OT Marathon Aug 30

Isaiah 40:1 – 44:5 God’s People Are Comforted 40 Comfort, O comfort my people,     says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,     and cry to her that she has served her term,     that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand     double for all her sins. 3 A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare […]

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OT Marathon Aug 29

2 Kings 20:1-19 Hezekiah’s Illness 20 In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order, for you shall die; you shall not recover.” 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and […]

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OT Marathon Aug 28

2 Kings 19  Hezekiah Consults Isaiah 19 When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. 2 And he sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, and Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. 3 They said […]

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OT Marathon Aug 27

Micah 6 and 7 God Challenges Israel 6 Hear what the Lord says:     Rise, plead your case before the mountains,     and let the hills hear your voice. 2 Hear, you mountains, the controversy of the Lord,     and you enduring foundations of the earth; for the Lord has a controversy with his people,     and he will contend with Israel. 3 “O my people, what […]

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OT Marathon Aug 26

Isaiah Chapters 34-35 Judgment on the Nations 34 Draw near, O nations, to hear;     O peoples, give heed! Let the earth hear, and all that fills it;     the world, and all that comes from it. 2 For the Lord is enraged against all the nations,     and furious against all their hordes;     he has doomed them, has given them over […]

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