This week BibleWorm reads two texts from Isaiah that are not normally read together: the song of the vineyard in Isaiah 5:1-7 and the description of the ideal king in Isaiah 11:1-9. In the first text, we find God making an accusation against Israel and Judah, the vineyard that God planted to produce justice and righteousness but which has instead produced violence and oppression. As a result, God removes the hedge around the vineyard, leaving it vulnerable to destruction. Yet in Isaiah 11 we find a description of a sprout emerging from the stump of Jesse, signaling hope for the future. The sprout represents an ideal leader who is not swayed by what he sees and hears but by reverence for God, producing the justice and equity that God seeks. We relate Isaiah 11 to King Hezekiah of Judah, to the hoped-for messiah, and to we ourselves, who are called to live non-violently in a world of predation.
Episode 221 Leaving It All Behind (Luke 5:1-11)
Episode 220 Hometown Visits are Hard (Luke 4:14-30)
Episode 219 Baptism, Danger, and Delight (Luke 3:1-22)
Episode 218 Meeting the Tween Jesus (Luke 2:41-52)
Episode 217 Simeon and Anna (Luke 2:21-38)
Episode 216 Christmas Eve SPECIAL EPISODE (Luke 2:1-20)
Episode 215 Christmas is a Revolution (Luke 1:26-56)
Episode 214 Good News to the Poor (Isaiah 61:1-11)
Episode 213 Rend Your Hearts (Joel 2:12-29)
Episode 212 In the Lions' Den (Daniel 6:1-28)
Episode 211 The Power of the Word (Jeremiah 36 and 31)
Episode 210 Encountering God (Isaiah 6:1-13)
Episode 209 The Limits of Mercy (Jonah 1, 3, & 4)
Episode 208 Day-to-Day Miracles (1 Kings 17:1-24)
Episode 207 The Davidic Covenant (2 Samuel 7:1-17)
Episode 206 Prayer and Promise (1 Samuel 1:1-20 and 2:1-10)
Episode 205 The Covenant Under Threat (Exodus 32:1-14)
Episode 204 Ritual Preparation for Liberation (Exodus 12:1-13 and 13:1-8)
Episode 204 (EXTENDED) Ritual Preparation for Liberation (Exodus 12:1-13 and 13:1-8)
Episode 203 (EXTENDED) The Complexities of Being Family (Genesis 37 and 50)
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