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Podcast Introduction Our reading today is Isaiah 12-17. After that I’ll talk about a message of hope. Then we’ll do our “On This Day In Church History” segment.  Thoughts Isaiah chapters 13-23 are prophesies against nations that have attacked and otherwise been troublesome for Israel and Judah.  As I write this in mid-September 2021, the United States and the world have witnessed growing tyranny. Governments around the globe have slowly stripped away more and more rights, and have imposed mandates and restrictions at alarming rates. And it looks as though this trend will continue for the foreseeable future.  As a result, crime rates are up, suicides are up, alcohol and drug abuse is up. I could go on. Many people have lost hope. They see no way out, no light at the end of the tunnel.  Their despair is not hard to understand. When it seems as if the tyrants are in control, the future looks dark. A Message of Hope This feeling of hopelessness is part of the reason God gave Isaiah the pro