See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears?…
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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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The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory;he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love;he will exult over you with loud singing as on a day of festival.I will remove disaster from you, so that you will not bear reproach for it. From Zephaniah 3:14-18, NRSV The prophet Zephaniah…
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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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The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. And this is the name by which…
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The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me;he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the broken-hearted,to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners;to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn. Isaiah 61:1-2,…
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Then Elijah arose, a prophet like fire, and his word burned like a torch.He brought a famine upon them, and by his zeal he made them few in number.By the word of the Lord he shut up the heavens, and also three times brought down fire.How glorious you were, Elijah, in your wondrous deeds! Whose…
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O that you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your prosperity would have been like a river, and your success like the waves of the sea;your offspring would have been like the sand, and your descendants like its grains;their name would never be cut off or destroyed from before me. From Isaiah 48:17-19, NRSV In…
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For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand;it is I who say to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’ From Isaiah 41:13-20, NRSV Isaiah’s prophecy was to a people still in captivity who had little reason to believe that their situation would improve any time soon. Yet, Isaiah brings them a message of…
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