WEBVTT - Isaiah 7

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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 7, and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the New American Standard Bible. Now it came

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<v Speaker 1>about in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham,

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<v Speaker 1>the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the

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<v Speaker 1>king of Aram, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king

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<v Speaker 1>of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to wage war against it,

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<v Speaker 1>but could not conquer it. When it was reported to

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<v Speaker 1>the house of David, saying, The Arameans have camped in Ephraim,

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<v Speaker 1>his heart and the hearts of his people, shook as

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<v Speaker 1>the trees of the forest shake with the wind. Then

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord said to Isaiah, Go out now to meet Ahaz,

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<v Speaker 1>you and your son, She'er Jashub, at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway to

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<v Speaker 1>the fuller's field, and say to him, Take care and

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<v Speaker 1>be calm, have no fear, and do not be faint-hearted

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<v Speaker 1>because of these two stubs of smoldering firebrands, on account

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<v Speaker 1>of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and the

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<v Speaker 1>son of Ramaliah. Because Aram with Ephraim and the son

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<v Speaker 1>of Ramaliah has planned evil against you, saying, Let us

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<v Speaker 1>go up against Judah and terrorize it, and make for

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves a breach in its walls, and set up the

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<v Speaker 1>son of Tebil as king in the midst of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Thus says the Lord God, It shall not stand, nor

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<v Speaker 1>shall it come to pass. For the head of Aram

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<v Speaker 1>is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Now

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<v Speaker 1>within another sixty-five years, Ephraim will be shattered, so that

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<v Speaker 1>it is no longer a people. And the head of

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<v Speaker 1>Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the

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<v Speaker 1>son of Remaliah. If you will not believe, you surely

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<v Speaker 1>shall not last. Then the Lord spoke again to Ahaz, saying,

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<v Speaker 1>The Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, a

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<v Speaker 1>virgin will be with child and bear a son, and

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<v Speaker 1>she will call his name Immanuel. He will eat curds

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<v Speaker 1>and honey at the time he knows enough to refuse

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<v Speaker 1>evil and choose good. For before the boy will know

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<v Speaker 1>enough to refuse evil and choose good, the land whose

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<v Speaker 1>two kings you dread will be forsaken. The Lord will

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<v Speaker 1>bring on you, on your people, and on your father's

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<v Speaker 1>house such days as have never come since the day

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<v Speaker 1>that Ephraim separated from Judah, the king of Assyria. In

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<v Speaker 1>that day, the Lord will whistle for the fly that

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<v Speaker 1>is in the remotest parts of the rivers of Egypt

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<v Speaker 1>and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.

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<v Speaker 1>They will all come and settle on the steep ravines,

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<v Speaker 1>on the ledges of the cliffs, on all the thorn bushes,

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<v Speaker 1>and on all the watering places. In that day the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord will shave with a razor, hired from regions beyond

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<v Speaker 1>the Euphrates, that is, with the king of Assyria, the

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<v Speaker 1>head and the hair of the legs, and it will

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<v Speaker 1>also remove the beard. Now in that day a man

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<v Speaker 1>may keep alive a heifer and a pair of sheep,

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<v Speaker 1>and because of the abundance of the milk produced, he

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<v Speaker 1>will eat curds. For everyone that is left within the

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<v Speaker 1>land will eat curds and honey. And it will come

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<v Speaker 1>about in that day that every place where there used

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<v Speaker 1>to be a thousand vines, valued at a thousand shekels

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<v Speaker 1>of silver, will become briars and thorns. People will come

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<v Speaker 1>there with bows and arrows because all the land will

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<v Speaker 1>be briars and thorns. As for all the hills which

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<v Speaker 1>used to be cultivated with the hoe, You will not

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<v Speaker 1>go there for fear of briars and thorns, but they

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<v Speaker 1>will become a place for pasturing oxen and for sheep

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>able to look at it today. And Lord, as we

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<v Speaker 1>look at this portion of scripture from Isaiah chapter 7,

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<v Speaker 1>we see a prophecy related to your son, Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>The fact that you would give a sign to your people.

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<v Speaker 1>that the virgin would be with child and would bear

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<v Speaker 1>a son, and that his name would be Emmanuel, God

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<v Speaker 1>with us. Lord, we know that that was fulfilled in

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<v Speaker 1>your Son, Jesus Christ, who took on flesh, lived among us,

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<v Speaker 1>died in our place, rose from the grave, and offers

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<v Speaker 1>salvation and new life to all who trust in him. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we're grateful for that reality, and we're grateful for the

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<v Speaker 1>privilege to be able to trust your Son, Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 1>We're thankful, Lord, to be able to read this prophetic

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<v Speaker 1>portion of Scripture today. And we pray that by your

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<v Speaker 1>grace that our hearts would be comforted and encouraged by it.

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<v Speaker 1>We love you, Lord. We thank you for your presence

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<v Speaker 1>with us today. And we commit this day to your

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