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Isaiah’s ministry confronts the people of Judah with their sins and inspires them to rebuild their lives based on God’s promises
The preceding verses show that repentance and the complete dependence on God makes forgives and restoration possible
Judah, a faithful and righteous people have become unfaithful; their behavior is the opposite of what their covenant with God required of them
The leaders are even guiltier, promoting lawlessness instead of righteous living
God, the LORD Almighty will vent his wrath yet will purify his people, removing all their impurities as slag is skimmed off from the silver
He will restore them, even with good leadership as of old. Afterward, they will be called the “City of Righteousness, the Faithful City”
Those who repent will be revived by righteousness but rebels and sinners will be destroyed
And the “mighty man” will be like a garden without water; he will be unable to survive without God
The author of Hebrews cited a people who need to grow up in the Lord and stop being babies but his audience is not so and should continue in their service to God
They should keep on loving others to make certain that what they hope for will come true
Their consistency and steadfastness in the Lord will prevent them from becoming spiritually dull and indifferent
Instead, they will be motivated to follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises
For example, God backed up his promise to Abraham with an oath by His name, and Abraham through faith and patience received what God had promised
God is faithful to his promise and his oath; we should be encouraged in our hope
This hope is the anchor for our soul and would lead us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary for which Jesus is our forerunner
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