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Week Three ~ The Hope of the Anawim, Post 1 : Stumps

Isaiah 11:1-9 The prophet speaks a word of hope to a desperate people, using the imagery of a shoot emerging from a dead stump. What amazes me is the contrast of images the prophet offers. First of all, he compares Israel to a dead stump… a tree of promise mowed down.  Contrast this with theContinue reading “Week Three ~ The Hope of the Anawim, Post 1 : Stumps”