O. Addison Gethers
e-mail address [email protected] [email protected] twitter URL http//:twitter.com/OAddisonGethers Messenger contact window live/msn messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS rs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 9:15 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Wednesday July 22 > Isaiah 7-9 (The Message) > > Isaiah 7 > A Virgin Will Bear a Son > 1-2 During the time that Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, was king of > Judah, King Rezin of Aram > and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel attacked Jerusalem, but the > attack sputtered out. When the > Davidic government learned that Aram had joined forces with Ephraim (that > is, Israel), Ahaz and his > people were badly shaken. They shook like trees in the wind. > 3-6Then God told Isaiah, "Go and meet Ahaz. Take your son Shear-jashub > (A-Remnant-Will-Return) with > you. Meet him south of the city at the end of the aqueduct where it > empties into the upper pool on > the road to the public laundry. Tell him, Listen, calm down. Don't be > afraid. And don't panic over > these two burnt-out cases, Rezin of Aram and the son of Remaliah. They > talk big but there's nothing > to them. Aram, along with Ephraim's son of Remaliah, have plotted to do > you harm. They've conspired > against you, saying, 'Let's go to war against Judah, dismember it, take it > for ourselves, and set > the son of Tabeel up as a puppet king over it.' > > 7-9But God, the Master, says, > > "It won't happen. > Nothing will come of it > Because the capital of Aram is Damascus > and the king of Damascus is a mere man, Rezin. > As for Ephraim, in sixty-five years > it will be rubble, nothing left of it. > The capital of Ephraim is Samaria, > and the king of Samaria is the mere son of Remaliah. > If you don't take your stand in faith, > you won't have a leg to stand on." > > > 10-11God spoke again to Ahaz. This time he said, "Ask for a sign from your > God. Ask anything. Be > extravagant. Ask for the moon!" > > 12But Ahaz said, "I'd never do that. I'd never make demands like that on > God!" > > 13-17So Isaiah told him, "Then listen to this, government of David! It's > bad enough that you make > people tired with your pious, timid hypocrisies, but now you're making God > tired. So the Master is > going to give you a sign anyway. Watch for this: A girl who is presently a > virgin will get pregnant. > She'll bear a son and name him Immanuel (God-With-Us). By the time the > child is twelve years old, > able to make moral decisions, the threat of war will be over. Relax, those > two kings that have you > so worried will be out of the picture. But also be warned: God will bring > on you and your people and > your government a judgment worse than anything since the time the kingdom > split, when Ephraim left > Judah. The king of Assyria is coming!" > > 18-19That's when God will whistle for the flies at the headwaters of > Egypt's Nile, and whistle for > the bees in the land of Assyria. They'll come and infest every nook and > cranny of this country. > There'll be no getting away from them. > > 20And that's when the Master will take the razor rented from across the > Euphrates-the king of > Assyria no less!-and shave the hair off your heads and genitals, leaving > you shamed, exposed, and > denuded. He'll shave off your beards while he's at it. > > 21-22It will be a time when survivors will count themselves lucky to have > a cow and a couple of > sheep. At least they'll have plenty of milk! Whoever's left in the land > will learn to make do with > the simplest foods-curds, whey, and honey. > > 23-25But that's not the end of it. This country that used to be covered > with fine > vineyards-thousands of them, worth millions!-will revert to a weed patch. > Weeds and thornbushes > everywhere! Good for nothing except, perhaps, hunting rabbits. Cattle and > sheep will forage as best > they can in the fields of weeds-but there won't be a trace of all those > fertile and well-tended > gardens and fields. > > Isaiah 8 > 1 Then God told me, "Get a big sheet of paper and write in indelible ink, > 'This belongs to > Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Spoil-Speeds-Plunder-Hurries).'" > 2-3I got two honest men, Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah, > to witness the document. > Then I went home to my wife, the prophetess. She conceived and gave birth > to a son. > > 3-4God told me, "Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz. Before that baby says > 'Daddy' or 'Mamma' the king > of Assyria will have plundered the wealth of Damascus and the riches of > Samaria." > > 5-8God spoke to me again, saying: > "Because this people has turned its back > on the gently flowing stream of Shiloah > And gotten all excited over Rezin > and the son of Remaliah, > I'm stepping in and facing them with > the wild floodwaters of the Euphrates, > The king of Assyria and all his fanfare, > a river in flood, bursting its banks, > Pouring into Judah, sweeping everything before it, > water up to your necks, > A huge wingspan of a raging river, > O Immanuel, spreading across your land." > > 9-10But face the facts, all you oppressors, and then wring your hands. > Listen, all of you, far and near. > Prepare for the worst and wring your hands. > Yes, prepare for the worst and wring your hands! > Plan and plot all you want-nothing will come of it. > All your talk is mere talk, empty words, > Because when all