Contemplative Bible Reading

Isaiah 28:29 (New English Translation) This also comes from the Lord who commands armies, who gives supernatural guidance and imparts great wisdom. The word “supernatural” has come to be associated with witchcraft and other things condemned by the Bible. Sometimes I need to step back a little and reconsider words, especially in light of the […]

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Isaiah 59:1 (New English Translation) Look, the Lord’s hand is not too weak to deliver you; his ear is not too deaf to hear you. This verse is a great comfort. The Lord is listening to me. He hears my prayers and my thoughts. The Lord is strong and active. He will do some of […]

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Isaiah 9:2 (New International Version) The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. Note the next to last phrase of this verse, living in the land of the shadow of death. The last three words in particular caught […]

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Isaiah 51:1 (New International Version) “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the LORD : Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn; We all came from somewhere. More to the point, we all came from someone. We all have ancestors. In […]

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Isaiah 29: 15 (New International Version) Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their work in darkness and think, “Who sees us? Who will know?” How foolish. The thought that we can hide our plans from God, that we can go someplace where he cannot […]

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Isaiah 10:1-2 (New International Version) 1 Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, 2 to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless. Let’s start with verse 2: depriving the poor, withholding from the […]

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Isaiah 3:16 (New International Version) 16 The LORD says, “The women of Zion are haughty, walking along with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, tripping along with mincing steps, with ornaments jingling on their ankles. In this chapter, God is angry with His people. He lists their sins and their coming punishments. Verse 16 tells […]

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Isaiah 44:16-19 (NIV)ß 16 Half of the wood he burns in the fire; over it he prepares his meal, he roasts his meat and eats his fill. He also warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.” 17 From the rest he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to […]

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Isaiah 33:5-6 (New International Version) 5 The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness. 6 He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure. Verses 5 […]

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Isaiah 41:22 (New International Version) Bring in your idols to tell us what is going to happen. What a wonderful challenge. Bring in those figures that you  created. Have those figures foretell the future for us. We would like to hear that. Isn’t this silly? Of course a little or big figure cannot tell the […]

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