Devotion Booklets for Seasons of the Church Year Advent 2019 - God With Us | Page 6

Saturday, December 7
Reading: Isaiah 12-13 (
5 minutes)
Short Reading: Isaiah 12:1-6 (
1 minute)
Verses of praise often follow verses of salvation in the book of Isaiah. What reasons are mentioned in
12:1-6 for why we should praise and sing for joy to our God?
Chapter 13 begins a section of ten oracles or prophesies of judgment on the nations surrounding
Judah and then on Jerusalem itself. Take note of the nation / people mentioned, what sins or
consequences of sin God mentions, and then what we learn about our God in each section.
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