is said and done, > the last word is Immanuel-God-With-Us. > > A Boulder Blocking Your Way > 11-15God spoke strongly to me, grabbed me with both hands and warned me > not to go along with this > people. He said: > "Don't be like this people, > always afraid somebody is plotting against them. > Don't fear what they fear. > Don't take on their worries. > If you're going to worry, > worry about The Holy. Fear God-of-the-Angel-Armies. > The Holy can be either a Hiding Place > or a Boulder blocking your way, > The Rock standing in the willful way > of both houses of Israel, > A barbed-wire Fence preventing trespass > to the citizens of Jerusalem. > Many of them are going to run into that Rock > and get their bones broken, > Get tangled up in that barbed wire > and not get free of it." > > 16-18Gather up the testimony, > preserve the teaching for my followers, > While I wait for God as long as he remains in hiding, > while I wait and hope for him. > I stand my ground and hope, > I and the children God gave me as signs to Israel, > Warning signs and hope signs from God-of-the-Angel-Armies, > who makes his home in Mount Zion. > > 19-22When people tell you, "Try out the fortunetellers. > Consult the spiritualists. > Why not tap into the spirit-world, > get in touch with the dead?" > Tell them, "No, we're going to study the Scriptures." > People who try the other ways get nowhere-a dead end! > Frustrated and famished, > they try one thing after another. > When nothing works out they get angry, > cursing first this god and then that one, > Looking this way and that, > up, down, and sideways-and seeing nothing, > A blank wall, an empty hole. > They end up in the dark with nothing. > > Isaiah 9 > A Child Has Been Born-for Us! > 1 But there'll be no darkness for those who were in trouble. Earlier he > did bring the lands of > Zebulun and Naphtali into disrepute, but the time is coming when he'll > make that whole area > glorious- the road along the Sea, the country past the Jordan, > international Galilee. > 2-7The people who walked in darkness > have seen a great light. > For those who lived in a land of deep shadows- > light! sunbursts of light! > You repopulated the nation, > you expanded its joy. > Oh, they're so glad in your presence! > Festival joy! > The joy of a great celebration, > sharing rich gifts and warm greetings. > The abuse of oppressors and cruelty of tyrants- > all their whips and cudgels and curses- > Is gone, done away with, a deliverance > as surprising and sudden as Gideon's old victory over Midian. > The boots of all those invading troops, > along with their shirts soaked with innocent blood, > Will be piled in a heap and burned, > a fire that will burn for days! > For a child has been born-for us! > the gift of a son-for us! > He'll take over > the running of the world. > His names will be: Amazing Counselor, > Strong God, > Eternal Father, > Prince of Wholeness. > His ruling authority will grow, > and there'll be no limits to the wholeness he brings. > He'll rule from the historic David throne > over that promised kingdom. > He'll put that kingdom on a firm footing > and keep it going > With fair dealing and right living, > beginning now and lasting always. > The zeal of God-of-the-Angel-Armies > will do all this. > > God Answered Fire with Fire > 8-10The Master sent a message against Jacob. > It landed right on Israel's doorstep. > All the people soon heard the message, > Ephraim and the citizens of Samaria. > But they were a proud and arrogant bunch. > They dismissed the message, saying, > "Things aren't that bad. > We can handle anything that comes. > If our buildings are knocked down, > we'll rebuild them bigger and finer. > If our forests are cut down, > we'll replant them with finer trees." > 11-12So God incited their adversaries against them, > stirred up their enemies to attack: > From the east, Arameans; from the west, Philistines. > They made hash of Israel. > But even after that, he was still angry, > his fist still raised, ready to hit them again. > > 13-17But the people paid no mind to him who hit them, > didn't seek God-of-the-Angel-Armies. > So God hacked off Israel's head and tail, > palm branch and reed, both on the same day. > The big-head elders were the head, > the lying prophets were the tail. > Those who were supposed to lead this people > led them down blind alleys, > And those who followed the leaders > ended up lost and confused. > That's why the Master lost interest in the young men, > had no feeling for their orphans and widows. > All of them were godless and evil, > talking filth and folly. > And even after that, he was still angry, > his fist still raised, ready to hit them again. > > 18-21Their wicked lives raged like an out-of-control fire, > the kind that burns everything in its path- > Trees and bushes, weeds and grasses- > filling the skies with smoke. > God-of-the-Angel-Armies answered fire with fire, > set the whole country on fire, > Turned the people into consuming fires, > consuming one another in their lusts- > Appetites insatiable, stuffing and gorging > themselves left and right with people and things. > But still they starved. Not even their children > were safe from their rapacious hunger. > Manasseh ate Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh, > and then the two ganged up against Judah. > And after that, he was still angry, > his fist still raised, ready to hit them again. > > > > > > > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
