Contemplative Bible Reading

Isaiah 45:18 (New Living Translation) 18 For the Lord is God,and he created the heavens and earthand put everything in place.He made the world to be lived in,not to be a place of empty chaos.“I am the Lord,” he says,“and there is no other. Here is the description or definition of Jehovah God (my phrase). […]

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Isaiah 2:4a (New Living Translation) 4 The Lord will mediate between nations and will settle international disputes. God is talking to the people of Judah and Jerusalem through the prophet Isaiah. This is in “the last days” when the place will be “the most important place on earth.” I thought Washington D.C. was the most […]

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Isaiah 19:13-14 (New Living Translation) 13 The officials of Zoan are fools,and the officials of Memphis are deluded.The leaders of the peoplehave led Egypt astray.14 The Lord has sent a spirit of foolishness on them,so all their suggestions are wrong.They cause Egypt to staggerlike a drunk in his vomit. Human governors were suggesting things to […]

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Isaiah 1:8 (New Living Translation) 8 Beautiful Jerusalem stands abandonedlike a watchman’s shelter in a vineyard,like a lean-to in a cucumber field after the harvest,like a helpless city under siege. God is talking to the people through the prophet Isaiah. This is bad news—this is very bad news. Because of generations of rebellion, the people […]

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Isaiah 45:7 (New Living Translation) 7 I create the light and make the darkness.I send good times and bad times.I, the Lord, am the one who does these things. God is speaking to Cyrus the Great of Persia through the prophet Isaiah. God is reminding Cyrus of a few things before God uses Cyrus to […]

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Isaiah 44:16-17 (New Living Translation) 16 He burns part of the tree to roast his meatand to keep himself warm.He says, “Ah, that fire feels good.”17 Then he takes what’s leftand makes his god: a carved idol!He falls down in front of it,worshiping and praying to it.“Rescue me!” he says.“You are my god!” God is […]

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Isaiah 11:3 (New Living Translation) 3 He will delight in obeying the Lord.He will not judge by appearancenor make a decision based on hearsay. Most folks who study these things believe these verses from the prophet Isaiah are describing Jesus Christ. The prior verses tell us that the Spirit of the Lord will rest on […]

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Isaiah 8:12-13 (New Living Translation) 12 “Don’t call everything a conspiracy, like they do,and don’t live in dread of what frightens them.13 Make the Lord of Heaven’s Armies holy in your life.He is the one you should fear.He is the one who should make you tremble. This reads like it was written last weekend. Life […]

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Isaiah 4:1 (New Living Translation) 1 In that day so few men will be left that seven women will fight for each man, saying, “Let us all marry you! We will provide our own food and clothing. Only let us take your name so we won’t be mocked as old maids.” We don’t use the […]

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Isaiah 32:17 (New Living Translation) 17 And this righteousness will bring peace.Yes, it will bring quietness and confidence forever. The prophet Isaiah is telling the people of a time when a king will reign righteously. Once again, we are on the topic of righteousness or being right per the instructions from Jehovah God. Righteousness brings […]

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