Category Archives: Others’ thoughts

Quotes and thoughts I have appropriated in my reading and listening

With a clean slate…

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

John Oswalt on Isaiah 56:9-11… All you beasts of the field, come to devour, All you beasts in the forest. His watchmen are blind, They are all ignorant; They are all dumb dogs, They cannot bark; Sleeping, lying down, loving … Continue reading →

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Their usefulness is at an end…

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

E. J. Young on Isaiah 56:11… Yes, they are greedy dogs Which never have enough. And they are shepherds Who cannot understand; They all look to their own way, Every one for his own gain, From his own territory. When … Continue reading →

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On men who have warned…

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

E. J. Young on Isaiah 56:10… His watchmen are blind, They are all ignorant; They are all dumb dogs, They cannot bark; Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. What is clearly taught here is the necessity for those whom God … Continue reading →

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No matter what it costs him…

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

John Oswalt on Isaiah 56:6… “Also the sons of the foreigner Who join themselves to the Lord, to serve Him, And to love the name of the Lord, to be His servants— Everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath, And … Continue reading →

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In His name serve…

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

E. J. Young on Isaiah 56:7… Even them I will bring to My holy mountain, And make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices Will be accepted on My altar; For My house shall … Continue reading →

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Happy slavery…

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

John Oswalt on Isaiah 56:6… “Also the sons of the foreigner Who join themselves to the Lord, to serve Him, And to love the name of the Lord, to be His servants— Everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath, And … Continue reading →

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No distinction…

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

E. J. Young on Isaiah 56:3… Do not let the son of the foreigner Who has joined himself to the Lord Speak, saying, “The Lord has utterly separated me from His people”; Nor let the eunuch say, “Here I am, … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s law and character…

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Alec Motyer on Isaiah 56:1… Thus says the Lord: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come, And My righteousness to be revealed. Isaiah is not inviting people to seek salvation by their own works of … Continue reading →

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Concern with maintaining Sabbath

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

John Oswalt on Isaiah 56:2… Blessed is the man who does this, And the son of man who lays hold on it; Who keeps from defiling the Sabbath, And keeps his hand from doing any evil.” The concern with maintaining … Continue reading →

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At hand…

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

E. J. Young on Isaiah 56:1… Thus says the Lord: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come, And My righteousness to be revealed. This is the Old Testament proclamation of “Repent, for the kingdom of … Continue reading →

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