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Jeremiah Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” This verse is the call of Jeremiah as recorded by him. It gives some interesting information about what God can know…

Isaiah 66:1 “Thus says the LORD: ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest?’” The Jewish nation of Isaiah’s time thought they could put God in a building here on this…

Isaiah 65:17 “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind.” The new heavens and new earth are items of great controversy. We will not find all the answers in this passage, but there are some definite…

Isaiah 65:2 “I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own devices;” These final chapters of Isaiah are filled with Isaiah’s view of the people who are in trouble with God and a view of…

Isaiah 62:12 “And they shall be called The Holy People, The Redeemed of the LORD; and you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.” Here is the result of the good news, the work of the messiah. Interesting, isn’t it that Paul’s favorite term for “Christians” is the…

Isaiah 61:1f “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;”…

Isaiah 60:6 “A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall bring good news, the praises of the LORD.” Here is a verse that promises good times ahead. That is always…

Isaiah 59:21 ” ‘And as for me, this is my covenant with them,’ says the LORD: ‘My Spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouth of your offspring, or out of…

Isaiah 59:1 “Behold the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear;” What follows is a long list of the reasons that the people are not being saved and their prayers are not being answered. When you finish reading the rest…

Isaiah 58:6, 7 “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor…