The Lord said to Moses, ‘I have seen this people, how stiff-necked they are. Now let me alone, so that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them; and of you I will make a great nation.’ Exodus 32:7-14, NRSV This exchange which took place between God and Moses on Mount Sinai…
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Now the word of the Lord came to me saying,‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,and before you were born I consecrated you;I appointed you a prophet to the nations.’ Jeremiah 1:4-9, NRSV Like Moses and some of the other prophets, Jeremiah did not welcome the role to which he was called. He felt…
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He said to me, ‘This water flows towards the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah; and when it enters the sea, the sea of stagnant waters, the water will become fresh. Wherever the river goes, every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish, once these waters reach…
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For I am about to create new heavens and a new earth;the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind.But be glad and rejoice for ever in what I am creating;for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and its people as a delight. Isaiah 65:17-21, NRSV In our readings last…
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In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in fulfilment of the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord stirred up the spirit of King Cyrus of Persia so that he sent a herald throughout all his kingdom and also declared in a written edict: ‘Thus says King Cyrus of Persia: The Lord, the God of heaven, has…
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What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah?Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes away early.Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have killed them by the words of my mouth, and my judgement goes forth as the light.For I desire steadfast love and…
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I will heal their disloyalty; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them.I will be like the dew to Israel; he shall blossom like the lily, he shall strike root like the forests of Lebanon.His shoots shall spread out; his beauty shall be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like that of…
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So you shall speak all these words to them, but they will not listen to you. You shall call to them, but they will not answer you. You shall say to them: This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord their God, and did not accept discipline; truth has perished; it is…
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So now, Israel, give heed to the statutes and ordinances that I am teaching you to observe, so that you may live to enter and occupy the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9, NRSV The book of Deuteronomy is mainly a law book containing many detailed rules.…
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And now we put our whole heart into following you, into fearing you and seeking your face once more. Do not disappoint us; treat us gently, as you yourself are gentle and very merciful. Grant us deliverance worthy of your wonderful deeds, let your name win glory, Lord. Daniel 3:25, 34-43, This extract is part…
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