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Text -- Isaiah 58:1-5 (NET)
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The Lord Desires Genuine Devotion
58:1 “Shout loudly ! Don’t be quiet ! Yell as loud as as a trumpet ! Confront my people with their rebellious deeds; confront Jacob’s family with their sin !
58:2 They seek me day after day ; they want to know my requirements , like a nation that does what is right and does not reject the law of their God . They ask me for just decrees ; they want to be near God .
58:3 They lament, ‘Why don’t you notice when we fast ? Why don’t you pay attention when we humble ourselves ?’ Look , at the same time you fast , you satisfy your selfish desires , you oppress your workers .
58:4 Look , your fasting is accompanied by arguments , brawls , and fistfights . Do not fast as you do today , trying to make your voice heard in heaven .
58:5 Is this really the kind of fasting I want ? Do I want a day when people merely humble themselves , bowing their heads like a reed and stretching out on sackcloth and ashes ? Is this really what you call a fast , a day that is pleasing to the Lord ?
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
ISAIAH, 1-7 |
Isaiah |
COMMENTARIES |
GUILT |
Isaiah, The Book of |
Hypocrisy |
Fasting |
Bulrush |
Affections |
ABSTINENCE |
Unbelief |
Minister |
Presumption |
Strife |
RUSH |
EXACT |
Fast |
HEAD |
ORDINANCE |
REED |
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NET Notes: Isa 58:1 Heb “and to the house of Jacob their sin.” The verb “declare” is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
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