A little time with Scripture.
SCRIPTURE READER

Isaiah 1:16-17

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Isaiah 1:16-17

16Wash yourselves. Make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.

17Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Defend the fatherless. Plead for the widow.”

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A few questions for reading in context
  • Who is speaking, and to whom?
  • What is happening before and after this passage?
  • What kind of writing is this—poetry, narrative, letter, or another form?
  • What does the passage say before I consider how to apply it?