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Podcast: John’s iPad reads The Bible
Episode: Isaiah 8 Don't be afraid of what scares them, but recognize the authority of the Lord and let the Lord of armies be holy to you. He is the one you must respect; He is the one you must fear.
Description: (4:45) THE COMING ASSYRIAN INVASION (0:06)
The Lord told me, "Take a large tablet and inscribe these words on it with an ordinary stylus: 'Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz' (make haste to the spoil, fall upon the prey). Then I will summon as my reliable witnesses Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah." I then had sexual relations with the prophetess; she conceived and gave birth to a son. (0:58) The Lord told me, "Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz, for before the child knows how to cry out, 'My father' or 'My mother,' the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be...