ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-THREE. PROPHET - DATE JONAH(825-785BC)? JOEL(800BC)? HOSEA(785-725BC)?...

ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-THREE

PROPHET - DATE

JONAH (825-785BC)?

JOEL (800BC)?

HOSEA (785-725BC)?

MICAH (785-710BC)?

AMOS (784BC)?

ISAIAH (701-681BC)?

NAHUM (700BC)?

ZEPHANIAH (630BC)?

JEREMIAH (629-588BC)?

DANIEL (606-534BC)?

HABAKKUK (598BC)?

EZEKIEL (597-573BC)?

OBADIAH (588-562BC)?

EZRA (536-456BC)?

HAGGAI (532-512BC)?

ZECHARIAH (520-475BC)?

NEHEMIAH (465-424BC)?

MALACHI (420-397BC)?

KING / EVENT - DATE

TIGLATH-PILESER (745-727BC)?

HEZEKIAH (JUDAH) (726-698BC)?

SHALMANESER (727-722BC)?

ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)?

SENNACHERIB (705-681BC)?

NEBUCHADNEZZAR (605-562BC)?

ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH) (597-586BC)?

JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)?

BELSHAZZAR (541-523BC)?

CYRUS (559-529BC)?

BABYLON DESTROYED (536BC)?

DARIUS (511-475BC)?

OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-THREETHE LORD WILL GATHER HIS PEOPLE V. 1-7

CHALLENGE TO IDOLATROUS NATIONS V. 8-9

JEWS ARE WITNESSES TO THE TRUTH V. 10-13

ISRAEL DELIVERED FROM BABYLON V. 14-15

CREATION WILL PRAISE THE LORD V.16-21

GOD PLEADS WITH UNFAITHFUL ISRAEL V. 22-28

READ: ISAIAH 43:1-3

THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 1 But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.

2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.

3 For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place.

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:1-3

THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 1 But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.3 For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place.

WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL?HOW WILL THE LORD PROTECT THEM?

WHAT DID THE LORD GIVE FOR THEIR RANSOM?



WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL?

WHO IS THEIR CREATOR?READ: GENESIS 2:7

7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. NKJV




BY WHAT NAME DID THE LORD CALL THEM?READ: GENESIS 32:28

28 And He said, "Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed." NKJV




HOW DID THE LORD REDEEM THEM?READ: EXODUS 6:6

6 Therefore say to the children of Israel: 'I am the LORD; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments.




HOW DID THE LORD REDEEM THEM?READ: EXODUS 15:13

13 You in Your mercy have led forth The people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength To Your holy habitation. NKJV




WHY DID THE LORD REDEEM THEM?READ: DEUTERONOMY 7:6

6 "For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. NKJV




WHY DID THE LORD REDEEM THEM?READ: JEREMIAH 31:11

11 For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, And ransomed him from the hand of one stronger than he.




WHY DID THE LORD REDEEM THEM?READ: MALACHI 3:17-18

17 "They shall be Mine," says the LORD of hosts,"On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them As a man spares his own son who serves him." 18 Then you shall again discern Between the righteous and the wicked, Between one who serves GodAnd one who does not serve Him. NKJV


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.


WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ISAAC?READ: GENESIS 26:3

3 Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father. NKJV




HOW DID THE LORD PROTECT THEM?READ: EXODUS 14:22

22 So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. NKJV




HOW DID THE LORD PROTECT THEM?READ: PSALMS 66:12

12 You have caused men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But You brought us out to rich fulfillment. NKJV




HOW DID THE LORD PROTECT THEM?READ: JOSHUA 3:17

17 Then the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan.


HOW DID THE LORD PROTECT DANIEL?

READ: DANIEL 3:25-2725 "Look!" he answered, "I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God." 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here." Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came from the midst of the fire.27 And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king's counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them.


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 3 For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place.


WHAT DID THE LORD GIVE FOR THEIR RANSOM?READ: EXODUS 14:30-31

30 So the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.31 Thus Israel saw the great work which the LORD had done in Egypt; so the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD and His servant Moses. NKJV




WHAT DID THE LORD GIVE FOR THEIR RANSOM?READ: PSALMS 3:8

8 Salvation belongs to the LORD. Your blessing is upon Your people. NKJV

READ: PROVERBS 21:1818 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous,And the unfaithful for the upright. NKJV




WHAT DID THE LORD GIVE FOR THEIR RANSOM?READ: EZEKIEL 29:19-20

19 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: 'Surely I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he shall take away her wealth, carry off her spoil, and remove her pillage; and that will be the wages for his army.20 I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor, because they worked for Me,' says the Lord GOD. NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 43:4-5

THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 4 Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, And people for your life.

5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west;


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 4 Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, And people for your life.5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west;

WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL?WHY WERE THEY PRECIOUS?

HOW DID THE LORD MANIFEST HIS LOVE?FROM WHENCE WILL THE LORD GATHER THEM?




WHY WERE THEY PRECIOUS?READ: EXODUS 19:4-5

4 'You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to Myself.5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine.NKJV




WHY WERE THEY PRECIOUS?READ: JEREMIAH 31:3

3 The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying: "Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with loving-kindness I have drawn you. NKJV

READ: HOSEA 11:11 "When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son. NKJV


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west;


FROM WHENCE WILL THE LORD GATHER THEM?

