And she said, ‘Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the Lord. For this child I prayed; and the Lord has granted me the petition that I made to him. Therefore I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives, he is given to…
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My beloved speaks and says to me:‘Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away;for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone.The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come,and the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land. From Song of Songs 2:8-14, NRSV The Song…
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Then Isaiah said: ‘Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals, that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel. From Isaiah 7:10-14, NRSV The prophecy…
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There was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. His wife was barren, having borne no children. And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, ‘Although you are barren, having borne no children, you shall conceive and bear a son. Now be careful…
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Then Isaiah said: ‘Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals, that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel. From Isaiah 7:10-14, NRSV The prophecy…
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‘Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down before you.Judah is a lion’s whelp; from the prey, my son, you have gone up.He crouches down, he stretches out like a lion, like a lioness—who dares rouse him up?The sceptre shall not…
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And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servants,all who keep the sabbath, and do not profane it, and hold fast my covenant—these I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer;their burnt-offerings and…
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This is like the days of Noah to me: Just as I swore that the waters of Noah would never again go over the earth,so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you and will not rebuke you.For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed,but my steadfast love shall not depart from…
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Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.By myself I have sworn, from my mouth has gone forth in righteousness a word that shall not return:‘To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.’ From Isaiah 45:6-8,18,21-25, NRSV Isaiah’s words were addressed…
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For I will leave in the midst of you a people humble and lowly.They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord— the remnant of Israel;they shall do no wrong and utter no lies,nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. Then they will pasture and lie down, and no one shall make them…
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