WEBVTT - Isaiah 39

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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 39, and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the Christian Standard Bible. At that time, Merodach Baladan,

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<v Speaker 1>son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a

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<v Speaker 1>gift to Hezekiah since he heard that he had been

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<v Speaker 1>sick and had recovered. Hezekiah was pleased with the letters,

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<v Speaker 1>and he showed the envoys his treasure house, the silver,

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<v Speaker 1>the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, and all

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<v Speaker 1>his armory, and everything that was found in his treasuries.

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<v Speaker 1>There was nothing in his palace and in all his

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<v Speaker 1>realm that Hezekiah did not show them. Then the prophet

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<v Speaker 1>Isaiah came to King Hezekiah and asked him, What did

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<v Speaker 1>these men say, and where did they come to you from?

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<v Speaker 1>Hezekiah replied, They came to me from a distant country,

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<v Speaker 1>from Babylon. Isaiah asked, What have they seen in your palace?

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<v Speaker 1>Hezekiah answered, They have seen everything in my palace. There

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<v Speaker 1>isn't anything in my treasuries that I didn't show them.

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<v Speaker 1>Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord of armies. Look, the days are coming when everything

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<v Speaker 1>in your palace and all that your fathers have stored

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<v Speaker 1>up until today will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing

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<v Speaker 1>will be left, says the Lord. Some of your descendants

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<v Speaker 1>who come from you whom you father will be taken away,

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<v Speaker 1>and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the

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<v Speaker 1>king of Babylon. Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, The word

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<v Speaker 1>of the Lord that you have spoken is good, for

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<v Speaker 1>he thought there will be peace and security during my lifetime.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's pray. Lord, we thank you for your word, and

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for the lessons that we learn from

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<v Speaker 1>this portion of Scripture. Lord, as we look at this

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<v Speaker 1>portion of Scripture, we could see that Hezekiah was acting

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<v Speaker 1>like someone who was boastful or someone who had more

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<v Speaker 1>confidence in what he possessed than anything else. Likewise, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>when we look at the end of this portion of Scripture,

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<v Speaker 1>it seems that Hezekiah is more concerned about the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that he would experience peace during his lifetime and less

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<v Speaker 1>concerned about the fact that those who were his descendants

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<v Speaker 1>would bear the brunt of his foolish decision. Lord, help

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<v Speaker 1>us to learn multiple things from this portion of Scripture.

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<v Speaker 1>Help us to have confidence in you, not confidence in

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<v Speaker 1>our possessions. Help us to have a sense of value

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<v Speaker 1>and a sense of worth that's based on who we

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<v Speaker 1>are in your Son, Jesus Christ, and not in worldly

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<v Speaker 1>standards of value. And help us, Lord, to be mindful

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<v Speaker 1>and thoughtful of those who come after us, not being

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<v Speaker 1>selfishly concerned with ourselves above the needs of others or

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<v Speaker 1>the needs of those who will live in generations after us. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for illustrating this for us in your word,

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<v Speaker 1>and we pray that we would take these lessons to

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<v Speaker 1>heart today. We love you, Lord. We're grateful for your

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<v Speaker 1>presence with us each and every day, and we pray

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<v Speaker 1>that by your grace that we would walk with you

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<v Speaker 1>in all contexts of life. We pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.