"I am the Lord, that is My name;
And My
my
glory I will not give to another,
Nor My praise to carved images." Isaiah 42:7
"...when they say to
you, 'Seek those who are mediums and wizards,
who whisper and
mutter, should not a people seek their God? Should they
seek the
dead on behalf of the living? " Isaiah 8:18
Note:
God warned
His rebellious children, then comforted those who loved Him -- those
who "tremble at His word":
“...as they have
chosen their own ways,
And their soul delights in their abominations,
So will I choose their delusions, and bring their fears on them;
Because, when I called, no one answered,
When I spoke they did not hear;
But they did evil before My eyes,
And chose that in which I do not delight.”
Hear the word of the Lord,
You who tremble at His word...” Isaiah 66:3-5
“...you have polluted
the land with your harlotries and your wickedness.
Therefore the showers have been withheld,
And there has been no latter rain. [The
Creator of all]
You have had a harlot’s forehead; you refuse to be ashamed....
The people will be oppressed,
Every one by another and every one by his neighbor;
The child will be insolent toward the elder,
And the base toward the honorable....
Because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord....
For they have brought evil upon themselves....
As for My people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them.
O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err,
And destroy the way of your paths.'
Says the Lord God of hosts...."
“Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
And walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes,
Walking and mincing as they go....
Therefore the Lord will strike with a scab
The crown of the head of the daughters of Zion....
"In that day the Lord will take away the finery:
The jingling anklets, the scarves, and the crescents;
The pendants, the bracelets, and the veils....
The perfume boxes, the charms, and the rings;
The nose jewels, the festal apparel, and the mantles....
Instead of a sweet smell there will be a stench....
And branding instead of beauty...." Isaiah 3:2-3, 5-12, 16-24
"...thus says the
Lord God, the Holy One of Israel:
'In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength.'
But you would not..."
Isaiah 30:15-16
‘
I will go before you
and
make the
crooked places straight;
I will break in pieces the gates of bronze and cut the bars of
iron.
I will give you the treasures of darkness
And hidden riches of secret places,
That you may know that I, the Lord, Who
calls you by your
name,
Am the God of Israel....
I
am the Lord, and
there is no other;
There is no God besides Me." Isaiah 45:2-5
“Then all the men
who knew that their wives had burned incense to other gods, with
all the women who stood by, a great multitude, and all the
people who dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered
Jeremiah, saying: 'As for the word that you have spoken to us in
the name of the Lord, we will not listen to you! But we
will certainly do whatever has gone out of our own mouth, to
burn incense to the queen of heaven...."
Jeremiah
44:15-17
"I will utter My
judgments against them concerning all their wickedness, Because
they have forsaken Me, Burned incense to other gods, And
worshiped the works of their own hands." Jeremiah 1:16
“Thus says the
Lord: 'Stand in the ways and see,
And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it;
Then you will find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
"Also, I set watchmen over you, saying,
‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’
But they said, ‘We will not listen.’
“Therefore hear, you nations, and know, O congregation....
Behold, I will certainly bring calamity on this people — the fruit of their thoughts,
Because they have not heeded My words,
Nor My law, but rejected it.”
Jeremiah
6:16-19
“They refuse to
return. I listened and heard, but they do not speak aright.
No man repented of his wickedness, saying, ‘
What have I
done?
’
Everyone turned to his own course as the horse rushes into the
battle." Jeremiah 8:5
“...the Lord has sent to you all His servants the prophets...
but you have not listened nor inclined your ear to hear.
They
said,
‘
Repent now everyone of his evil way and his evil
doings... and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your
hands; and I will not harm you.
’
Yet you have not listened to
Me,
' says the Lord, '
that you might
provoke Me to anger
with the works of your hands to your own hurt." Jeremiah 25:4
“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You
always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do
you. " Acts
7:51
The people who
walked in darkness have seen a great light;
Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,
Upon them a light has shined." Isaiah 9:2
For unto us a Child is born, unto us aSon is given;
And
the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father,
m
Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6
"He was in the
world, and the world was made through Him, and
the world did
not know Him.
He came to His
own, and His
own did not
receive Him.
"But
as many as received
Him, to them He gave the
right to become children of God,
to those who believe in His name:
who were born,
not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of
man, but of God." John 1:10-13