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bring God’s forgiveness to people who People’s hearts were hard. Christians
had forgotten the true nature of God. should always praise and worship God
like the creatures were singing and
Lessons modern Christians draw praising God.
from Isaiah’s call
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Christians should respond to God’s Activity 4.1
call positively and immediately, just as Using a library and internet sources,
Isaiah did, despite the hard task he was read the book of Isaiah 2: 1 – 3:1
to face. Christians should also repent of
their sins to be forgiven. For instance, Exercise 4.1
when Isaiah repented, God forgave.

1. What is the meaning of God’s call in
God calls any one regardless of their your life?
cultural background. They should love 2. Why do people find it difficult to
God just as he loves them. Before respond to God’s call in today’s
punishing his stubborn people, God world?
sent Isaiah to talk to them. This is a
manifestation of God’s love.
Social evils condemned by Prophet

Despite the sinful nature of society, Isaiah (Isaiah 5:8-23)
Christians should be faithful because There was hypocritical worshipping
God will always identify a few faithful among the Israelites. Isaiah told them
people. He may retain the whole village their sacrifices, religious gatherings,
because of the ten faithful people festivals, and prayers meant nothing
present in that village (cf. Gen. 18:32- if their hearts remained evil. He
33). Furthermore, Christians should condemned the oppression of the
accept serving God regardless of their widows and orphans by the rich. The
experience or life, just as Isaiah accepted rich ignored the rights of the oppressed
to be God`s messenger. and grabbed their property (Isa. 5:8).

Also, Christians should acknowledge He condemned theft, which was
that they have sinned before God, just common in Judah. Teachers had become
as Isaiah accepted his guilt. This led thieves, and others were friendly to the
him to repent and accept inwardly to be thieves. There was a new development
cleansed from his iniquity. Christians of materialism and exploitation in Judah.
should serve amidst difficulties just as A group of the rich added one house to
Isaiah was to continue preaching among another, field to field, but at the expense
difficult people and the environment. of the poor (Isa. 5:9).

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