Monthly Archives: May 2012

With other lovers…

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

John Oswalt on Isaiah 57:7&8… On a lofty and high mountain You have set your bed; Even there you went up To offer sacrifice. Also behind the doors and their posts You have set up your remembrance; For you have … Continue reading →

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Rocks as gods…

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

John Oswalt on Isaiah 57:6… Among the smooth stones of the stream Is your portion; They, they, are your lot! Even to them you have poured a drink offering, You have offered a grain offering. Should I receive comfort in … Continue reading →

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Adultery with the enemy…

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Young on Isaiah 57:8 Also behind the doors and their posts You have set up your remembrance; For you have uncovered yourself to those other than Me, And have gone up to them; You have enlarged your bed And made … Continue reading →

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Bowing to the creature…

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Young on Isaiah 57:3 But come here, You sons of the sorceress, You offspring of the adulterer and the harlot! Whom do you ridicule? Against whom do you make a wide mouth And stick out the tongue? Are you not … Continue reading →

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End of the righteous…

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Young on Isaiah 57:2 He shall enter into peace; They shall rest in their beds, Each one walking in his uprightness. To the wicked there is no peace, but the end of the righteous is peace; and here the word has … Continue reading →

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Table Meditation: May 27, 2012…

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

What more tender words could we read than these… For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, With him who has a contrite and humble … Continue reading →

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Taking them to deliver…

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

Young on Isaiah 57:1 The righteous perishes, And no man takes it to heart; Merciful men are taken away, While no one considers That the righteous is taken away from evil. This is not ordinary death, but rather sudden death, … Continue reading →

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And at Planned Parenthood???

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

John Oswalt on Isaiah 57:5… Inflaming yourselves with gods under every green tree, Slaying the children in the valleys, Under the clefts of the rocks? Those who set themselves aflame with desire in order to insure that desire is met … Continue reading →

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You know you’re in trouble when…

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

John Oswalt on Isaiah 58:6… “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? The versions struggle … Continue reading →

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You know you’re in trouble when…

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Tom Brainerd

John Oswalt on Isaiah 58:5… “It seems odd to base redactional conclusions on what we would have expected to have been said. Any chain of thought can legitimately go in several directions at any point. To choose one of these … Continue reading →

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