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Israel as Servant in Isaiah – Lectionary Reading
Today’s lectionary reading is one of the places in Isaiah where there is an explicit identification of the servant, as in the servant of the “Servant Songs.” Nothing new here for academics, but it throws a bit of a wrench in for those who grew up accustomed to thinking about many of the “Servant Songs”…
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Isaiah 49:15 – Our Mother, Who Art in Heaven (Video)
Nah, just kidding; however, there is some feminine imagery for God in Isaiah 49:15 as well as in other place in Second Isaiah. Isaiah 49:15 is part of the lectionary reading for today. I could have just pasted the verses in and made a few comments, but I’m still experimenting a bit with adding more…