When you spread out your hands, I will close my eyes to you; Though you pray the more, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood! Isaiah 1:15 NABRE Through the prophet Isaiah, God is challenging the people about their transgressions toward worship. They are seen as sinning…
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One cried out to the other: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts! All the earth is filled with his glory!” Isaiah 6:3 NABRE We read about the call of the prophet Isaiah, one of the great prophets of Hebrew history and perhaps the prophet most quoted by Jesus…
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As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you; in Jerusalem you shall find your comfort. Isaiah 66:13 NABRE The prophet Isaiah is closing out his chapter and speaking about the relationship between Israel and God. An analogy is used…
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Let the wicked forsake their way, and sinners their thoughts; Let them turn to the LORD to find mercy; to our God, who is generous in forgiving. Isaiah 55:7 NABRE Isaiah is calling the people to conversion, this section of his prophecy spoken first for the people in exile in Babylon,…
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learn to do good. Make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow. Isaiah 1:17 NABRE Isaiah here provides a central message from God concerning the chosen people. He has chastised the people from the opening verses of this first chapter; declaring they are not…
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