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ቁጣው ተወግዶልሻልና ተነሺ! – ክፍል አንድ
ይህ ልጠፋዬ፣ በክፍል ሁለት ላይ ለምለጥፈው፣ በኢሳ 51:17-23 ላይ ላተኮረው ሐቲት፣ መግቢያና መንደርደሪያ እንዲሆን ነው። የምንባቡን ይዘት በጥልቀት ለመረዳት እንዲያስችል፣ ይህ ጽሑፍ የሚያተኩረው ‹አጠቃላይ ምንባባዊና ጽሑፋዊ አውድ› በመስጠት ላይ ነው። ከእግዚአብሔር እጅ፣ የቍጣውን ጽዋ የጠጣሽ፣ ዝቃጩ እንኳ ሳይቀር፣ ሰዎችን የሚያንገደግደውን ዋንጫ የጨለጥሽ፣ ኢየሩሳሌም ሆይ፤ ተነሺ፤ ተነሺ፤ ተነሺ! ከወለደቻቸው ልጆች ሁሉ የሚመራት የለም፥ ካሳደገቻቸውም ልጆች ሁሉ እጅዋን የሚይዝ የለም። እነዚህ ሁለት…
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I Counsel You to Buy Gold from Me Refined by Fire: So that You may be Rich!
If you grew up in one of the metropolitan city of Ethiopia, you have encountered street vendors. Alas, their persuasion, for you to buy their products, was almost a nag. Before you get from point A to point B, they would interrupt you several times yelling, “Sir. come here, Ma’am, buy this…”. Likewise, here in New York city, you cannot…
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Yahweh quenches our thirst
The first invitations, here in Isaiah 55:1 “everyone who thirsts come to the waters” focus on the spiritual condition of those who would come, namely those who are “thirsty”. That means those who think they are satisfied and have everything they need, by definition are those who reject this invitation. Those who are truly thirsty are those who know that…