Grind the flour! The words of the wise I refute and show that their wisdom is foolishness. [Pre-Chorus 1] I hear you whisper underneath your breath. In time to come you will acknowledge that I am God and that I have spoken to you. With some of the wood he makes a fire; he roasts meat, eats it, and is satisfied. You will be safe from oppression and terror. Those who worship these gods are blind and ignorant - and they will be disgraced. I can make the sky turn dark, as if it were in mourning for the dead.". But now many nations will marvel at him, and kings will be speechless with amazement. I will let you settle once again in your land that is now laid waste. But because of our sins he was wounded, beaten because of the evil we did. Cities now deserted will be filled with people. They close their eyes and their minds to the truth. The Lord says to Israel, "Long ago I predicted what would take place; then suddenly I made it happen. He will lead them to springs of water. 7:20, the aide God promised to give the Israelites in order to conquer the giant Canaanites is often translated as a “hornet,” which some people interpret metaphorically to mean fear, dread, or panic. I will give you treasures from dark, secret places; then you will know that I am the Lord and that the God of Israel has called you by name. Who could have seen the Lord's hand in this? Watch for the new thing I am going to do. Their rejoicing knew no bounds and they sang this song to the Lord: "Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: `I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. I am the one who spoke and called him; I led him out and gave him success. He made me like an arrow, sharp and ready for use. But their insults cannot hurt me because the Sovereign Lord gives me help. The Lord said to me, "I have a greater task for you, my servant. Off with your veil! Because of what they do the United States of America remains free. When the Lord led his people through a hot, dry desert, they did not suffer from thirst. Why should you live in constant fear of the fury of those who oppress you, of those who are ready to destroy you? I will pour out my spirit on your children and my blessing on your descendants. I myself will rule over the nations. Or he might plant a laurel tree and wait for the rain to make it grow. "My thoughts," says the Lord, "are not like yours, and my ways are different from yours. When I called Abraham, he was childless, but I blessed him and gave him children; I made his descendants numerous. Your descendants would be as numerous as grains of sand, and I would have made sure they were never destroyed. Ruin will come on you suddenly - ruin you never dreamed of! And so he will see his descendants; he will live a long life, and through him my purpose will succeed. I have cared for you from the time you were born. I stretched out the heavens and laid the earth's foundations; I say to Jerusalem, "You are my people! Summon the nations to come to the trial. When I summon earth and sky, they come at once and present themselves. The Lord replies, "That is just what is going to happen. Create New Account. Can you take away a soldier's loot? "I will give water to the thirsty land and make streams flow on the dry ground. I created you to be my servant, and I will never forget you. Before I was born, the Lord appointed me; he made me his servant to bring back his people, to bring back the scattered people of Israel. GOD'S WORD® Translation This is what the LORD, your Defender, the Holy One of Israel, says: … Whoever attacks you, does it without my consent; whoever fights against you will fall. I created you, Israel, and I am your king.". I know that I will not be disgraced. Their fury can no longer touch you. Does anyone dare bring charges against me? Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. My name is the Lord Almighty! Besides me there is no other god; there never was and never will be. The holy God of Israel sets us free - his name is the Lord Almighty. The carpenter measures the wood. Instead you burdened me with your sins; you wore me out with the wrongs you have committed. "Assemble and listen, all of you! So the Lord answers, "Can a woman forget her own baby and not love the child she bore? ", Go out from Babylon, go free! ', Then you will say to yourself, "Who bore all these children for me? He was placed in a grave with those who are evil, he was buried with the rich, even though he had never committed a crime or ever told a lie.". Let the wicked leave their way of life and change their way of thinking. Why spend money on what does not satisfy? I am looking for men and women of valor. I, the Lord your God, will post all the positions and give you a record, an account of which post will be filled with what son or daughter. He made water come from a rock for them; he split the rock open, and water flowed out. God took credit for raising up the Assyrian army against Israel. I do this so that everyone from one end of the world to the other may know that I am the Lord and that there is no other god. I can dry up the sea with a command and turn rivers