READ: JEREMIAH 9:1616 I will scatter them also among the Gentiles, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. And I will send a sword after them until I have consumed them." NKJV



FROM WHENCE WILL THE LORD GATHER THEM?READ: EZEKIEL 5:12

12 One-third of you shall die of the pestilence, and be consumed with famine in your midst; and one-third shall fall by the sword all around you; and I will scatter another third to all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them. NKJV

READ: EZEKIEL 17:2121 All his fugitives with all his troops shall fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be scattered to every wind; and you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken." NKJV




READ: JEREMIAH 30:10-1110 'Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,' says the LORD, 'Nor be dismayed, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from afar, And your seed from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet, And no one shall make him afraid. 11 For I am with you,' says the LORD, 'to save you;Though I make a full end of all nations where I have scattered you, Yet I will not make a complete end of you.But I will correct you in justice, And will not let you go altogether unpunished.' NKJV




READ: ZECHARIAH 2:6-76 "Up, up! Flee from the land of the north," says the LORD; "for I have spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven," says the LORD.7 "Up, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.“ NKJV




READ: ZECHARIAH 8:7-87 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Behold, I will save My people from the land of the east And from the land of the west; 8 I will bring them back, And they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. They shall be My people And I will be their God, In truth and righteousness.' NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 43:6-7

THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 6 I will say to the north, 'Give them up!‘ And to the south, 'Do not keep them back! 'Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the ends of the earth —

7 Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him."


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 6 I will say to the north, 'Give them up!‘ And to the south, 'Do not keep them back! 'Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the ends of the earth —7 Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him."

FROM WHENCE WILL THE LORD GATHER THEM?READ: PSALMS 107:1-3

1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!For His mercy endures forever. 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, 3 And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. NKJV





WHEN WILL THE LORD BRING THEM BACK?READ: DEUTERONOMY 30:1-6


READ: DEUTERONOMY 30:1-61 "Now it shall come to pass, when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the LORD your God drives you,2 and you return to the LORD your God and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul,3 that the LORD your God will bring you back from captivity, and have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the nations where the LORD your God has scattered you.


READ: DEUTERONOMY 30:1-64 If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under heaven, from there the LORD your God will gather you, and from there He will bring you.5 Then the LORD your God will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it. He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers.6 And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. NKJV




FROM WHENCE WILL THE LORD GATHER THEM?WHY WILL THE LORD BRING THEM BACK?

READ: JEREMIAH 23:5-8

WHY WILL THE LORD BRING THEM BACK?

READ: JEREMIAH 23:5-85 "Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD,"That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. 7 "Therefore, behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "that they shall no longer say, 'As the LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,‘8 but, 'As the LORD lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel from the north country and from all the countries where I had driven them.' And they shall dwell in their own land." NKJV


READ: EZEKIEL 16:60-6360 "Nevertheless I will remember My covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.61 Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed, when you receive your older and your younger sisters; for I will give them to you for daughters, but not because of My covenant with you.62 And I will establish My covenant with you. Then you shall know that I am the LORD,63 that you may remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth anymore because of your shame, when I provide you an atonement for all you have done," says the Lord GOD.'" NKJV


READ: EZEKIEL 36:22-2822 "Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for My holy name's sake, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went.23 And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD," says the Lord GOD, "when I am hallowed in you before their eyes.24 For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land.


READ: EZEKIEL 36:22-2825 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.28 Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God.NKJV



WHAT DOES THE LORD WANT THEM TO DO?READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 6:17-18

17 Therefore "Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean,And I will receive you.“18 'I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the LORD Almighty." NKJV


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 7 Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him."

BY WHAT NAME WERE THEY CALLED?

WHO CREATED THEM? WHY?READ: PSALMS 100:3

3 Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. NKJV




WHO CREATED THEM? WHY?READ: PSALMS 86:8-10

8 Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord;Nor are there any works like Your works. 9 All nations whom You have made Shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And shall glorify Your name. 10 For You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God. NKJV




READ: JEREMIAH 15:16-1716 Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts. 17 I did not sit in the assembly of the mockers, Nor did I rejoice; I sat alone because of Your hand, For You have filled me with indignation. NKJV




READ: JAMES 2:757 Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called? NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 43:8-10

THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 8 Bring out the blind people who have eyes, And the deaf who have ears.

9 Let all the nations be gathered together, And let the people be assembled. Who among them can declare this, And show us former things? Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified; Or let them hear and say, "It is truth.“

10 "You are My witnesses," says the LORD, "And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me.


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 8 Bring out the blind people who have eyes, And the deaf who have ears.9 Let all the nations be gathered together, And let the people be assembled. Who among them can declare this, And show us former things? Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified; Or let them hear and say, "It is truth.“10 "You are My witnesses," says the LORD, "And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me.

ARE THESE PEOPLE REALLY BLIND & DEAF?WHY ASSEMBLE ALL THE NATIONS?

WHAT SHOULD THE BEAR WITNESS TO?WHO ARE THESE WITNESSES?


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL8 Bring out the blind people who have eyes, And the deaf who have ears.

