Contemplative Bible Reading

Isaiah 43:13 (New Living Translation) 13 “From eternity to eternity I am God.No one can snatch anyone out of my hand.No one can undo what I have done.” In this section of scripture, the prophet Isaiah is relaying what God told Isaiah about God. The self-description ends with, “No one can undo what I have […]

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Isaiah 43:10 (New Living Translation) 10 “But you are my witnesses, O Israel!” says the Lord.“You are my servant.You have been chosen to know me, believe in me,and understand that I alone am God.There is no other God—there never has been, and there never will be. The Wikipedia definition of witness includes: a witness is […]

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Isaiah 2:4 (English Standard Version) He shall judge between the nations,    and shall decide disputes for many peoples;and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,    and their spears into pruning hooks;nation shall not lift up sword against nation,    neither shall they learn war anymore. The prophet Isaiah is relaying words from Jehovah, the God who created all. That […]

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Isaiah 2:1-5 (New Living Translation) 1 Out of the stump of David’s family will grow a shoot—yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root.2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,the Spirit of counsel and might,the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.3 […]

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Isaiah 59:9-10 (New Living Translation) 9 So there is no justice among us,and we know nothing about right living.We look for light but find only darkness.We look for bright skies but walk in gloom.10 We grope like the blind along a wall,feeling our way like people without eyes.Even at brightest noontime,we stumble as though it […]

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Isaiah 57:11a (New Living Translation) “Are you afraid of these idols?Do they terrify you?Is that why you have lied to meand forgotten me and my words? God is speaking to the people through the prophet Isaiah. The people have been lying to God. That is odd in itself as God knows our thoughts, so we […]

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Isaiah 42:16 (New Living Translation) I will lead blind Israel down a new path,    guiding them along an unfamiliar way.I will brighten the darkness before them    and smooth out the road ahead of them.Yes, I will indeed do these things;    I will not forsake them. Isaiah 42:16 (New Living Translation) God is speaking through the prophet Isaiah. These […]

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Isaiah 32:1-2 (New Living Translation) 1 Look, a righteous king is coming! And honest princes will rule under him. 2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land. The […]

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Isaiah 35: 5-7 (New Living Translation) 5 And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind and unplug the ears of the deaf. 6 The lame will leap like a deer, and those who cannot speak will sing for joy! Springs will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams will water the […]

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Isaiah 1:5 (New Living Translation) Why do you continue to invite punishment? Must you rebel forever? Your head is injured, and your heart is sick. God is sending a question to the people through the prophet Isaiah. Simple question: What are you doin’? Their lives were bringing pain and suffering. Their minds were sick; their […]

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