Turning Point Part 1
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Turning point
Turning point
turning point
a time at which a decisive change occurs, especially one with beneficial results.
■ noun a time at which a decisive change occurs, especially one with beneficial results.
When I Decide to No Longer be Captive to My Captivity
When I Decide to No Longer be Captive to My Captivity
Soanes, C., & Stevenson, A. (Eds.). (2004). Concise Oxford English dictionary (11th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Verses 1-2 Speaks to the people that their Captivity was over
How are you to respond in a difficult time?
Captive n. — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war or exile.
How are we to speak the Word when people are in captivity
By the waters of Babylon,
there we sat down and wept,
when we remembered Zion.
On the willows there
we hung up our lyres.
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Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
Comfort: to comfort v. — to alleviate sorrow or distress; give emotional strength to.
*God is speaking, but He is calling on someone to speak for Him.
The first 39 Chapters are grim and gruesome.
How are you to respond in a difficult time?
How are we to speak the Word when people are in captivity
By the waters of Babylon,
there we sat down and wept,
when we remembered Zion.
On the willows there
we hung up our lyres.
For there our captors
required of us songs,
and our tormentors, mirth, saying,
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
*Can you be comforted in your Captivity ?
How shall we sing the Lord’s song
in a foreign land?
For the Lord comforts Zion;
he comforts all her waste places
and makes her wilderness like Eden,
her desert like the garden of the Lord;
joy and gladness will be found in her,
thanksgiving and the voice of song.
When I Decide that the Conflict is Over
When I Decide that the Conflict is Over
When I Decided that Peace Belongs to Me
When I Decided that Peace Belongs to Me
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that her warfare is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.
How is the Messenger supposed to speak for God
*Speak tenderly = Speak lovely
Literally translated : Speak from the heart and to the heart.
heart (internal feature) n. — the locus of a person’s thoughts (mind), volition, emotions, and knowledge of right from wrong (conscience) understood as the heart.
*Warfare is accomplished = A constant conflict a never ending battle
The Battle is Over = Peace
*Her iniquity is pardoned =-
*She has revived double for her sins
Peace Established
Pardoned Secured
Payment Made
This Has been done by a Person
Double=Now that cursing was seen as almost accomplished, Israel could have a new start. To receive double for all her sins does not mean to be punished beyond what she deserves but in keeping with what she deserves. The point is that she has now received “full” or “sufficient” punishment for all her sins (cf. “double” in ; ).
Double:Cruel slaughter and captivity at the hands of the Babylonians was sufficient payment for past sins; so someday after worldwide dispersion, Israel will return to her land in peace and in the glory of Messiah’s kingdom
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that her warfare is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.
When I Accept my Pardon
When I Accept my Pardon
Martin, J. A. (1985). Isaiah. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 1, p. 1091). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
When I Decide to Bury Guilt
When I Decide to Bury Guilt
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that her warfare is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.
When I Decide to Accept the Payment
When I Decide to Accept the Payment
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that her warfare is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.
MacArthur, J., Jr. (Ed.). (1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed., p. 1013). Nashville, TN: Word Pub.
When I Decide to Decrease
When I Decide to Decrease
Verses 3-5 Build a Highway so that all may see the coming Lord
A voice cries:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
We are Just a voice
Who’s Voice ?
There is a voice but no name
It doesn't matter matter
It doesn't matter who is speaking but what is being spoken
No recognition
It’s not me that matters , its Him that matters
So they said to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
It’s not about me but about the one that I’m proclaiming
Ministry doesn't have to have your name on it.
A voice cries:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
In the wilderness make a way for Him
Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting,
“Clear the way through the wilderness
for the Lord!
Make a straight highway through the wasteland
for our God!
Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.
And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
A voice says, “Cry!”
And I said, “What shall I cry?”
All flesh is grass,
and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.
When I Decide to Accept The Word
When I Decide to Accept The Word
Comforted By The Word
The grass withers, the flower fades
when the breath of the Lord blows on it;
surely the people are grass.
The Guarantee
The Guarantee
The grass withers, the flower fades,
but the word of our God will stand forever.
Forever, O Lord, your word
is firmly fixed in the heavens.
Your faithfulness endures to all generations;
you have established the earth, and it stands fast.
By your appointment they stand this day,
for all things are your servants.
but the word of the Lord remains forever.”
And this word is the good news that was preached to you.
“And as for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouth of your offspring, or out of the mouth of your children’s offspring,” says the Lord, “from this time forth and forevermore.”
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He will tend his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs in his arms;
he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.