ARE THESE PEOPLE REALLY BLIND & DEAF?

READ: PSALMS 115:2-82 Why should the Gentiles say, "So where is their God?" 3 But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases. 4 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.




READ: PSALMS 115:2-85 They have mouths, but they do not speak; Eyes they have, but they do not see; 6 They have ears, but they do not hear; Noses they have, but they do not smell; 7 They have hands, but they do not handle; Feet they have, but they do not walk; Nor do they mutter through their throat. 8 Those who make them are like them; So is everyone who trusts in them. NKJV




WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT HIS PEOPLE?

READ: EZEKIEL 12:1-21 Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying:2 "Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; for they are a rebellious house. NKJV


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 9 Let all the nations be gathered together, And let the people be assembled. Who among them can declare this, And show us former things? Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified; Or let them hear and say, "It is truth.“

WHY ASSEMBLE ALL THE NATIONS?WHAT FORMER THINGS SHOULD THEY HAVE KNOWN?

READ: ROMANS 1:18-2318 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.


WHY ASSEMBLE ALL THE NATIONS?WHAT FORMER THINGS SHOULD THEY HAVE KNOWN?

READ: ROMANS 1:18-2320 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.22 Professing to be wise, they became fools,23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man — and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. NKJV



WHO ARE THESE WITNESSES?WHAT ARE THEY TO BEAR WITNESS TO?

READ: JOSHUA 24:22-2422 So Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD for yourselves, to serve Him.“ And they said, "We are witnesses!" 23 "Now therefore," he said, "put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD God of Israel." 24 And the people said to Joshua, "The LORD our God we will serve, and His voice we will obey!" NKJV



WHO ARE THESE WITNESSES?WHAT ARE THEY TO BEAR WITNESS TO?

READ: DEUTERONOMY 4:35-3635 To you it was shown, that you might know that the LORD Himself is God; there is none other besides Him.36 Out of heaven He let you hear His voice, that He might instruct you; on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the midst of the fire. NKJV



WHAT ARE THEY TO BEAR WITNESS TO?

READ: EXODUS 6:77 I will take you as My people, and I will be your God. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. NKJV

READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:3939 'Now see that I, even I, am He, And there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand. NKJV




READ: PSALMS 86:8-108 Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord;Nor are there any works like Your works. 9 All nations whom You have made Shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And shall glorify Your name. 10 For You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God. NKJV




READ: JEREMIAH 14:2222 Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are You not He, O LORD our God? Therefore we will wait for You, Since You have made all these. NKJV


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 11 I, even I, am the LORD, And besides Me there is no savior.

12 I have declared and saved, I have proclaimed, And there was no foreign god among you; Therefore you are My witnesses, "Says the LORD, "that I am God.

13 Indeed before the day was, I am He; And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand; I work, and who will reverse it?"


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 11 I, even I, am the LORD, And besides Me there is no savior.12 I have declared and saved, I have proclaimed, And there was no foreign god among you; Therefore you are My witnesses, "Says the LORD, "that I am God.13 Indeed before the day was, I am He; And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand; I work, and who will reverse it?"

WHO IS THE LORD?WHO WAS THEIR SAVIOR?



WHO IS THE LORD?READ: EXODUS 6:2-3

2 And God spoke to Moses and said to him: "I am the LORD.3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name LORD I was not known to them. NKJV



WHO WAS THEIR SAVIOR?READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:15-18

15 "But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; You grew fat, you grew thick, You are obese! Then he forsook God who made him, And scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation. 16 They provoked Him to jealousy with foreign gods;With abominations they provoked Him to anger. 17 They sacrificed to demons, not to God, To gods they did not know, To new gods, new arrivals That your fathers did not fear. 18 Of the Rock who begot you, you are unmindful,And have forgotten the God who fathered you. NKJV



WHO WAS THEIR SAVIOR?

READ: PSALMS 3:88 Salvation belongs to the LORD. Your blessing is upon Your people. NKJV

READ: PSALMS 18:3131 For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? NKJV



WHO WAS THEIR SAVIOR?READ: HOSEA 13:4-6

4 "Yet I am the LORD your God Ever since the land of Egypt, And you shall know no God but Me; For there is no savior besides Me. 5 I knew you in the wilderness, In the land of great drought. 6 When they had pasture, they were filled; They were filled and their heart was exalted; Therefore they forgot Me. NKJV



WHO IS OUR SAVIOR?

READ: ACTS 4:11-1211 This is the 'stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.‘12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." NKJV



WHO IS OUR SAVIOR?

READ: 1 TIMOTHY 4:8-109 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance.10 For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. NKJV


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL12 I have declared and saved, I have proclaimed, And there was no foreign god among you; Therefore you are My witnesses, "Says the LORD, "that I am God.

HOW DID THE LORD ADMONISH THEM?

READ: PSALMS 81:8-98 "Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you! O Israel, if you will listen to Me! 9 There shall be no foreign god among you; Nor shall you worship any foreign god.



WHAT FOREIGN GODS DID THEY SERVE? WHY?READ: JUDGES 2:11-13

11 Then the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Baals;12 and they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt; and they followed other gods from among the gods of the people who were all around them, and they bowed down to them; and they provoked the LORD to anger.13 They forsook the LORD and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. NKJV



WHY DID THEY SERVE FOREIGN GODS?

