WEBVTT - Isaiah 12-13

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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 12 and chapter 13,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll be reading from the New American Standard Bible.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you will say on that day, I will give

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<v Speaker 1>thanks to you, O Lord, For although you were angry

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<v Speaker 1>with me, your anger is turned away, and you comfort me. Behold,

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<v Speaker 1>God is my salvation. I will trust and not be afraid.

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<v Speaker 1>For the Lord God is my strength and song, and

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<v Speaker 1>he has become my salvation. Therefore, you will joyously draw

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<v Speaker 1>water from the springs of salvation, and in that day

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<v Speaker 1>you will say, Give thanks to the Lord. Call on

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<v Speaker 1>His name. Make known His deeds among the peoples. Make

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<v Speaker 1>them remember that His name is exalted. Praise the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>in song, for He has done excellent things. Let this

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<v Speaker 1>be known throughout the earth. Cry aloud and shout for joy,

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<v Speaker 1>O inhabitant of Zion. For great in your midst is

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<v Speaker 1>the Holy One of Israel. Chapter 13 The Oracle Concerning

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<v Speaker 1>Babylon Which Isaiah the son of Amoz Saw Lift up

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<v Speaker 1>a standard on the bare hill. Raise your voice to them.

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<v Speaker 1>Wave the hand that they may enter the doors of

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<v Speaker 1>the nobles. I have commanded my consecrated ones. I have

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<v Speaker 1>even called my mighty warriors, my proudly exulting ones. to

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<v Speaker 1>execute my anger. A sound of tumult on the mountains,

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<v Speaker 1>like that of many people. A sound of the uproar

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<v Speaker 1>of kingdoms, of nations gathered together. The Lord of hosts

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<v Speaker 1>is mustering the army for battle. They are coming from

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<v Speaker 1>a far country, from the farthest horizons. The Lord and

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<v Speaker 1>his instruments of indignation to destroy the whole land. Wail,

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<v Speaker 1>for the day of the Lord is near. It will

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<v Speaker 1>come as destruction from the Almighty. Therefore all hands will

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<v Speaker 1>fall limp, and every man's heart will melt. They will

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<v Speaker 1>be terrified. Pains and anguish will take hold of them.

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<v Speaker 1>They will writhe like a woman in labor. They will

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<v Speaker 1>look at one another in astonishment, their faces aflame. Behold,

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<v Speaker 1>the day of the Lord is coming, cruel with fury

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<v Speaker 1>and burning anger, to make the land a desolation, and

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<v Speaker 1>he will exterminate its sinners from it. For the stars

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<v Speaker 1>of heaven and their constellations will not flash forth their light.

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<v Speaker 1>The sun will be dark when it rises, and the

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<v Speaker 1>moon will not shed its light. Thus I will punish

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<v Speaker 1>the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquities.

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<v Speaker 1>I will also put an end to the arrogance of

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<v Speaker 1>the proud and abase the haughtiness of the ruthless. I

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<v Speaker 1>will make mortal man scarcer than pure gold and mankind

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<v Speaker 1>than the gold of Ophir. Therefore, I will make the

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<v Speaker 1>heavens tremble and the earth will be shaken from its

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<v Speaker 1>place at the fury of the Lord of hosts in

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<v Speaker 1>the day of his burning anger. And it will be

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<v Speaker 1>that like a hunted gazelle, or like sheep with none

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<v Speaker 1>to gather them, they will each turn to his own people,

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<v Speaker 1>and each one flee to his own land. Anyone who

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<v Speaker 1>is found will be thrust through, and anyone who is

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<v Speaker 1>captured will fall by the sword. Their little ones also

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<v Speaker 1>will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses

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<v Speaker 1>will be plundered, and their wives ravished. Behold, I am

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<v Speaker 1>going to stir up the Medes against them, who will

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<v Speaker 1>not value silver or take pleasure in gold. And their

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<v Speaker 1>bows will mow down the young men. They will not

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<v Speaker 1>even have compassion on the fruit of the womb, nor

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<v Speaker 1>will their eye pity children. And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms,

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<v Speaker 1>the glory of the Chaldeans' pride, will be as when

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<v Speaker 1>God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It will never be inhabited

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<v Speaker 1>or lived in from generation to generation. Nor will the

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<v Speaker 1>Arab pitch his tent there. Nor will shepherds make their

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<v Speaker 1>flocks lie down there. But desert creatures will lie down there,

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<v Speaker 1>and their houses will be full of owls. Ostriches also

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<v Speaker 1>will live there, and shaggy goats will frolic there. Hyenas

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<v Speaker 1>will howl in their fortified towers, and jackals in their

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<v Speaker 1>luxurious palaces. Her fateful time also will soon come, and

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<v Speaker 1>her days will not be prolonged. Let's pray. Lord, we

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

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<v Speaker 1>the privilege to be able to look at it together today.

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<v Speaker 1>And Lord, as we look through this portion of Scripture,

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<v Speaker 1>we can see that it prophesies a time of judgment.

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<v Speaker 1>A time that describes your patience with the rebellious hearts

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<v Speaker 1>of humanity coming to an end. Lord, we're grateful to

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<v Speaker 1>be recipients of your patience right now. We're grateful for

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<v Speaker 1>the privilege to have time to trust in your Son,

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ, confess our sin, be forgiven of it, and

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<v Speaker 1>walk in new life through faith in you. But Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we know that the majority of humanity lives in direct

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<v Speaker 1>rebellion against you. Lord, we pray that by your grace

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<v Speaker 1>that you would draw many unto yourself, that many more

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<v Speaker 1>would come to know your Son, Jesus Christ, as their

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<v Speaker 1>Savior and their Lord, and that we would seek you

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<v Speaker 1>while you may be found. We love you, Lord. We're

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<v Speaker 1>grateful for stirring reminders like this portion of Scripture, and

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