The Sinful Nation
Isaiah 1:2-31
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD has spoken, I have nourished and brought up children…


I. THE WRITER (ver. 1).

II. THE CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE (vers. 2-6).

III. THE FRUITS OF THIS CHARACTER (vers. 7-9).

IV. FALSE EFFORTS TO OBTAIN RELIEF (vers. 10-15). Murderers may be found at church, making their attendance a cloak for their iniquity or an atonement for their crime. God cannot become a party to such horrible trading.

V. THE TRUE WAY OF DELIVERANCE (vers. 16-18). God not only describes the disease, but provides the remedy. The fountain is provided; sinners must wash in it — must confess, forsake, get the right spirit, and do right.

(J. Sanderson, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

WEB: Hear, heavens, and listen, earth; for Yahweh has spoken: "I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.




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