WEBVTT - Isaiah 48

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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 48, and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the English Standard Version. Hear this, O house

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<v Speaker 1>of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel,

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<v Speaker 1>and who came from the waters of Judah, who swear

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<v Speaker 1>by the name of the Lord and confess the God

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<v Speaker 1>of Israel, but not in truth or right. For they

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<v Speaker 1>call themselves after the holy city, and stay themselves on

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<v Speaker 1>the God of Israel, the Lord of hosts is his name.

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<v Speaker 1>The former things I declare of old. They went out

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<v Speaker 1>from my mouth, and I announced them. Then suddenly I

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<v Speaker 1>did them, and they came to pass. because I know

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<v Speaker 1>that you are obstinate, and your neck is as an

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<v Speaker 1>iron sinew, and your forehead brass. I declared them to

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<v Speaker 1>you from of old. Before they came to pass, I

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<v Speaker 1>announced them to you, lest you should say, My idol

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<v Speaker 1>did them, my carved image and my metal image commanded them.

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<v Speaker 1>You have heard, now see all this, and will you

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<v Speaker 1>not declare it? From this time forth I announce to

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<v Speaker 1>you new things, hidden things that you have not known.

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<v Speaker 1>They are created now, not long ago. Before today you

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<v Speaker 1>have never heard of them, lest you should say, Behold,

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<v Speaker 1>I knew them. You have never heard. You have never known.

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<v Speaker 1>From of old your ear has not been opened. For

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<v Speaker 1>I knew that you would surely deal treacherously. and that

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<v Speaker 1>from before birth you were called a rebel. For my

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<v Speaker 1>name's sake I defer my anger. For the sake of

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<v Speaker 1>my praise I restrain it for you, that I may

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<v Speaker 1>not cut you off. Behold, I have refined you, but

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<v Speaker 1>not as silver. I have tried you in the furnace

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<v Speaker 1>of affliction. For my own sake, for my own sake

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<v Speaker 1>I do it. For how should my name be profaned?

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<v Speaker 1>My glory I will not give to another. Listen to me,

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<v Speaker 1>O Jacob, and Israel whom I called. I am he,

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<v Speaker 1>I am the first, and I am the last. My

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<v Speaker 1>hand laid the foundation of the earth, and my right

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<v Speaker 1>hand spread out the heavens. When I call to them,

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<v Speaker 1>they stand forth together. Assemble all of you and listen.

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<v Speaker 1>Who among them has declared these things? The Lord loves him.

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<v Speaker 1>He shall perform his purpose on Babylon, and his arm

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<v Speaker 1>shall be against the Chaldeans. I, even I, have spoken

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<v Speaker 1>and called him. I have brought him, and he will

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<v Speaker 1>prosper in his way. Draw near to me, hear this.

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<v Speaker 1>From the beginning I have not spoken in secret. From

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<v Speaker 1>the time it came to be, I have been there.

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<v Speaker 1>And now the Lord God has sent me and his spirit.

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<v Speaker 1>Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,

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<v Speaker 1>I am the Lord your God who teaches you to profit,

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<v Speaker 1>who leads you in the way you should go. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>that you had paid attention to my commandments. Then your

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<v Speaker 1>peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness

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<v Speaker 1>like the waves of the sea. Your offspring would have

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<v Speaker 1>been like the sand, and your descendants like its grain's.

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<v Speaker 1>Their name would never be cut off or destroyed from

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<v Speaker 1>before me. Go out from Babylon. Flee from Chaldea. Declare

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<v Speaker 1>this with a shout of joy. Proclaim it. Send it

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<v Speaker 1>out to the end of the earth. Say, The Lord

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<v Speaker 1>has redeemed his servant Jacob. They did not thirst when

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<v Speaker 1>he led them through the deserts. He made water flow

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<v Speaker 1>for them from the rock. He split the rock and

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<v Speaker 1>the water gushed out. There is no peace, says the Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>for the wicked. Let's pray. Lord, we thank you for

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

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<v Speaker 1>be able to look at this portion of Scripture today.

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<v Speaker 1>We thank you, Lord, for the things that you reveal

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<v Speaker 1>to us in it, the fact that your glory is

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<v Speaker 1>not something that's shared with idols or false gods, but

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<v Speaker 1>that you call people unto yourself, and by nature we

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<v Speaker 1>tend to be stiff-necked against you. but you invite us

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<v Speaker 1>to repent of our unbelief and trust in you. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we know that we come to you through your Son,

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ, by the power of your Holy Spirit. And

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<v Speaker 1>even as we look at this chapter from the book

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<v Speaker 1>of Isaiah, we're reminded of the fact that you are

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<v Speaker 1>three in one and that you intervene in the lives

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<v Speaker 1>of your children. So Lord, thank you for doing this.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for your love and thank you for your

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

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<v Speaker 1>care and we thank you for all of these things

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