Monthly Archives: July 2011

Your meltin’ heart…

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

John Calvin on Isaiah 19:1… The burden against Egypt. Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud, And will come into Egypt; The idols of Egypt will totter at His presence, And the heart of Egypt will melt in its … Continue reading →

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Only by recourse to the Lord…

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

J. Alec Motyer on Isaiah 19:1-15… The burden against Egypt. Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud, And will come into Egypt; The idols of Egypt will totter at His presence, And the heart of Egypt will melt in … Continue reading →

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Table Meditation: July 17, 2011

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians. In that day Israel will be one of … Continue reading →

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Prayer of Blessing: July 17, 2011…

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

If I the wings of morning take, And far away my dwelling make, The hand that leadeth me is thine, And my support thy power divine. If deepest darkness cover me, The darkness hideth not from thee; To thee both … Continue reading →

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Table Prayer: July 17, 2011…

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

And so we come: O draw us to thy feet, most patient Savior, who canst love us still; and by this food, so aweful and so sweet, deliver us from every touch of ill: in thine own service make us … Continue reading →

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Hard to forget…

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

Luther on Isaiah 20:2… …at the same time the Lord spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and remove the sackcloth from your body, and take your sandals off your feet.” And he did so, walking naked and … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 15, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

Martin Luther on Isaiah 19:22 And the Lord will strike Egypt, He will strike and heal it; they will return to the Lord, and He will be entreated by them and heal them. “The Lord does not judge and afflict … Continue reading →

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Their counsels are sheer vomit…

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

The ever-colorful Martin Luther on Isaiah 19:14… The Lord has mingled a perverse spirit in her midst; And they have caused Egypt to err in all her work, As a drunken man staggers in his vomit. “Every trial apart from … Continue reading →

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Truer words never…

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

From a 2009 Masters of Religion thesis by Jason Webb at RTS: “The Internet has proven to be both fertile ground and a barren wasteland.” Can’t argue with that one.

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Not doing nothing…

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Tom Brainerd

John Calvin on Isaiah 18:4… For so the Lord said to me, “I will take My rest, And I will look from My dwelling place Like clear heat in sunshine, Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.” … Continue reading →

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