READ: PSALMS 44:20-2120 If we had forgotten the name of our God, Or stretched out our hands to a foreign god, 21 Would not God search this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart. NKJV



WHY DID THEY SERVE FOREIGN GODS?

READ: GALATIANS 4:8-98 But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods.9 But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage? NKJV


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 13 Indeed before the day was, I am He; And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand; I work, and who will reverse it?"

WHO IS THE LORD?WHEN DID THE LORD COME INTO BEING?

READ: PSALMS 90:22 Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever You had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. NKJV


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 13 Indeed before the day was, I am He; And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand; I work, and who will reverse it?"

WHO IS THE LORD?WHAT IS MAN UNABLE TO DO?

READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:3939 'Now see that I, even I, am He, And there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal;Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand. NKJV

READ: JOB 9:1212 If He takes away, who can hinder Him? Who can say to Him, 'What are You doing?' NKJV


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 14 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: "For your sake I will send to Babylon, And bring them all down as fugitives — The Chaldeans, who rejoice in their ships.

15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, The Creator of Israel, your King."


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 14 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: "For your sake I will send to Babylon, And bring them all down as fugitives — The Chaldeans, who rejoice in their ships.15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, The Creator of Israel, your King."

WHO WERE THE CHALDEANS?SYRIANS? ASSYRIANS? BABYLONIANS?

REMEMBER: ABRAHAM - DANIEL SHALMANESER - NEBUCHADNEZZAR

NINEVEH - BABYLONWHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO BABYLON? WHY?


14 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: "For your sake I will send to Babylon, And bring them all down as fugitives — The Chaldeans, who rejoice in their ships.

WHO WERE THE CHALDEANS? SYRIANS?

WHAT HAPPEN TO AHAB, KING OF ISRAEL?

READ: 1 KINGS 22:35-38

35 The battle increased that day; and the king was propped up in his chariot, facing the Syrians, and died at evening. The blood ran out from the wound onto the floor of the chariot.

36 Then, as the sun was going down, a shout went throughout the army, saying, "Every man to his city, and every man to his own country!"



WHO WERE THE CHALDEANS? SYRIANS?WHAT HAPPEN TO AHAB, KING OF ISRAEL?

READ: 1 KINGS 22:35-3837 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria. And they buried the king in Samaria.38 Then someone washed the chariot at a pool in Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood while the harlots bathed, according to the word of the LORD which He had spoken. NKJV



WHO WERE THE CHALDEANS? ASSYRIANS? REMEMBER: NINEVEH, CAPTIAL OF ASSYRIA

WHY DID THE LORD SEND JONAH TO NINEVEH?READ: JONAH 1:1-2

1 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,2 "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.“NKJV



WHO WERE THE CHALDEANS? ASSYRIANS? REMEMBER: NINEVEH, CAPTIAL OF ASSYRIA

WHAT HAPPENED TO NINEVEH? WHY?READ: ZEPHANIAH 2:15

15 This is the rejoicing city That dwelt securely,That said in her heart, "I am it, and there is none besides me.“ How has she become a desolation, A place for beasts to lie down! Everyone who passes by her Shall hiss and shake his fist. NKJV



WHO WERE THE CHALDEANS? BABYLONIANS?REMEMBER: BABYLON, CAPITAL OF BABYLONIA

WHAT HAPPENED TO BABYLON? WHY?READ: REVELATION 18:17-18

17 For in one hour such great riches came to nothing.' Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance18 and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, 'What is like this great city?' NKJV


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 16 Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea And a path through the mighty waters,

17 Who brings forth the chariot and horse, The army and the power (They shall lie down together, they shall not rise; They are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick):

18 "Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old.


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 16 Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea And a path through the mighty waters,17 Who brings forth the chariot and horse, The army and the power (They shall lie down together, they shall not rise; They are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick):18 "Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old.

WHEN DID THE LORD MAKE A WAY IN THE SEA?WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR HORSES & CHARIOTS?

READ: EXODUS 14:5-9READ: EXODUS 14:26-29READ: EXODUS 15:3-10


WHEN DID THE LORD MAKE A WAY IN THE SEA?READ: EXODUS 14:5-9

5 Now it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people; and they said, "Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?“6 So he made ready his chariot and took his people with him.7 Also, he took six hundred choice chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt with captains over every one of them.8 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; and the children of Israel went out with boldness.9 So the Egyptians pursued them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and overtook them camping by the sea beside Pi Hahiroth, before Baal Zephon. NKJV



READ: EXODUS 14:26-2927 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.28 Then the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained.29 But the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. NKJV



READ: EXODUS 15:3-103 The LORD is a man of war; The LORD is His name. 4 Pharaoh's chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.5 The depths have covered them; They sank to the bottom like a stone.6 "Your right hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has dashed the enemy in pieces. 7 And in the greatness of Your excellence You have overthrown those who rose against You; You sent forth Your wrath; It consumed them like stubble.