into a desert, so that the fish in them die for lack of water. The Lord says, "Listen now, Israel, my servant, my chosen people, the descendants of Jacob. What a beautiful fire! "Remember this, you sinners; consider what I have done. We are healed by the punishment he suffered, made whole by the blows he received. I tell Jerusalem that people will live there again, and the cities of Judah that they will be rebuilt. To fail to carry out his command is to be in breach of my orders, and there is no choice, in this army, there is only do and die. Remember what happened long ago; acknowledge that I alone am God and that there is no one else like me. Let the mountains burst into song! He prays to it and says, "You are my god - save me!". Everyone who worships it will be humiliated. Then all people will know that I am the Lord, the one who saves you and sets you free. Distant lands wait for me to come; they wait with hope for me to save them. As surely as I am the living God, you will be proud of your people, as proud as a bride is of her jewels. As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways and thoughts above yours. The church will be removed, in order that it will not be here to hinder their rise. Of course, we expect our family to be our army. Do not be afraid - you will not be disgraced again; you will not be humiliated. International Standard Version That very night, the angel of the LORD went out to the camp of the Assyrian army and killed 185,000 men. I was exiled and driven away - who brought these children up? Until the time of Noah, God had been the One who issued judgment against evil on the earth. You have drunk the cup of punishment that the Lord in his anger gave you to drink; you drank it down, and it made you stagger. By Cheri Williams. "People of Israel, you are my witnesses; I chose you to be my servant, so that you would know me and believe in me and understand that I am the only God. I am the Lord, your holy God. Disaster will come upon you, and none of your magic can stop it. God established the government as a provision and protection for the earth. I also create the soldier, who uses the weapons to kill. of I solemnly promise by all that I am: Everyone will come and kneel before me and vow to be loyal to me. Your people are assembling - they are coming home! Your innocence stolen. My people will come from far away, from the north and the west, and from Aswan in the south.". Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. "Listen to this, you lover of pleasure, you that think you are safe and secure. Most people would probably agree that war is evil. I created you, Israel, and I am your king." But that’s not always the case, regardless, God STILL sends us an army. Do not be afraid, my people! Thus said the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. You thought that you would never be a widow or suffer the loss of your children. I have called you by name - you are mine. I create both light and darkness; I bring both blessing and disaster. "I will show compassion to Jerusalem, to all who live in her ruins. My army is here. Jerusalem, be strong and great again! But when my servant makes a prediction, when I send a messenger to reveal my plans, I make those plans and predictions come true. All rights reserved. I am your God and will take care of you until you are old and your hair is gray. We expect our closest people to be our army. When you pass through fire, you will not be burned; the hard trials that come will not hurt you. I will come quickly and save them; the time of my victory is near. I, the Lord, will rescue all the descendants of Jacob, and they will give me praise. "I am the Lord; there is no other god. I was angry with my people; I treated them as no longer mine: I put them in your power, and you showed them no mercy; even the aged you treated harshly. I knew that you would prove to be stubborn, as rigid as iron and unyielding as bronze. Perhaps they will be of some help to you; perhaps you can frighten your enemies. People open their purses and pour out gold; they weigh out silver on the scales. The Lord Almighty has spoken. The Lord your God will lead you and protect you on every side. I created you, Israel, and I am your king." Those cities will rise from the ruins. The Bible says: Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. His foolish ideas have so misled him that he is beyond help. But no weapon will be able to hurt you; you will have an answer for all who accuse you. Let him bring his accusation! All my accusers will disappear; they will vanish like moth-eaten cloth. The Lord himself will make this happen; you will suffer a miserable fate. "All I foretold has now taken place; you have to admit my predictions were right. But the deliverance I bring will last forever; my victory will endure for all time.". When you went to live in Egypt as foreigners, you did so of your own free will; Assyria, however, took you away by force and paid nothing for you. The Lord will rescue his city and comfort his people. Use your power and save us; use it as you did in ancient times. You claim you are