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Text -- Isaiah 1:1-15 (NET)
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1:1 Here is the message about Judah and Jerusalem that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz during the time when Uzziah , Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah reigned over Judah .
Obedience, not Sacrifice
1:2 Listen , O heavens , pay attention , O earth ! For the Lord speaks : “I raised children , I brought them up , but they have rebelled against me!
1:3 An ox recognizes its owner , a donkey recognizes where its owner puts its food ; but Israel does not recognize me, my people do not understand .”
1:4 The sinful nation is as good as dead, the people weighed down by evil deeds . They are offspring who do wrong , children who do wicked things. They have abandoned the Lord , and rejected the Holy One of Israel . They are alienated from him.
1:5 Why do you insist on being battered ? Why do you continue to rebel ? Your head has a massive wound , your whole body is weak .
1:6 From the soles of your feet to your head , there is no spot that is unharmed . There are only bruises , cuts , and open wounds . They have not been cleansed or bandaged , nor have they been treated with olive oil .
1:7 Your land is devastated , your cities burned with fire . Right before your eyes your crops are being destroyed by foreign invaders . They leave behind devastation and destruction .
1:8 Daughter Zion is left isolated, like a hut in a vineyard , or a shelter in a cucumber field ; she is a besieged city .
1:9 If the Lord who commands armies had not left us a few survivors , we would have quickly become like Sodom , we would have become like Gomorrah .
1:10 Listen to the Lord’s word , you leaders of Sodom ! Pay attention to our God’s rebuke , people of Gomorrah !
1:11 “Of what importance to me are your many sacrifices ?” says the Lord . “I am stuffed with burnt sacrifices of rams and the fat from steers . The blood of bulls , lambs , and goats I do not want .
1:12 When you enter my presence , do you actually think I want this – animals trampling on my courtyards ?
1:13 Do not bring any more meaningless offerings ; I consider your incense detestable ! You observe new moon festivals, Sabbaths , and convocations , but I cannot tolerate sin-stained celebrations !
1:14 I hate your new moon festivals and assemblies ; they are a burden that I am tired of carrying .
1:15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I look the other way ; when you offer your many prayers , I do not listen , because your hands are covered with blood .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Church |
Isaiah, The Book of |
Israel |
Wicked |
ISAIAH, 8-9 |
GOD, 2 |
Ordinance |
SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2 |
Worship |
Formalism |
Hypocrisy |
Poetry |
Offerings |
Backsliders |
Gomorrah |
Amoz |
HEZEKIAH (2) |
CAPTAIN |
ETHICS, III |
PASSOVER |
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NET Notes -> Isa 1:1; Isa 1:1; Isa 1:1; Isa 1:2; Isa 1:2; Isa 1:2; Isa 1:2; Isa 1:2; Isa 1:2; Isa 1:3; Isa 1:3; Isa 1:4; Isa 1:4; Isa 1:4; Isa 1:4; Isa 1:4; Isa 1:5; Isa 1:5; Isa 1:5; Isa 1:5; Isa 1:6; Isa 1:6; Isa 1:6; Isa 1:6; Isa 1:7; Isa 1:7; Isa 1:8; Isa 1:8; Isa 1:9; Isa 1:9; Isa 1:10; Isa 1:10; Isa 1:11; Isa 1:11; Isa 1:11; Isa 1:11; Isa 1:12; Isa 1:13; Isa 1:13; Isa 1:13; Isa 1:15; Isa 1:15
NET Notes: Isa 1:1 Isaiah’s prophetic career probably began in the final year of Uzziah’s reign (ca. 740 b.c., see Isa 6:1) and extended into the later years...
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NET Notes: Isa 1:2 To rebel carries the idea of “covenant treachery.” Although an act of פֶּשַׁע (pesha’, ...
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NET Notes: Isa 1:3 Although both verbs have no object, the parallelism suggests that Israel fails to recognize the Lord as the one who provides for their needs. In both ...
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NET Notes: Isa 1:4 Heb “they are estranged backward.” The LXX omits this statement, which presents syntactical problems and seems to be outside the synonymou...
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NET Notes: Isa 1:5 Heb “and all the heart is faint.” The “heart” here stands for bodily strength and energy, as suggested by the context and usag...
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NET Notes: Isa 1:6 This verse describes wounds like those one would receive in battle. These wounds are comprehensive and without remedy.
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NET Notes: Isa 1:7 Heb “and [there is] devastation like an overthrow by foreigners.” The comparative preposition כְּ (kÿ, “like,...
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NET Notes: Isa 1:8 Heb “like a city besieged.” Unlike the preceding two comparisons, which are purely metaphorical, this third one identifies the reality of ...
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NET Notes: Isa 1:9 The translation assumes that כִּמְעָט (kim’at, “quickly,” literally, “like a l...
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NET Notes: Isa 1:10 Heb “to the instruction of our God.” In this context, which is highly accusatory and threatening, תּוֹר...
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NET Notes: Isa 1:11 In the chiastic structure of the verse, the verbs at the beginning and end highlight God’s displeasure, while the heaping up of references to an...
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NET Notes: Isa 1:12 Heb “When you come to appear before me, who requires this from your hand, trampling of my courtyards?” The rhetorical question sarcastical...
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NET Notes: Isa 1:13 Heb “sin and assembly” (these two nouns probably represent a hendiadys). The point is that their attempts at worship are unacceptable to G...
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