The Scriptures Old Testament—Isaiah 42:14–21 Epistle—Ephesians 5:8–14 Gospel—John 9:13–17, 34–39 The Church Year In the Old Testament lesson, Isaiah 42:14–21, the Lord admonishes the apostate people of Israel for their self-imposed spiritual blindness and warns them of his coming judgment. In his loving faithfulness, he will turn the darkness into light for his elect through the coming Savior. The Epistle lesson, Ephesians 5:8–14, reminds Christians of the darkness of their former way