Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me… Isaiah 29:13a Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Isaiah’
21 Apr
Agnus Dei
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every on to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before [...]
18 Feb
The Importance of our Speech
In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple… Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: [...]
18 Jan
Enter John the Baptist
The voice of his that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Isaiah 40:3 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this [...]
22 Dec
The 12 Verses of Christmas #10
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6 This might seem like a strange verse to include in a series of verses dealing with Christmas. There are verses about Mary and Joseph. There [...]
17 Dec
The 12 Verses of Christmas #6
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD: [...]
16 Dec
The 12 Verses of Christmas #5
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne [...]
15 Dec
The 12 Verses of Christmas #4
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Matthew 1:23 [...]
29 Apr
Which Are You?
The diseased have ye not strengthened neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye hound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. Ezekiel 34:4 Strengthen ye [...]
18 Feb
Nobody Else
I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour. Isaiah 43:11 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts 4:12 There are so many verses in the Bible that we could look at that would [...]
