WEBVTT - Isaiah 29

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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 29, and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the Christian Standard Bible. Woe to Ariel, Ariel,

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<v Speaker 1>the city where David camped. Continue year after year, let

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<v Speaker 1>the festivals recur. I will oppress Ariel, and there will

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<v Speaker 1>be mourning and crying, and she will be to me

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<v Speaker 1>like an Ariel. I will camp in a circle around you,

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<v Speaker 1>I will besiege you with earth ramps, and I will

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<v Speaker 1>set up my siege towers against you. You will be

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<v Speaker 1>brought down, you will speak from the ground, and your

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<v Speaker 1>words will come from low in the dust. Your voice

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<v Speaker 1>will be like that of a spirit from the ground.

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<v Speaker 1>Your speech will whisper from the dust. Your many foes

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<v Speaker 1>will be like fine dust, and many of the ruthless

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<v Speaker 1>like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant, you will

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<v Speaker 1>be punished by the Lord of armies, with thunder, earthquake,

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<v Speaker 1>and loud noise, storm, tempest, and a flame of consuming fire.

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<v Speaker 1>all the many nations going out to battle against Ariel,

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<v Speaker 1>all the attackers, the siege works against her, and those

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<v Speaker 1>who oppress her, will then be like a dream, a

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<v Speaker 1>vision in the night. It will be like a hungry

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<v Speaker 1>one who dreams he is eating, then wakes and is

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<v Speaker 1>still hungry. And like a thirsty one who dreams he

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<v Speaker 1>is drinking, then wakes and is still thirsty, longing for water.

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<v Speaker 1>So it will be for all the many nations who

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<v Speaker 1>go to battle against Mount Zion. Stop and be astonished.

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<v Speaker 1>Blind yourselves and be blind. They are drunk, but not

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<v Speaker 1>with wine. They stagger, but not with beer. For the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord has poured out on you an overwhelming urge to sleep.

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<v Speaker 1>He has shut your eyes, the prophets, and covered your heads,

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<v Speaker 1>the seers. For you, the entire vision will be like

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<v Speaker 1>the words of a sealed document. If it is given

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<v Speaker 1>to one who can read and he is asked to

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<v Speaker 1>read it, he will say, I can't read it because

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<v Speaker 1>it is sealed. And if the document is given to

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<v Speaker 1>one who cannot read and he is asked to read it,

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<v Speaker 1>he will say, I can't read. The Lord said, These

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<v Speaker 1>people approach me with their speeches to honor me with

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<v Speaker 1>lip service, yet their hearts are far from me. and

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<v Speaker 1>human rules direct their worship of me. Therefore, I will

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<v Speaker 1>again confound these people with wonder after wonder. The wisdom

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<v Speaker 1>of their wise will vanish, and the perception of their

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<v Speaker 1>perceptive will be hidden. Woe to those who go to

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<v Speaker 1>great lengths to hide their plans from the Lord. They

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<v Speaker 1>do their works in the dark and say, Who sees us?

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<v Speaker 1>Who knows us? You have turned things around as if

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<v Speaker 1>the potter were the same as the clay. How can

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<v Speaker 1>what is made say about its maker, he didn't make me?

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<v Speaker 1>How can what is formed say about the one who

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<v Speaker 1>formed it, he doesn't understand what he's doing? Isn't it

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<v Speaker 1>true that in just a little while, Lebanon will become

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<v Speaker 1>an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest?

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<v Speaker 1>On that day, the deaf will hear the words of

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<v Speaker 1>a document, and out of a deep darkness the eyes

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<v Speaker 1>of the blind will see. The humble will have joy

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<v Speaker 1>after joy in the Lord, and the people will rejoice

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<v Speaker 1>in the Holy One of Israel. For the ruthless one

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<v Speaker 1>will vanish, the scorner will disappear, and all those who

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<v Speaker 1>lie in wait with evil intent will be killed. Those who,

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<v Speaker 1>with their speech, accuse a person of wrongdoing, who set

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<v Speaker 1>a trap for the one mediating at the city gate,

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<v Speaker 1>and without cause deprive the righteous of justice. Therefore, the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord who redeemed Abraham says this about the house of Jacob,

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<v Speaker 1>Jacob will no longer be ashamed, and his face will

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<v Speaker 1>no longer be pale. For when he sees his children,

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<v Speaker 1>the work of my hands within his nation, they will

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<v Speaker 1>honor my name, they will honor the Holy One of Jacob,

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<v Speaker 1>and stand in awe of the God of Israel. Those

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<v Speaker 1>who are confused will gain understanding, and those who grumble

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<v Speaker 1>will accept instruction. Let's pray. Lord, we thank you for

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

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<v Speaker 1>be able to look at this portion of Scripture together today.

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<v Speaker 1>And we thank you, Lord, for the things that you

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<v Speaker 1>promise will one day come to pass when people will

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<v Speaker 1>recognize and honor the Holy One of Jacob, your Son,

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ. when the nations will bow and worship toward Jesus,

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<v Speaker 1>and those who do not know him will know him. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we're grateful for the privilege to receive the gift of

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<v Speaker 1>salvation through faith in Jesus Christ right here and now.

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<v Speaker 1>We pray, Lord, that we would walk by faith in

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<v Speaker 1>you each and every day that we live. We're grateful

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<v Speaker 1>for your presence with us, Lord. We're grateful for the

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<v Speaker 1>reminders of all the good things that you have in

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<v Speaker 1>store for those who love you. And we thank you, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>for the privilege to spend time together each day reading

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<v Speaker 1>your word. We pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.