Saturday, November 14, 2009

Thanksgiving Verses - Part 14

The next thanksgiving verse is found among three calls to hearken to the people of God in Isaiah 51. The first call mentions the joy and thanksgiving to which the people of God will be called, calling to mind the origins of men. The second call mentions the coming judgment and contrasts it with the salvation appointed for the people of God. The third call calls the people of God to patience in enduring the tribulations of this life, with a reminder that our persecutors will themselves one day perish.

Isaiah 51:1-8

Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people. My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust. Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings. For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.

1 comment:

Jennie said...

Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings. For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
Whew....I need that. I got blasted on my blog last night by a new commenter who hated that I call my blog 'Pilgrim's Daughter'. He called me names and mentioned how bad the Pilgrims were to the Indians. I guess he was RC because he was also mad that I had 'maligned the eucharist'. What he specifically said wasn't true of the Pilgrims, but it is discouraging to read the things that did go on between the Pilgrims and Puritans and the Native people. That puzzles me greatly. But there was no reason to keep answering him, as he was being deliberately insulting, so I deleted his comments.