Bible in a Year (The Story) Podcast
Religion & Spirituality
Day 170: Two Truths We Hold in Tandem: God is Slow to Anger and God will Not Allow Evil To Endure
2023-08-25
Today we read Isaiah 34-38. A paradox is two seemingly contrasting ideas that are both true a the same time. That is something to reflect on in this part of the story. God is slow to anger and abounding in love AND God will not allow evil to endure. Evil not only exists "out there" but inside our human hearts. The story uses words like shake, purge, and other things to create imagery of transformation. I think back to the beginning of the story in Genesis 1 where God hovered over the deep abyss or deep waters of void and then ordered creation from it. Yahweh can make something from nothing and transform anything, including darkness into ordered creation. In our story, we know that requires atonement through the ultimate redemption of Jesus, restoration of our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who is a gift to help us Shema into a kingdom of priests a community of Shalom.
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Podcast music by Stockaudios from Pixabay. Speaker, Dr. Rachel Bodell. Podcast Sound Engineer, Alan Darling. Podcast Artwork, Will Gerard.
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