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The point is that we're paralleling what was done in Isaiah 9. In the face of wrath after 9/11, rather than repent and ask for God's forgiveness, we preach "rebuild and get stronger," "shop and spend to keep the market going," "kill our enemies in the Middle East." In the past decade we've turned further and further from God, with the widespread acceptance of abortion, the war agenda, the greed economy, etc. Meanwhile, there’s little focus on the need to humble ourselves and exalt Jesus Christ.
Several leaders (Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Barack Obama) referred to Isaiah 9:10, intentionally comparing us to Israel. They referred to the passage as a means of inspiration to stand proud and rebuild in the face of challenges, but the point of the passage is that Israel was defying God. We "say with pride and arrogance of heart, 'The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with dressed stone'" (Isaiah 9:9). Rebuilding without repentance further distances us from God. We're a nation drunk with pride.
The rabbi keys on specific signs, for example the exact types of trees that were struck down and planted in both Isaiah 9 and at Ground Zero. His book is The Harbinger.
The point is that we're paralleling what was done in Isaiah 9. In the face of wrath after 9/11, rather than repent and ask for God's forgiveness, we preach "rebuild and get stronger," "shop and spend to keep the market going," "kill our enemies in the Middle East." In the past decade we've turned further and further from God, with the widespread acceptance of abortion, the war agenda, the greed economy, etc. Meanwhile, there’s little focus on the need to humble ourselves and exalt Jesus Christ.
Several leaders (Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Barack Obama) referred to Isaiah 9:10, intentionally comparing us to Israel. They referred to the passage as a means of inspiration to stand proud and rebuild in the face of challenges, but the point of the passage is that Israel was defying God. We "say with pride and arrogance of heart, 'The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with dressed stone'" (Isaiah 9:9). Rebuilding without repentance further distances us from God. We're a nation drunk with pride.
The rabbi keys on specific signs, for example the exact types of trees that were struck down and planted in both Isaiah 9 and at Ground Zero. His book is The Harbinger.