Tag: Isaiah
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Beyond Nations and Coastlands
The Servant of the Lord Is Jesus Savior of the nations, good news to the coastlands and Messiah of the elect? Prophets and kings of Israel have looked forward to the incarnate Son of Man. Yet the Messiah of Israel did not suffer, die and rise to glory only for Jacob. The Lord is lord…
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Beyond Nazareth
Taking the long view – Beyond Nineveh and Nazareth Our long journey began in Beyond Nineveh with a look at Jonah, a reluctant Prophet who preached repentance to the largest city on earth. {Read about the beginning of our journey in the link above.} From Jonah’s home in the Galilean hills, Jerusalem would have seemed like a modern…
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The Voice of a Shepherd in the Wilderness
A Flawed Shepherd We’re flawed – very flawed; you know what I mean? A Shepherd is sorta an outsider, you know. The people in town wear fine clothes, woven from the well-washed wool of our flocks, yet they turn away from us repulsed by the scent of our lowly work as shepherds. Mostly we live in the wilderness…
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