WEBVTT - Isaiah 10

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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 10 and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the contemporary English version. You people are in

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<v Speaker 1>for trouble. The Lord says, I am furious, and I

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<v Speaker 1>will use the king of Assyria as a club to

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<v Speaker 1>beat down you godless people. I am angry with you,

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<v Speaker 1>and I will send him to attack you. He will

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<v Speaker 1>take what he wants and walk on you like mud

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<v Speaker 1>in the streets. He has even bigger plans in mind

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<v Speaker 1>because he wants to destroy many nations. The king of

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<v Speaker 1>Assyria says, My army commanders are kings. They have already

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<v Speaker 1>captured the cities of Calno, Carchemish, Hamath, Arpad, Samaria, and Damascus.

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<v Speaker 1>The gods of Jerusalem and Samaria are weaker than the

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<v Speaker 1>gods of those powerful nations, and I will destroy Jerusalem

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<v Speaker 1>together with its gods and idols, just as I did Samaria.

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<v Speaker 1>The Lord will do what He has planned against Jerusalem

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<v Speaker 1>and Mount Zion. Then he will punish the proud and

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<v Speaker 1>boastful king of Assyria who says, I did these things

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<v Speaker 1>by my own power because I am smart and clever.

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<v Speaker 1>I attacked kings like a wild bull and I took

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<v Speaker 1>the land and the treasures of their nations. I have

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<v Speaker 1>conquered the whole world and it was easier than taking

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<v Speaker 1>eggs from an unguarded nest. No one even flapped a

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<v Speaker 1>wing or made a peep. King of Assyria said, Can

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<v Speaker 1>an axe or a saw overpower the one who uses it?

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<v Speaker 1>Can a wooden pole lift whoever holds it? The mighty

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<v Speaker 1>Lord All-Powerful will send a terrible disease to strike down

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<v Speaker 1>your army, and you will burn with fever under your

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<v Speaker 1>royal robes. The Holy God, who is the light of Israel,

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<v Speaker 1>will turn into a fire, and in one day you

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<v Speaker 1>will go up in flames just like a thorn bush.

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<v Speaker 1>The Lord will make your beautiful forests and fertile fields

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<v Speaker 1>slowly rot. There will be so few trees that even

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<v Speaker 1>a young child can count them. A time is coming

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<v Speaker 1>when the survivors from Israel and Judah will completely depend

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<v Speaker 1>on the Holy Lord of Israel instead of the nation

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<v Speaker 1>that defeated them. There were as many people as there

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<v Speaker 1>are grains of sand along the seashore. but only a

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<v Speaker 1>few will survive to come back to Israel's mighty God.

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<v Speaker 1>This is because he has threatened to destroy their nation

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<v Speaker 1>just as they deserve. The Lord All-Powerful has promised that

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<v Speaker 1>everyone on this earth will be punished. Now the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>God All-Powerful says to his people in Jerusalem, the Assyrians

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<v Speaker 1>will beat you with sticks and abuse you just as

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<v Speaker 1>the Egyptians did, but don't be afraid of them. Soon,

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<v Speaker 1>I will stop being angry with you and I will

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<v Speaker 1>punish them for their crimes. I will beat the Assyrians

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<v Speaker 1>with a whip as I did the people of Midian

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<v Speaker 1>near the rock at Oreb. And I will show the

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<v Speaker 1>same mighty power that I used when I made a

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<v Speaker 1>path through the sea in Egypt. Then they will no

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<v Speaker 1>longer rule your nation. All will go well for you

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<v Speaker 1>and your burden will be lifted. Enemy troops have reached

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<v Speaker 1>the town of Iath. They have gone through Migron, and

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<v Speaker 1>they stored their supplies at Mikmash before crossing the valley

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<v Speaker 1>and spending the night at Geba. The people of Ramah

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<v Speaker 1>are terrified. Everyone in Gibeah, the hometown of Saul, has

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<v Speaker 1>run away. Loud crying can be heard in the towns

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<v Speaker 1>of Galim, Lesha, and sorrowful Anathoth. No one is left

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<v Speaker 1>in Madmanah or Gebeim. Today the enemy will camp at

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<v Speaker 1>Nob and shake a threatening fist at Mount Zion in Jerusalem.

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<v Speaker 1>But the Lord All-Powerful will use His fearsome might to

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<v Speaker 1>bring down the tallest trees and chop off every branch.

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<v Speaker 1>With an axe, the glorious Lord will destroy every tree

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<v Speaker 1>in the forests of Lebanon. 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>privilege of being able to look at this portion of

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<v Speaker 1>Scripture today. And Lord, in this portion of Scripture, we

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<v Speaker 1>see reminders of the effects that come into the lives

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<v Speaker 1>of those who rebel against you. When we hold our

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<v Speaker 1>noses up in the air as if we're proud and self-sufficient,

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<v Speaker 1>you have the capacity to humble us, and you often

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<v Speaker 1>choose to do so in that particular context. Lord, forgive

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<v Speaker 1>us for our desire to go our own way. Please

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<v Speaker 1>forgive us, Lord, for our desire to be self-sufficient in

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<v Speaker 1>this world. We know, Lord, that our sufficiency is found

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<v Speaker 1>in you. And we know, Lord, that ultimately our forgiveness

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<v Speaker 1>comes through faith in your Son, Jesus Christ. And we're grateful, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>for the ability to cast aside pride and embrace reliance

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<v Speaker 1>in your Son, Jesus Christ, as you empower these things

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<v Speaker 1>through your Holy Spirit. Lord, thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 1>being with us. Thank you for drawing us unto yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>Help us, Lord, we pray, as we seek to walk

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<v Speaker 1>with you each and every day. We love you, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>and we thank you for all of these things. In Jesus' name, amen.