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heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his
face, he will worship God and report that God
is truly among you.
26 How is it then, brethren? Whenever you 14:33 confusion. Here is the key to the whole
come together, each of you has a psalm, has a chapter. The church at worship before God
teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has should reflect His character and nature
an interpretation. Let all things be done for ed- because He is a God of peace and harmony,
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ification. If anyone speaks in a tongue, let order and clarity,not strife and confusion (Rom.
there be two or at the most three, each in turn, 15:33; 2 Thess. 3:16; Heb. 13:20). as in all the
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and let one interpret. But if there is no inter- churches. This phrase does not belong in v.33,
preter, let him keep silent in church, and let but at the beginning of v. 34, as a logical intro-
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him speak to himself and to God. Let two or duction to a universal principle for churches.
three prophets speak, and let the others
judge. But if anything is revealed to another shameful for women to speak in church.
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who sits by, let the first keep silent. For you 36 Or did the word of God come originally
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can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn from you? Or was it you only that it reached?
and all may be encouraged. And the spirits of 37 If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or
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the prophets are subject to the prophets. For spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things
God is not the author of confusion but of which I write to you are the commandments of
peace, as in all the churches of the saints. the Lord. But if anyone is ignorant, let him be
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34 Let your women keep silent in the church- ignorant.
es, for they are not permitted to speak; but they 39 Therefore, brethren, desire earnestly to
are to be submissive, as the law also says. prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with
35 And if they want to learn something, let them tongues. Let all things be done decently and
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ask their own husbands at home; for it is in order.
DAY 5:Who was Isaiah the prophet?
Isaiah,the son of Amoz,ministered in and around Jerusalem as a prophet to Judah during the
reigns of 4 kings of Judah:Uzziah (called “Azariah”in 2 Kings),Jotham,Ahaz,and Hezekiah (1:1),from
ca.739 to 686 B.C.He evidently came from a family of some rank,because he had easy access to the
king (7:3) and intimacy with a priest (8:2). He was married and had two sons who bore symbolic
names:“Shear-Jashub” (“a remnant shall return,” 7:3) and “Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz” (“hasting to the
spoil,hurrying to the prey,”8:3).When called by God to prophesy,in the year of King Uzziah’s death
(ca. 739 B.C.), he responded with a cheerful readiness, though he knew from the beginning that his
ministry would be one of fruitless warning and exhortation (6:9–13). Having been reared in
Jerusalem, he was an appropriate choice as a political and religious counselor to the nation.
Isaiah was a contemporary of Hosea and Micah.His writing style has no rival in its versatility of
expression,brilliance of imagery,and richness of vocabulary.The early church father Jerome likened
him to Demosthenes, the legendary Greek orator. His writing features a range of 2,186 different
words, compared to 1,535 in Ezekiel, 1,653 in Jeremiah, and 2,170 in the Psalms. Second Chronicles
32:32 records that he wrote a biography of King Hezekiah, also.The prophet lived until at least 681
B.C. when he penned the account of Sennacherib’s death (37:38). Tradition has it that he met his
death under King Manasseh (ca. 695–642 B.C.) by being cut in two with a wooden saw (Heb. 11:37).

2 The mighty man and the man of war,
September 6 The judge and the prophet,
And the diviner and the elder;
3 The captain of fifty and the honorable
Isaiah 3:1–4:6 man,
The counselor and the skillful artisan,
3 For behold, the Lord, And the expert enchanter.
the LORD of hosts,
Takes away from Jerusalem and from 4 “I will give children to be their princes,
Judah And babes shall rule over them.
The stock and the store, 5 The people will be oppressed,
The whole supply of bread and the Every one by another and every one
whole supply of water; by his neighbor;

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