Biblical Reading and Reflections: October 24th (Isaiah 6 & Mark 6:30-56)
Alastair's Adversaria
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How Long, O Lord, Will You Remember Me Forever?
The people's senses would still physically function, but they would be robbed of spiritual perception in judgment for their sin. The response of the prophet is to ask a familiar question from the Psalms and elsewhere in Scripture: How long? This is a common question in lament. One might see the stump here as Jerusalem, which barely survived the attack of the Assyrians in 701 BC. A hint of promise at the end, after all of the judgment has fallen upon the people, they will not be destroyed but purged; yet they will be a holy remnant.
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