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Podcast Introduction Our reading today is Isa 18.22: Open Doors, Closed Doors. After that I’ll have some comments. Then we’ll do our “On This Day In Church History” segment, and we’ll have a short time of prayer.  Thoughts on Isaiah 22 Jerusalem As I said on the last Isaiah episode, Isaiah chapters 13-23 are prophesies against nations that have attacked and otherwise been troublesome for Israel and Judah.  So what's with chapter 22? This is a message about the destruction of Jerusalem. Unfortunately for them, Jerusalem and Judah at this point in their history had again turned from God. Because of this desertion, God would send no help when Babylon attacked. Jerusalem would try to make preparations for defense, but they refused to do the one thing that would halt the destruction: they would not return to the Lord. Shebna In the middle of the chapter, Isaiah spoke of Shebna, who served King Hezekiah as the administrator and scribe of the palace, both very high offices. Hezekiah was a good k