READ: EXODUS 15:3-108 And with the blast of Your nostrils The waters were gathered together; The floods stood upright like a heap; The depths congealed in the heart of the sea. 9 The enemy said, 'I will pursue, I will overtake,I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, My hand shall destroy them.' 10 You blew with Your wind, The sea covered them;They sank like lead in the mighty waters. NKJV


16 Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea And a path through the mighty waters,17 Who brings forth the chariot and horse, The army and the power (They shall lie down together, they shall not rise; They are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick):


READ: JOB 21:17-1817 "How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? How often does their destruction come upon them, The sorrows God distributes in His anger? 18 They are like straw before the wind, And like chaff that a storm carries away. NKJV




READ: PSALMS 76:5-65 The stouthearted were plundered; They have sunk into their sleep; And none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands. 6 At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep. NKJV




READ: JEREMIAH 51:20-2120 "You are My battle-ax and weapons of war: For with you I will break the nation in pieces; With you I will destroy kingdoms; 21 With you I will break in pieces the horse and its rider; With you I will break in pieces the chariot and its rider; NKJV


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 18 "Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old.

WHY NOT REMEMBER THE FORMER THINGS?

READ: JEREMIAH 16:14-1514 "Therefore behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "that it shall no more be said, 'The LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,‘15 but, 'The LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where He had driven them.' For I will bring them back into their land which I gave to their fathers. NKJV

(JEREMIAH 23:7-8)


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 19 Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.

20 The beast of the field will honor Me, The jackals and the ostriches, Because I give waters in the wilderness And rivers in the desert, To give drink to My people, My chosen.

21 This people I have formed for Myself; They shall declare My praise.


THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 16 Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea And a path through the mighty waters,17 Who brings forth the chariot and horse, The army and the power (They shall lie down together, they shall not rise; They are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick):18 "Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old.


READ: EXODUS 14:5-9READ: EXODUS 14:26-29READ: EXODUS 15:3-10



WHAT WILL THE LORD DO?READ: PSALMS 126:1-4

1 When the LORD brought back the captivity of Zion, We were like those who dream. 2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations,"The LORD has done great things for them." 3 The LORD has done great things for us, And we are glad. 4 Bring back our captivity, O LORD, As the streams in the South. NKJV



WHAT NEW THING WILL THE LORD DO?READ: ISAIAH 41:17-18

17 "The poor and needy seek water, but there is none, Their tongues fail for thirst. I, the LORD, will hear them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. 18 I will open rivers in desolate heights, And fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, And the dry land springs of water. NKJV



WHAT NEW THING WILL THE LORD DO?WHAT WILL SPRING FORTH?HOW WILL THEY KNOW IT?

READ: ISAIAH 42:99 Behold, the former things have come to pass, And new things I declare; Before they spring forth I tell you of them." NKJV



WHAT NEW THING WILL THE LORD DO?WHAT WILL SPRING FORTH?

READ: ZECHARIAH 14:8-98 And in that day it shall be That living waters shall flow from Jerusalem, Half of them toward the eastern sea And half of them toward the western sea; In both summer and winter it shall occur. 9 And the LORD shall be King over all the earth. In that day it shall be — "The LORD is one," And His name one. NKJV


19 Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.

WHAT NEW THING WILL THE LORD DO?WHAT WILL SPRING FORTH?HOW WILL THEY KNOW IT?READ: JOHN 7:37-39

37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.“39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.


WHAT NEW THING WILL THE LORD DO?WHAT WILL SPRING FORTH?HOW WILL THEY KNOW IT?

READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 5:16-1716 Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer.17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

READ: REVELATION 21:55 Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." And He said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithful." NKJV



WHAT WILL THE BEAST OF THE FIELD DO?WHY WILL THE HONOR THE LORD?

WHO WILL PRAISE THE LORD? WHY?READ: PSALMS 148:7-12


WHAT WILL THE BEAST OF THE FIELD DO?

WHO WILL PRAISE THE LORD? WHY?READ: PSALMS 148:7-12

7 Praise the LORD from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths; 8 Fire and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy wind, fulfilling His word; 9 Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars; 10 Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying fowl; 11 Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth; 12 Both young men and maidens; Old men and children. NKJV



WHAT WILL THE BEAST OF THE FIELD DO?WHY WILL THE HONOR THE LORD?

HOW DID THE LORD GIVE THEM WATER?READ: EXODUS 17:6

6 Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.“ NKJV

(NUMBERS 20:7-9)



WHAT PEOPLE WILL DECLARE HIS PRAISE?READ: PSALMS 66:1-4

1 Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!2 Sing out the honor of His name; Make His praise glorious. 3 Say to God, "How awesome are Your works!Through the greatness of Your power Your enemies shall submit themselves to You. 4 All the earth shall worship You And sing praises to You; They shall sing praises to Your name.“ NKJV



WHAT PEOPLE WILL DECLARE HIS PRAISE?READ: PSALMS 102:18-22

18 This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD. 19 For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary; From heaven the LORD viewed the earth, 20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those appointed to death, 21 To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem, 22 When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve the LORD. NKJV



WHAT PEOPLE WILL DECLARE HIS PRAISE?READ: MALACHI 3:16-18

16 Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, And the LORD listened and heard them; So a book of remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the LORD And who meditate on His name. 17 "They shall be Mine," says the LORD of hosts, "On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them As a man spares his own son who serves him." 18 Then you shall again discern Between the righteous and the wicked, Between one who serves GodAnd one who does not serve Him. NKJV



WHAT PEOPLE WILL DECLARE HIS PRAISE?

