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Isaiah 49:1-7
1Listen, isles, to me; and listen, you peoples, from far: Yahweh has called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother has he made mention of my name:
2and he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand has he hid me: and he has made me a polished shaft; in his quiver has he kept me close:
3and he said to me, You are my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
4But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely the justice [due] to me is with Yahweh, and my recompense with my God.
5Now says Yahweh who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and that Israel be gathered to him (for I am honorable in the eyes of Yahweh, and my God is become my strength);
6yes, he says, It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give you for a light to the Gentiles, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
7Thus says Yahweh, the Redeemer of Israel, [and] his Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of Yahweh who is faithful, [even] the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.
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Isaiah 49:1-7 18:1-8 invites ordered love—right worship that spills into right living—today, not someday.
Isaiah 49:1-7 16:1-13 confronts comfortable religion—God sides with the exploited, not the exploiters—today, not someday.
Isaiah 49:1-7 11:29-12:2 invites an honest response: God meets you where you are and calls you forward.
Isaiah 49:1-7 Timothy 2:1-7 whispers hope: prevenient grace is already at work, drawing you toward life.
Isaiah 49:1-7 2:4-13 invites expectancy: God can move in your life today—today, not someday.
Isaiah 49:1-7 Psalm 85 feels offensive, remember: the cross is always scandal before it is comfort.
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