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The New Testament quotes Isaiah more than any Old Testament book other than Psalms, but Isaiah offers much more to the Christian. The challenges the prophet Isaiah confronted in his ministry provide the backdrop for profound theological insights. During Isaiah's lifetime the Northern Kingdom fell and the Southern Kingdom was facing the future prospect of defeat and exile as well. In his critique...

and not doing as you please or speaking idle words, / 14 then you will find your joy in the LORD, / and I will cause you to ride on the heights of the land / and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.” / The mouth of the LORD has spoken. 58:6 In contrast to the oppression and violence that have resulted from Israel’s fasting, verses 6–12 present the righteous counterpart, as well as the divine blessings that flow from a proper fast. As God describes the kind of fasting I have chosen, he
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