READ: 1 PETER 2:9-109 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy. NKJV


PLEADING WITH UNFAITHFUL ISRAEL 22 "But you have not called upon Me, O Jacob; And you have been weary of Me, O Israel.

23 You have not brought Me the sheep for your burnt offerings, Nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not caused you to serve with grain offerings, Nor wearied you with incense.

24 You have bought Me no sweet cane with money, Nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices; But you have burdened Me with your sins, You have wearied Me with your iniquities.


PLEADING WITH UNFAITHFUL ISRAEL 22 "But you have not called upon Me, O Jacob; And you have been weary of Me, O Israel.23 You have not brought Me the sheep for your burnt offerings, Nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not caused you to serve with grain offerings, Nor wearied you with incense.24 You have bought Me no sweet cane with money, Nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices; But you have burdened Me with your sins, You have wearied Me with your iniquities.

WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB? ISRAEL?WHAT DID THE ISRAELITES FAIL TO DO?

HOW SHOULD THEY HAVE HONORED THE LORD?HOW DID THEY BURDEN & WEARY THE LORD?


22 "But you have not called upon Me, O Jacob; And you have been weary of Me, O Israel.

WHAT DID JOSHUA SAY TO THE TRIBES OF THE EAST(REUBEN, GAD & MANASSEH)

READ: JOSHUA 22:1-64 And now the LORD your God has given rest to your brethren, as He promised them; now therefore, return and go to your tents and to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side of the Jordan.5 But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.“ NKJV




READ: JEREMIAH 7:22-2422 For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices.23 But this is what I commanded them, saying, 'Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.‘24 Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but followed the counsels and the dictates of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward.




READ: HOSEA 6:4-64 "O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? O Judah, what shall I do to you? For your faithfulness is like a morning cloud, And like the early dew it goes away. 5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of My mouth; And your judgments are like light that goes forth. 6 For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. NKJV




READ: AMOS 5:25-2725 "Did you offer Me sacrifices and offerings In the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? 26 You also carried Sikkuth your king And Chiun, your idols, The star of your gods, Which you made for yourselves. 27 Therefore I will send you into captivity beyond Damascus,“ Says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts. NKJV




READ: MALACHI 1:13-1413 You also say, 'Oh, what a weariness!‘ And you sneer at it,“ Says the LORD of hosts. "And you bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick; Thus you bring an offering! Should I accept this from your hand?“ Says the LORD. 14 "But cursed be the deceiver Who has in his flock a male, And takes a vow, But sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished — For I am a great King,“ Says the LORD of hosts, "And My name is to be feared among the nations.


23 You have not brought Me the sheep for your burnt offerings, Nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not caused you to serve with grain offerings, Nor wearied you with incense.

WHAT DID THE ISRAELITES FAIL TO DO? HOW SHOULD THEY HAVE HONORED THE LORD?

READ: EXODUS 29:38-4038 "Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs of the first year, day by day continually.39 One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight. NKJV


HOW SHOULD THEY HAVE HONORED THE LORD?

READ: EXODUS 30:7-9

7 "Aaron shall burn on it sweet incense every morning; when he tends the lamps, he shall burn incense on it.

8 And when Aaron lights the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense on it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.

9 You shall not offer strange incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering; nor shall you pour a drink offering on it. NKJV



READ: LEVITICUS 2:1-21 'When anyone offers a grain offering to the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour. And he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it.2 He shall bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests, one of whom shall take from it his handful of fine flour and oil with all the frankincense. And the priest shall burn it as a memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD. NKJV



READ: NUMBERS 28:3-63 "And you shall say to them, 'This is the offering made by fire which you shall offer to the LORD: two male lambs in their first year without blemish, day by day, as a regular burnt offering.4 The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, the other lamb you shall offer in the evening,5 and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering mixed with one-fourth of a hin of pressed oil.6 It is a regular burnt offering which was ordained at Mount Sinai for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD. NKJV

HOW SHOULD THEY HAVE HONORED THE LORD?

READ: PSALMS 50:8-158 I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices Or your burnt offerings, Which are continually before Me. 9 I will not take a bull from your house, Nor goats out of your folds. 10 For every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle on a thousand hills. 11 I know all the birds of the mountains, And the wild beasts of the field are Mine. 12 "If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all its fullness. 13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats? 14 Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High. 15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me." NKJV



READ: PSALMS 51:16-1916 For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart — These, O God, You will not despise. 18 Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, With burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.



READ: MICAH 6:6-86 With what shall I come before the LORD, And bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, With calves a year old? 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams,Ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly,To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?


PLEADING WITH UNFAITHFUL ISRAEL 24 You have bought Me no sweet cane with money, Nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices; But you have burdened Me with your sins, You have wearied Me with your iniquities.


HOW DID THEY BURDEN & WEARY THE LORD?

