WEBVTT - Isaiah 1

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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 1, and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the New American Standard Bible. The vision of Isaiah,

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<v Speaker 1>the son of Amoz, concerning Judah and Jerusalem, which he

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<v Speaker 1>saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah,

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<v Speaker 1>kings of Judah. Listen, O heavens, and hear, O earth,

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<v Speaker 1>for the Lord speaks. Sons I have reared and brought up,

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<v Speaker 1>but they have revolted against me. An ox knows its owner,

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<v Speaker 1>and a donkey its master's manger. But Israel does not know,

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<v Speaker 1>my people do not understand. Alas, sinful nation, people weighed

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<v Speaker 1>down with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, sons who act corruptly.

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<v Speaker 1>They have abandoned the Lord. They have despised the Holy

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<v Speaker 1>One of Israel. They have turned away from Him. Where

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<v Speaker 1>will you be stricken again as you continue in your rebellion?

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<v Speaker 1>The whole head is sick, and the whole heart is faint.

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<v Speaker 1>From the sole of the foot even to the head,

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<v Speaker 1>There is nothing sound in it, only bruises, welts, and

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<v Speaker 1>raw wounds, not pressed out or bandaged, nor softened with oil.

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<v Speaker 1>Your land is desolate. Your cities are burned with fire.

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<v Speaker 1>Your fields, strangers are devouring them in your presence. It

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<v Speaker 1>is desolation, as overthrown by strangers. The daughter of Zion

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<v Speaker 1>is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a

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<v Speaker 1>watchman's hut in a cucumber field, like a besieged city.

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<v Speaker 1>Unless the Lord of hosts had left us a few survivors,

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<v Speaker 1>we would be like Sodom, we would be like Gomorrah.

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<v Speaker 1>Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom.

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<v Speaker 1>Give ear to the instruction of our God, you people

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<v Speaker 1>of Gomorrah. What are your multiplied sacrifices to me, says

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord? I have had enough of burnt offerings, of rams,

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<v Speaker 1>and the fat of fed cattle, and I take no

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<v Speaker 1>pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats. When

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<v Speaker 1>you come to appear before me, who requires of you

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<v Speaker 1>this trampling of my courts? Bring your worthless offerings no longer.

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<v Speaker 1>Incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath,

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<v Speaker 1>the calling of assemblies, I hate your new moon festivals

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<v Speaker 1>and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to me.

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<v Speaker 1>I am weary of bearing them. So when you spread

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<v Speaker 1>out your hands in prayer, I will hide my eyes

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<v Speaker 1>from you. Yes, even though you multiply prayers, I will

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<v Speaker 1>not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. Wash yourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>Make yourselves clean. Remove the evil of your deeds from

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<v Speaker 1>my sight. Cease to do evil. Learn to do good.

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<v Speaker 1>Seek justice. Reprove the ruthless. Defend the orphan. Plead for

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<v Speaker 1>the widow. Come now and let us reason together, says

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord. Though your sins are as scarlet, they will

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<v Speaker 1>be as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson,

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<v Speaker 1>they will be like wool. If you consent and obey,

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<v Speaker 1>you will eat the best of the land. But if

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<v Speaker 1>you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword. Truly,

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<v Speaker 1>the mouth of the Lord has spoken. How the faithful

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<v Speaker 1>city has become a harlot. She who was full of justice.

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<v Speaker 1>Righteousness once lodged in her, but now murderers. Your silver

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<v Speaker 1>has become dross. Your drink diluted with water. Your rulers

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<v Speaker 1>are rebels and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe

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<v Speaker 1>and chases after rewards. They do not defend the orphan,

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<v Speaker 1>nor does the widow's plea come before them. Therefore the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord God of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares, Ah,

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<v Speaker 1>I will be relieved of my adversaries and avenge myself

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<v Speaker 1>on my foes. I will also turn my hand against you.

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<v Speaker 1>and will smelt away your dross as with lye, and

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<v Speaker 1>will remove all your alloy. Then I will restore your

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<v Speaker 1>judges as at the first, and your counselors as at

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning. After that you will be called the city

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<v Speaker 1>of righteousness, a faithful city. Zion will be redeemed with justice,

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<v Speaker 1>and her repentant ones with righteousness. But transgressors and sinners

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<v Speaker 1>will be crushed together, And those who forsake the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>will come to an end. Surely you will be ashamed

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<v Speaker 1>of the oaks which you have desired, and you will

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<v Speaker 1>be embarrassed at the gardens which you have chosen. For

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<v Speaker 1>you will be like an oak whose leaf fades away,

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<v Speaker 1>or as a gardener that has no water. The strong

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<v Speaker 1>man will become tinder, his work also a spark. Thus

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<v Speaker 1>they shall both burn together, and there will be none left.

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<v Speaker 1>to quench them. Let's pray. Lord, we thank you for

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

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<v Speaker 1>being able to look at this portion of scripture today.

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<v Speaker 1>And Lord, as we look at the words that you

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<v Speaker 1>spoke to the people of Israel and Judah through Isaiah, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we know that you were challenging them to be people

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<v Speaker 1>of integrity, people who didn't buy into the mindset and

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<v Speaker 1>the lifestyle of this world or the sinful practices of

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<v Speaker 1>the nations that were around them. But Lord, we know

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<v Speaker 1>that that was a struggle for this group of people

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<v Speaker 1>and we know it's a struggle for us as well.

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<v Speaker 1>But you promise us, Lord, that if we come to you,

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<v Speaker 1>that if we trust in you, that we will be

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<v Speaker 1>cleansed of our sin. You will make us righteous with

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<v Speaker 1>the righteousness of Christ if we simply will trust in

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<v Speaker 1>your Son, the Holy and Anointed One. So Lord, we

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<v Speaker 1>pray that that's what we would do, that we would

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<v Speaker 1>trust in Jesus and that we would walk as men

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<v Speaker 1>and women who have been cleansed of our sin Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we pray that the example that we have the opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to read about and see in the book of Isaiah

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<v Speaker 1>would be an example that would stick in our mind

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<v Speaker 1>and something that we would apply to our lives as

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<v Speaker 1>we seek to be men and women who walk by

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<v Speaker 1>faith before you. We love you, Lord. We're grateful for

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<v Speaker 1>your presence with us today. And we commit ourselves to

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