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Isaiah 11, 1 through 10, the English Standard

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Version. He shall not judge by what he sees,

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nor decide disputes by what his ears hear. But

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with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and

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decide the equity for the meek of the earth.

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He shall strike the earth with the rod of his

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mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall

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kill the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt

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on his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his

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loins. The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, the

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leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and

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the calf and the lion and the fattened calf,

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and the little child shall lead them. The cow

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and the bear shall graze, the young shall lie

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down together, and the lion shall eat straw like

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the ox. The nursing child shall play over the

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hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall

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put his hand on the adder's den. They shall not

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hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain, for

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the earth is full of the knowledge of the Lord

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as the waters cover the sea. In that day the

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root of Jesse shall stand as a signal for the

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peoples. Of him shall the nations inquire, and

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his resting place shall be glorious. A rating

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from Psalm 72, verses 1 through 7 in the Revised

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Standard Version of your Bible. A psalm of psalm.

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Give the king thy justice, O God, and thy righteousness

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to the royal son. May he judge thy people with

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righteousness, and thy poor with justice. Let

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the mountains bear prosperity for the people

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and the hills in righteousness. May he defend

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the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance

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to the needy, and crush the oppressor. May he

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live while the sun endures, and as long as the

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moon, throughout all generations. May he be like

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rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers

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that water the earth. In his days may righteousness

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flourish and peace abound till the moon be no

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more. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,

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who alone does wondrous things. Blessed be his

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glorious name forever. May his glory fill the

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whole earth. Amen and amen. verses 4 through

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13 from the New Century Version. Everything that

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was written in the past was written to teach

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us. The scriptures give us patience and encouragement

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so that we can have hope. May the patience and

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encouragement that come from God allow you to

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live in harmony with each other the way Jesus

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Christ wants. Then you will all be joined together

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and you will give glory to God the Father of

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our Lord Jesus Christ. Christ accepted you so

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that you should accept each other, which will

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bring glory to God. I tell you that Christ became

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a servant of the Jews to show that God's promises

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to the Jewish ancestors are true. He also did

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this so that those who are not Jews could give

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glory to God for the mercy he gives to them.

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It is written in the scriptures. So I will praise

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you among the non -Jewish people. I will sing

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praisings to your name. The scripture also says,

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Be happy, you who are not Jews, together with

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his people. Again, the scripture says, all you

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who are not Jews, praise the Lord. All you people

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sing praises to him. And Isaiah says, a new king

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will come from the family of Jesse. He will come

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to rule over the non -Jewish people, and they

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will have hope because of him. I pray that the

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God who gives hope will fill you with much joy

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and peace while you trust in him. Then your hope

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will overflow by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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John's clothes were made of camel's hair and

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he had a leather belt around his waist. His food

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was locust and wild honey. People went out to

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him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole

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region of the Jordan, confessing their sins.

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They were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

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But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees

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coming to where he was baptized, he said to them,

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you brutal vipers, who warned you to flee from

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the coming wrath? to produce food, keeping with

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repentance. And do not think you can say to yourselves,

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we have Abraham as our father. I tell you that

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out of these stones, God could raise up children

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for Abraham. That is already at the root of the

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trees. And every tree that does not produce good

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fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

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I baptize you with water for repentance. But

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after me comes one who is more powerful than

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I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He

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will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

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His winnowing fork is in his hand. He will clear

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his stretching floor. Gary has wheatened to the

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barn, burning up the chaff with unquestionable

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fire.