Maria Esther Torres
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Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Isaiah 44:28 ESV
who says of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd, and he shall fulfill all my purpose'; saying of Jerusalem, 'She shall be built,' and of the temple, 'Your foundation shall be laid.'"
Dec 8
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Isaiah 44:24 ESV
Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: "I am the Lord, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself,
Dec 8
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Isaiah 44:23 ESV
Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it; shout, O depths of the earth; break forth into singing, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and will be glorified in Israel.
Dec 8
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Isaiah 44:22 ESV
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you.
Dec 8
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Isaiah 44:21 ESV
Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant; I formed you; you are my servant; O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
Dec 8
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Isaiah 44:20 ESV
He feeds on ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, "Is there not a lie in my right hand?"
Dec 8
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Isaiah 44:19 ESV
No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, "Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?"
Dec 8
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Isaiah 44:18 ESV
They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand.
Dec 8
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Isaiah 44:17 ESV
And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol, and falls down to it and worships it. He prays to it and says, "Deliver me, for you are my god!"
Dec 8
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Isaiah 44:16 ESV
Half of it he burns in the fire. Over the half he eats meat; he roasts it and is satisfied. Also he warms himself and says, "Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire!"
Dec 8
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Isaiah 44:14-15 ESV
He cuts down cedars, or he chooses a cypress tree or an oak and lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a cedar and the rain nourishes it.Then it becomes fuel for a man. He takes a part of it and warms himself; he kindles a fire and bakes bread. Also he makes a god and worships it; he makes it an idol and falls down before it.
Dec 8
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Isaiah 44:13 ESV
The carpenter stretches a line; he marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes and marks it with a compass. He shapes it into the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house.
Dec 8
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Isaiah 44:12 ESV
The ironsmith takes a cutting tool and works it over the coals. He fashions it with hammers and works it with his strong arm. He becomes hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water and is faint.
Dec 8
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Isaiah 44:11 ESV
Behold, all his companions shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen are only human. Let them all assemble, let them stand forth. They shall be terrified; they shall be put to shame together.
Dec 8
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Isaiah 44:8 ESV
Fear not, nor be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? And you are my witnesses! Is there a God besides me? There is no Rock; I know not any."
Dec 8
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Isaiah 44:6-7 ESV
Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: "I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and set it before me, since I appointed an ancient people. Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen.
Dec 8
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Isaiah 44:1 ESV
"But now hear, O Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen!
Dec 8
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Acts 19:34 ESV
But when they recognized that he was a Jew, for about two hours they all cried out with one voice, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
Dec 7
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Acts 19:32 ESV
Now some cried out one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together.
Dec 7
Maria Esther Torres
highlighted Acts 19:29 ESV
So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's companions in travel.
Dec 7