Please read Isaiah 36-39 and any five chapters of your choice from Isaiah 40-66. Suppose you are asked to help prepare an anthology of great quotations from the ancient world. There are going to be two Isaiah quotes, and you get to pick one of them. Of all of Isaiah's many quotable lines, which would you choose? Why this particular line? Of the lines already suggested by other contributors to this blog (either on this thread or the Isaiah I thread) which of those lines do you think would be the best to have as the second Isaiah quote? Why?
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Isaiah 36-66 (Extra Credit)
Please read Isaiah 36-39 and any five chapters of your choice from Isaiah 40-66. Suppose you are asked to help prepare an anthology of great quotations from the ancient world. There are going to be two Isaiah quotes, and you get to pick one of them. Of all of Isaiah's many quotable lines, which would you choose? Why this particular line? Of the lines already suggested by other contributors to this blog (either on this thread or the Isaiah I thread) which of those lines do you think would be the best to have as the second Isaiah quote? Why?
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Isaiah 63:8, "The Lord rescued his people, and said, "They are mine. They won't betray me.""
ReplyDeleteI chose this verse because it reminds people that they are special and belong to God. They are different from everyone else because they belong to a higher power. When he says "They won't betray me", he is holding them to a higher standard, which I think can force people to do better and act better when someone expects more from them. When he says "They are mine", it reminds us that we are part of a bigger picture and we are all similar because we all belong to the same person.
I think this verse compliments Kelly's verse (Isaiah 59:1) nicely because there are many times when we feel alone in the world, but it states that the Lord is as powerful as ever and still hears and answers our prayers. So the two verses tell us that God is a constant and we are his, and sets a high standard to stay faithful to him. I think these issues are something people struggle with and it can be inspiring to read the verses.
Isaiah 41:10, Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
ReplyDeleteThis is a particular passage that is close to my heart, because it was my faith verse in conformation. It really appeals to me because it describes what christianly is about. I think that this is an important quotation because it takes the promises that were made and reinforces them. With this passage you take what the Lord gave Moses, Abraham and all those others. This is the promise of our Lord.
Isaiah 49: 25 "But this is what the Lord says:Yes, captives will be taken from warriors, and plunder retrieved from the fierce;I will contend with those who contend with you, and your children I will save."
ReplyDeleteThis is a verse that promises even the mighty fall and even if we ourselves may fall or fail, God's promise extends to our children and to those who come after us. To me this is very comforting.
As to another quote that I find good enough to be used as a second quote I have chosen Isaiah 59:1, "Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save. neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear"
This second quote also exudes hope in that God reaffirms that he still watches and helps us and not to doubt his works.
Isaiah 38:14- "Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me." There were quite a few verses in this chapter I really liked, but this is the one more likely to fit in an anthology for the ancient world.
ReplyDeleteI also liked Lizzie Matson's Isaiah 41:10, "Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand." To my understanding this really sums up the people of Israel's struggle with obeying and being faithful to God, sometimes they failed, but when they got it right...look out.
40-1 "Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God." I like it because it really does should how merciful God is. Yes he will bring down judgment to his people but he still does have his best interest in his people. It shows the love that he really has for his people and I really like that.
ReplyDeleteI like Mary's passage too. I like it for the same reasons that she did. I also think that it complements my verse very well.
---- Abigail Miiller