Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. Isaiah 1:2–3 As we return to these verses at the beginning of Isaiah’s prophecy, let me remind you that this is a message to which we must listen because it is from God. It can be divided up into two sections. The first section emphasizes
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