| John Prentiss Kewley Henshaw - 1842 - 534 pagini
...Draw nigh to God, and God will draw nigh to you," — " Cease to do evil and learn to do well; and though your sins are like scarlet they shall be as white as snow — though red like crimson they shall be as wool." It is supposed, by those who are strangers... | |
| Theodore Gerhardt Tappert - 1959 - 742 pagini
...evil, learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; defend the fatherless, plead for the widow. Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow" (Isa. 1:16-18). Thus the prophet urges penitence and adds a promise. It would be foolish... | |
| Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer - 1971 - 604 pagini
...1:7)? Should we cordon oft the limits of that statement? How should we read the referenee in Isaiah: "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool" (1:18)? The hallmark of divine forgiveness would see'm to... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Budget - 1975 - 266 pagini
...from Isaiah, and a few people know there are two parts to that scripture. Let me read the whole thing. Come, now, let us reason together, says the Lord....they shall be as white as snow ; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. Now here's the second part : If you are willing and obedient,... | |
| Adrien Nocent - 1977 - 468 pagini
...must become honest and pure, for only then can it be acceptable to God. Then the light of hope shines: "Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord:...they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool" (Is. 1:18). Isaiah repeats the theme in another form: the... | |
| Jacob Neusner - 1990 - 264 pagini
...years in which it remained red. [C] They went and tied it to a rock [M. 6 : 5C]. [II.A] It is written, "Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord:...they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool" (Isa. 1:18). [B] It has been taught: R. Eliezer says, "'Though... | |
| 1982 - 316 pagini
...that sin brought, and the conditions for restoration. The themes seem to be woven together in 1:18-20: Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: Though your sins are like scarlet, will they become as white as snow? Though they are red like crimson, will they become like wool? If... | |
| John F. A. Sawyer - 1984 - 284 pagini
...learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; defend the fatherless, plead for the widow. 18"Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though...they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. 19If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good... | |
| Herbert M. Wolf, Herbert Wolf - 1985 - 352 pagini
...Lamb of God. H. Crucified to Cleanse Others One of the best-loved verses in all of Isaiah is 1:18: "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD....they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." No verse better explains the transforming power of the blood of Christ that is able to purify the worst... | |
| George Grant - 1986 - 164 pagini
...good; Seek justice, Reprove the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow. Come now, and let us reason together," Says the Lord, "Though your...They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool. If you are willing and obedient, You will eat the good of the... | |
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