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The prophet Isaiah

May 9, 2021May 9, 2021 Father Kevin covenant, isaiah, isaiah son of amos, marriage and infidelity, messianism, old testament saints, prophet isaiah, purity, the fifth gospel, the suffering servant, virgin birth

“Isaias is similar to other prophets in the usual condemnations: the people have forsaken the God of their ancestors and become thoroughly idolatrous, becoming comparable to the ancient cities of Sodom and Gomorrah; their practice of the Hebrew religion is superficial and has become abominable to God; and they are morally corrupt.”

Catholicism and Church teaching Holy Scripture and the Bible

Reading through the book of Genesis

March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 Father Kevin abraham, genesis, hebrew patriarchs, idolatry, isaac, israel, jacob, judah, king david, messianic expectation, messianism, polytheism, sons of jacob

“the Old Testament is the story of Israel’s ongoing struggle against polytheism and idolatry, and it is mostly a struggle with self. Because polytheism was the way of men everywhere then, as it very much is today, and increasingly so…”