You have bought Me no sweet cane with moneyNor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices

you have burdened Me with your sinsYou have wearied Me with your iniquities


WHAT DID THE ISRAELITES FAIL TO DO? You have bought Me no sweet cane with money

Nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices

READ: EXODUS 30:22-2522 Moreover the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:23 "Also take for yourself quality spices — five hundred shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much sweet-smelling cinnamon (two hundred and fifty shekels), two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling cane,24 five hundred shekels of cassia, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a hin of olive oil.25 And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil. NKJV




READ: LEVITICUS 3:9-119 'Then he shall offer from the sacrifice of the peace offering, as an offering made by fire to the LORD, its fat and the whole fat tail which he shall remove close to the backbone. And the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails,10 the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove;11 and the priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the LORD. NKJV




READ: JEREMIAH 6:19-2019 Hear, O earth! Behold, I will certainly bring calamity on this people — The fruit of their thoughts,Because they have not heeded My words Nor My law, but rejected it.20 For what purpose to Me Comes frankincense from Sheba, And sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, Nor your sacrifices sweet to Me." NKJV




READ: JEREMIAH 44:20-2320 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the people — the men, the women, and all the people who had given him that answer — saying:21 "The incense that you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, you and your fathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and did it not come into His mind?




READ: JEREMIAH 44:20-2322 So the LORD could no longer bear it, because of the evil of your doings and because of the abominations which you committed. Therefore your land is a desolation, an astonishment, a curse, and without an inhabitant, as it is this day.23 Because you have burned incense and because you have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD or walked in His law, in His statutes or in His testimonies, therefore this calamity has happened to you, as at this day." NKJV


HOW DID THEY BURDEN & WEARY THE LORD?You have burdened Me with your sins,

You have wearied Me with your iniquities

READ: DEUTERONOMY 12:11-1412 And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you and your sons and your daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levite who is within your gates, since he has no portion nor inheritance with you.13 Take heed to yourself that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see;14 but in the place which the LORD chooses, in one of your tribes, there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I command you. NKJV


HOW DID THEY BURDEN & WEARY THE LORD?You have burdened Me with your sins,

You have wearied Me with your iniquities

READ: MICAH 6:33 "O My people, what have I done to you? And how have I wearied you? Testify against Me. NKJV

READ: MALACHI 2:1717 You have wearied the LORD with your words;Yet you say, "In what way have we wearied Him?“ In that you say, "Everyone who does evil Is good in the sight of the LORD, And He delights in them,“ Or, "Where is the God of justice?" NKJV


PLEADING WITH UNFAITHFUL ISRAEL 25 "I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.

26 Put Me in remembrance; Let us contend together; State your case, that you may be acquitted.

27 Your first father sinned, And your mediators have transgressed against Me.

28 Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; I will give Jacob to the curse, And Israel to reproaches. NKJV


PLEADING WITH UNFAITHFUL ISRAEL 25 "I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.26 Put Me in remembrance; Let us contend together; State your case, that you may be acquitted.27 Your first father sinned, And your mediators have transgressed against Me.28 Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; I will give Jacob to the curse, And Israel to reproaches. NKJV

WHAT WILL THE LORD DO ABOUT THEIR SINS?WHAT DID THE LORD ASK THEM TO DO?

WHO WAS THEIR FIRST FATHER?WHO WERE THEIR PRINCES?

WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO THEM?


25 "I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.

WHAT WILL THE LORD DO ABOUT THEIR SINS?

WHAT DID THE LORD DO ABOUT DAVID’S SIN?READ: 2 SAMUEL 12:13-14

13 So David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.“ And Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die.14 However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.“ NKJV




WHAT DID SOLOMON ASK THE LORD TO DO?READ: 2 CHRONICLES 6:19-21

19 Yet regard the prayer of Your servant and his supplication, O LORD my God, and listen to the cry and the prayer which Your servant is praying before You:20 that Your eyes may be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your name, that You may hear the prayer which Your servant makes toward this place.2 And may You hear the supplications of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and when You hear, forgive. NKJV




WHAT DID JOB ASK THE LORD TO DO?READ: JOB 7:20-21

20 Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target,So that I am a burden to myself? 21 Why then do You not pardon my transgression,And take away my iniquity? For now I will lie down in the dust, And You will seek me diligently, But I will no longer be." NKJV




READ: JEREMIAH 31:33-3433 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.34 No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more." NKJV




WHEN WILL THE LORD FORGIVE THEM?READ: EZEKIEL 36:22-23

22 "Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for My holy name's sake, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went.23 And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD," says the Lord GOD, "when I am hallowed in you before their eyes. NKJV




WHY WILL THE LORD FORGIVE THEM?READ: MICAH 7:18-20

18 Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy. 19 He will again have compassion on us And will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea. 20 You will give truth to Jacob and mercy to Abraham Which You have sworn to our fathers From days of old.




WHAT DID JESUS DO FOR THE PARALYTIC?WHAT DID THE SCRIBES SAY ABOUT THIS?

READ: MARK 2:5-75 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven you." 6 And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,7 "Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?" NKJV

(LUKE 5:20-21)



WHAT DID PETER & JOHN SAY TO THE JEWS?READ: ACTS 3:17-21

17 "Yet now, brethren, I know that you did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers.18 But those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled.19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,20 and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before,21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.




CONTEND WITH ME? STATE YOUR CASE?