as great as God - that there is no one else like you. People will see you naked; they will see you humbled and shamed. Sometimes our army is not who we expect it to be. "I myself will teach your people and give them prosperity and peace. Free eBook: Getting Through the Storms in Life. I will fight against whoever fights you, and I will rescue your children. Shout for joy, you heavens! I am the Lord, and I speak the truth; I make known what is right.". I will give up Egypt to set you free; I will give up Ethiopia and Seba. Jerusalem, you have been like a childless woman, but now you can sing and shout for joy. The "Hornet" of the Conquest in Deuteronomy 7:20: An Alternate Meaning. I will give you the strength you need, although you do not know me. I have given you great honor, although you do not know me. "I am the Lord, your savior; I am the one who created you. He might cut down cedars to use, or choose oak or cypress wood from the forest. Long ago the Lord made a road through the sea, a path through the swirling waters. I turned away angry for only a moment, but I will show you my love forever." Log In. Is there some powerful god I never heard of?". Shout, deep places of the earth! But Israel is saved by the Lord, and her victory lasts forever; her people will never be disgraced.' I alone stretched out the heavens; when I made the earth, no one helped me. I have given you my teaching, and I protect you with my hand.' They will bow down to you and confess, "God is with you - he alone is God. Isaiah 45:2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: Ezekiel 27:29-36 And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land; …, Revelation 18:11-19 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: …. Israel's holy God, the Lord who saves you, says, "To save you, I will send an army against Babylon; I will break down the city gates, and the shouts of her people will turn into crying. When Cain killed Abel, God judged Cain and would not allow man to harm him. Who predicted long ago what would happen? The word for "shouting" is purposely chosen to suggest the thought that there will be a shout of another kind, even the wailing cry of despair. You suffering people of Jerusalem, you that stagger as though you were drunk. He was arrested and sentenced and led off to die, and no one cared about his fate. The God of Israel, who saves his people, is a God who conceals himself. Jerusalem, I can never forget you! This will be a sign that will last forever, a reminder of what I, the Lord, have done. God's Next Army investigates Patrick Henry College (PHC), set up five years ago in Virginia, near Washington DC. Think of the rock from which you came, the quarry from which you were cut. So says the Lord who loves you. By my power I stretched out the heavens; I control the sun, the moon, and the stars. Rise from the dust and sit on your throne! 14 Israel's holy God, the Lord who saves you, says, "To save you, I will send an army against Babylon; I will break down the city gates, and the shouts of her people will turn into crying. God says, "Summon my people to court. I am the Lord who created you; from the time you were born, I have helped you. He had no dignity or beauty to make us take notice of him. My hands made the earth's foundations and spread the heavens out. They all will leave you and go their own way, and none will be left to save you.". I will send victory from the sky like rain; the earth will open to receive it and will blossom with freedom and justice. War does not just cause physical torment, but much emotional torment, as well. There is no other god. Present your case to prove you are in the right! They are the people I made for myself, and they will sing my praises!". I will give up whole nations to save your life, because you are precious to me and because I love you and give you honor. The Lord says, "It was my will that he should suffer; his death was a sacrifice to bring forgiveness. "If only you had listened to my commands! I am God and always will be. Your people who were born in exile will one day say to you, "This land is too small - we need more room to live in! Which of their gods can predict the future? And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of … "You felt sure of yourself in your evil; you thought that no one could see you. "Listen to me, my people, listen to what I say: I give my teaching to the nations; my laws will bring them light. The Lord gives me honor; he is the source of my strength. I did not stop them when they insulted me, when they pulled out the hairs of my beard and spit in my face. No, you went away captive because of your sins; you were sent away because of your crimes. We are all soldiers in God's army. Come! It was you also who dried up the sea and made a path through the water, so that those you were saving could cross. Soldiers spend many days, weeks, months and even years away from their loved ones to meet this goal. Why did they not answer when I called? I am the one who made the earth and created human beings to live there. and to those who are in darkness, "Come out to the light!' Only now