WEBVTT - Isaiah 47

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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 47, and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the contemporary English version. The Lord said, City

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<v Speaker 1>of Babylon, you are delicate and untouched, but that will change.

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<v Speaker 1>Surrender your royal power and sit in the dirt. Start

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<v Speaker 1>grinding grain. Take off your veil. Strip off your fancy

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<v Speaker 1>clothes and cross over rivers. You will suffer the shame

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<v Speaker 1>of going naked because I will take revenge and no

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<v Speaker 1>one can escape. I am the Lord all-powerful, the holy

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<v Speaker 1>God of Israel. I am their Savior. Babylon, be silent.

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<v Speaker 1>Sit in the dark. No longer will nations accept you

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<v Speaker 1>as their queen. I was angry with my people, so

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<v Speaker 1>I let you take their land and bring disgrace on them.

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<v Speaker 1>You showed them no mercy, but were especially cruel to

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<v Speaker 1>those who were old. You thought that you would be

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<v Speaker 1>queen forever. You didn't care what you did. It never

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<v Speaker 1>entered your mind that you might get caught. You think

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<v Speaker 1>that you alone are all-powerful. that you won't be a

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<v Speaker 1>widow or lose your children. All you care about is pleasure.

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<v Speaker 1>But listen to what I say. Your magic powers and

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<v Speaker 1>charms will suddenly fail. Then you will be a widow

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<v Speaker 1>and lose your children. You hid behind evil like a

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<v Speaker 1>shield and said, No one can see me. You were

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<v Speaker 1>fooled by your wisdom and your knowledge. You felt sure

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<v Speaker 1>that you alone were in full control. But without warning,

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<v Speaker 1>disaster will strike. and your magic charms won't help at all.

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<v Speaker 1>Keep using your magic powers and your charms as you

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<v Speaker 1>have always done. Maybe, just maybe, you will frighten somebody.

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<v Speaker 1>You have worn yourself out, asking for advice from those

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<v Speaker 1>who study the stars and tell the future month after month.

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<v Speaker 1>Go ask them how to be saved from what will happen.

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<v Speaker 1>People who trust the stars are as helpless as straw

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<v Speaker 1>in a flaming fire. No one can even keep warm

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<v Speaker 1>sitting by a fire that feeds only on straw. These

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<v Speaker 1>are the fortune tellers you have done business with all

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<v Speaker 1>of your life, but they don't know what they are doing,

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<v Speaker 1>and they can't save you. 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>reminders that we see in this portion of Scripture that

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<v Speaker 1>evil plans are ultimately exposed. that those who plot evil

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<v Speaker 1>and think they are untouchable will ultimately discover that their

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<v Speaker 1>sin will be found out, that it will be revealed,

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<v Speaker 1>and that it will be stopped. Lord, we thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for the fact that you have revealed to our hearts

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<v Speaker 1>that we are sinners in need of a Savior. And

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<v Speaker 1>then you tell us in your word that salvation is

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<v Speaker 1>found in no other name other than the name of

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<v Speaker 1>your Son, Jesus Christ. So Lord, we pray that as

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<v Speaker 1>men and women who struggle with sin, that we would

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<v Speaker 1>find salvation in Jesus Christ, that we would rejoice in

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<v Speaker 1>this gift of salvation, and that we would walk with

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<v Speaker 1>you by faith each and every day. Lord, we're grateful

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<v Speaker 1>for your presence in our lives, we're grateful for your love,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're grateful for the gift of eternal life and

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<v Speaker 1>forgiveness that you grant to all who trust in your Son,

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ. We commit this day to your care, and

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