v Speaker 1>accusation raised against you in court. This is the heritage

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<v Speaker 1>of the Lord's servants, and their vindication is from me.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Lord's declaration. Let's pray. Lord, we thank

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

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<v Speaker 1>things that we read of in this scripture that speak

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<v Speaker 1>to us of the restoration of Israel, the glorification of Jerusalem.

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<v Speaker 1>things that you speak about elsewhere in Scripture, and you

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<v Speaker 1>tell us that through faith in your Son, Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 1>we will be included in these blessings. Lord, we're grateful

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<v Speaker 1>for these things. We know we don't deserve such a

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<v Speaker 1>glorious future, but we also know that you delight to

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<v Speaker 1>supply that kind of future for your children. So we're grateful, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>for your love. We're grateful for your presence with us today.

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<v Speaker 1>And we're grateful, Lord, for the fact that you call

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<v Speaker 1>us unto yourself. Help us to walk with you today.

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

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