am I making them happen; nothing like this took place in the past. Keep all your magic spells and charms; you have used them since you were young. I will build your towers with rubies, your gates with stones that glow like fire, and the wall around you with jewels. Those who are prisoners will soon be set free; they will live a long life and have all the food they need. No one can escape from my power; no one can change what I do.". Like a lamb about to be slaughtered, like a sheep about to be sheared, he never said a word. "Turn to me now and be saved, people all over the world! The Lord says, "But you were tired of me, Israel; you did not worship me. The holy God of Israel, the Lord who saves you, says: "I am the Lord your God, the one who wants to teach you for your own good and direct you in the way you should go. The two witnesses, Enoch and Elijah, will come and witness, cause plagues, and greatly irritate the Antichrist and the False Prophet. or. 15 I am the Lord, your holy God. His end time army is called to great exploits and will march together as one. It's a destroyer of life, families, and in many cases the innocent. All those who make idols are worthless, and the gods they prize so highly are useless. In spite of all the magic you use, you will lose your husband and children. And so, the army marched out with singing: “Praise the LORD, for His mercy endures forever” (verse 21). They are my own people, and I created them to bring me glory.". I will make your oppressors kill each other; they will be drunk with murder and rage. Come and present your case in court; let the defendants consult one another. Shout for joy, earth! When the Judeans got up early in the morning, they saw all the corpses. If any pray to it, it cannot answer or save them from disaster. Have you forgotten the Lord who made you, who stretched out the heavens and laid the earth's foundations? You are now a slave! Does a clay pot dare argue with its maker, a pot that is like all the others? Now I promise not to be angry with you again; I will not reprimand or punish you. There was nothing attractive about him, nothing that would draw us to him. “Spirit Alive” (2012) In 2012, Spirit Alive is born. It makes as much sense as eating ashes. Strip off your fine clothes! I bared my back to those who beat me. They will be happy forever, forever free from sorrow and grief. He willingly gave his life and shared the fate of evil men. Shout the news gladly; make it known everywhere: "The Lord has saved his servant Israel!". The Sovereign Lord says to his people: "I will signal to the nations, and they will bring your children home. To Cyrus the Lord says. The Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.--Better, into the ships of their shouting--i.e., the ships which used to echo with the exulting joy of sailors. You are powerless in spite of the advice you get. Deliverance and blessings come from God The Lord, the holy God of Israel, the one who shapes the future, says: "You have no right to question me about my children or to tell me what I ought to do! I am God, the first, the last, the only God! A person uses part of a tree for fuel and part of it for making an idol. He took credit again for raising up … Even if a mother should forget her child, I will never forget you. "Your country was ruined and desolate - but now it will be too small for those who are coming to live there. Those who guard the city are shouting, shouting together for joy. The Characteristics of the Lord's Army. Undo the chains that bind you, captive people of Zion! Sun and desert heat will not hurt them, for they will be led by one who loves them. Sing, heavens! Make the tent you live in larger; lengthen its ropes and strengthen the pegs! To find you in the middle of darkest night. Victory would have come to you like the waves that roll on the shore. I will restore to you the years which the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army which I sent among you. There is no one to lead you, no one among your people to take you by the hand. Touch no forbidden thing; keep yourselves holy and leave. "In order that people will praise my name, I am holding my anger in check; I am keeping it back and will not destroy you. Let these gods bring in their witnesses to prove that they are right, to testify to the truth of their words. Here I am bowing down to a block of wood!". The Lord says to Babylon, "Sit in silence and darkness; no more will they call you the queen of nations! At the conference, God called us to come alive, to … Kings will be like fathers to you; queens will be like mothers. He took the place of many sinners and prayed that they might be forgiven.". "He was treated harshly, but endured it humbly; he never said a word. "They will be like bits of straw, and a fire will burn them up! It happened that night. If it had, you would claim that you knew all about it. The Lord says, "O Jerusalem, you suffering, helpless city, with no one to comfort you, I will rebuild your foundations with precious stones. The commerce of Babylon, and its position on the Euphrates, made it, as it were, the Venice of the earlier East (Herod., 1:194). They have appeared to me in the form of my husband who puts up with my tears. Justice and right will make you strong. The Lord says, I am raising up an end time Army who are strong and very courageous. Then you will know that I am the Lord; no one who waits for my help will be disappointed.". Shake yourself free, Jerusalem! The Lord has given me understanding, and I have not rebelled or turned away from him. Can you rescue the prisoners of a tyrant? Is there any other god? With a word of command I dry up the ocean. "From the distant east and the farthest west I will bring your people home. Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular, LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel, Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural, Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary, Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc, Preposition | second person masculine plural, Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular, Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular, Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular, Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural, Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural, Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhab, Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Prophets: Isaiah 43:14 Thus says Yahweh your Redeemer the Holy (Isa Isi Is). I am bringing the day of victory near - it is not far away at all. Does the clay ask the potter what he is doing? I, the Lord, do all these things. An Earthly Army Tries to Capture Them Log In. The Lord says to his people, "When the time comes to save you, I will show you favor and answer your cries for help. God will allow them to come to power. The king appointed a choir singing praise to God to lead the army. It is happening already - you can see it now! The people who make idols are human beings and nothing more. Though her land is a desert, I will make it a garden, like the garden I planted in Eden. I did not burden you by demanding offerings or wear you out by asking for incense. Isaiah 44:6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. Then blessings would have flowed for you like a stream that never goes dry. But the Lord calls you back to him and says: "For one brief moment I left you; with deep love I will take you back. You thought you would always be a queen, and did not take these things to heart or think how it all would end. Those who rule over you boast and brag and constantly show contempt for me. Do not be afraid when people taunt and insult you; they will vanish like moth-eaten clothing! But the deliverance I bring will last forever; my victory will be final. They have felt the force of God's anger. The Sovereign Lord says to his people, "When you became slaves, no money was paid for you; in the same way nothing will be paid to set you free. Think of your ancestor, Abraham, and of Sarah, from whom you are descended. They will bow low before you and honor you; they will humbly show their respect for you. Joy and gladness will be there, and songs of praise and thanks to me. I made you and will care for you; I will give you help and rescue you. "One by one, people will say, "I am the Lord's.' All of us were like sheep that were lost, each of us going his own way. The Lord has shown his greatness by saving his people Israel. And the rest of the wood I made into an idol. But I have found that you are worthless. Revelation 15:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them (God's Very Elect) that had gotten the victory over the beast (Satan), and over his image (Idolatry, Satan saying he is God, false christ), and over his mark (your works or how you believe), and over the number (6th seal, 6th trump, 6 vial) of his name (Satan), stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. Not Now. "But he endured the suffering that should have been ours, the pain that we should have borne. In the book of Kings (2 Kings 6), the Bible describes how God provides an army of angels leading horses and chariots of fire to protect the prophet Elisha and his servant and opens the servant's eyes so that he can see the angelic army surrounding them. Does the pot complain that its maker has no skill? Before I was born, the Lord chose me and appointed me to be his servant. I will take vengeance, and no one will stop me.". 15 I am the Lord, your holy God. They will see and understand something they had never known.". And now in Babylonia the same thing has happened: you are captives, and nothing was paid for you. ". It was you that cut the sea monster Rahab to pieces. (Now the Sovereign Lord has given me his power and sent me.). The people who parade with their idols of wood and pray to gods that cannot save them - those people know nothing at all! A double disaster has fallen on you: your land has been devastated by war, and your people have starved. You were once like a virgin, a city unconquered, but you are soft and delicate no longer! There is no one to show you sympathy.
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