WHAT DID JOB SAY CONCERNING THE LORD?READ: JOB 23:5-7

5 I would know the words which He would answer me, And understand what He would say to me. 6 Would He contend with me in His great power?No! But He would take note of me. 7 There the upright could reason with Him, And I would be delivered forever from my Judge. NKJV




CONTEND WITH ME? STATE YOUR CASE?

WHAT DID DAVID SAY TO THE LORD?READ: PSALMS 143:1-2

1 Hear my prayer, O LORD, Give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me, And in Your righteousness. 2 Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no one living is righteous. NKJV


WHAT DID THE LORD ASK THEM TO DO?STATE YOUR CASE THAT YOU MAY BE ACQUITTED?

HOW ARE MEN JUSTIFIED?READ: ROMANS 3:23-26

23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. NKJV



WHO WAS THEIR FIRST FATHER?

WHAT WAS ABRAHAM’S SIN?READ: GENESIS 12:17-19

17 But the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.18 And Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?19 Why did you say, 'She is my sister'? I might have taken her as my wife. Now therefore, here is your wife; take her and go your way.“



WHO WERE THEIR MEDIATORS? PROPHETS?

HOW DID THEY TRANSGRESS AGAINST THE LORD?

READ: JEREMIAH 5:30-3130 "An astonishing and horrible thing Has been committed in the land: 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule by their own power; And My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end? NKJV



WHO WAS THEIR FIRST FATHER? ABRAHAM?

WHAT DID JOHN SAY TO THEIR LEADERS?READ: MATTHEW 3:7-9

6 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them,7 "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance,9 and do not think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.


WHO WAS THEIR FIRST FATHER? ABRAHAM?WHAT DID JESUS SAY TO THEIR LEADERS?

READ: JOHN 8:33-4137 "I know that you are Abraham's descendants, but you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.38 I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have seen with your father." 39 They answered and said to Him, "Abraham is our father.“ Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.40 But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.41 You do the deeds of your father.“ Then they said to Him, "We were not born of fornication; we have one Father — God." NKJV



WHO WERE THEIR MEDIATORS? PROPHETS?

HOW DID THEY TRANSGRESS AGAINST THE LORD?

READ: JEREMIAH 5:30-3130 "An astonishing and horrible thing Has been committed in the land: 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule by their own power; And My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end? NKJV



WHO ARE THE PRINCES OF THE SANCTUARY?

READ: EXODUS 19:2222 Also let the priests who come near the LORD consecrate themselves, lest the LORD break out against them.“ NKJV




READ: 1 CHRONICLES 24:1-31 Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.2 And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests.3 Then David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to the schedule of their service. NKJV




WHAT HAVE THEY DONE?READ: MALACHI 1:7-8

7 "You offer defiled food on My altar, But say, 'In what way have we defiled You? 'By saying, 'The table of the LORD is contemptible.‘8 And when you offer the blind as a sacrifice, Is it not evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, Is it not evil? Offer it then to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you favorably? "Says the LORD of hosts. NKJV


WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO THEM? WHY?

READ: DEUTERONOMY 13:12-1512 "If you hear someone in one of your cities, which the LORD your God gives you to dwell in, saying,13 'Corrupt men have gone out from among you and enticed the inhabitants of their city, saying, "Let us go and serve other gods"' — which you have not known —14 then you shall inquire, search out, and ask diligently. And if it is indeed true and certain that such an abomination was committed among you,15 you shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying it, all that is in it and its livestock — with the edge of the sword.



WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO THEM?

READ: JEREMIAH 24:8-98 'And as the bad figs which cannot be eaten, they are so bad' — surely thus says the LORD — 'so will I give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, his princes, the residue of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt.9 I will deliver them to trouble into all the kingdoms of the earth, for their harm, to be a reproach and a byword, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them. NKJV




READ: LAMENTATIONS 2:22 The Lord has swallowed up and has not pitied All the dwelling places of Jacob. He has thrown down in His wrath The strongholds of the daughter of Judah;He has brought them down to the ground; He has profaned the kingdom and its princes. NKJV




READ: LAMENTATIONS 2:6-76 He has done violence to His tabernacle, As if it were a garden; He has destroyed His place of assembly;The LORD has caused The appointed feasts and Sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion. In His burning indignation He has spurned the king and the priest. 7 The Lord has spurned His altar, He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has given up the walls of her palaces Into the hand of the enemy. They have made a noise in the house of the LORD As on the day of a set feast. NKJV




READ: ZECHARIAH 5:1-31 Then I turned and raised my eyes, and saw there a flying scroll. 2 And he said to me, "What do you see?“ So I answered, "I see a flying scroll. Its length is twenty cubits and its width ten cubits." 3 Then he said to me, "This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole earth: 'Every thief shall be expelled,' according to this side of the scroll; and, 'Every perjurer shall be expelled,' according to that side of it."


PLEADING WITH UNFAITHFUL ISRAEL 28 Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; I will give Jacob to the curse, And Israel to reproaches. NKJV


READ: MALACHI 2:22 If you will not hear, And if you will not take it to heart, To give glory to My name,“ Says the LORD of hosts, "I will send a curse upon you, And I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have cursed them already,Because you do not take it to heart. NKJV

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