Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 1:1, 10-20

AIM Commentary

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Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

A contemporary commentator ends each daily program with these words, “Let not your hearts be troubled.”  Something easier said than done, especially in these turbulent times.

Isaiah, the greatest of Old Testament prophets, had the exact opposite message for his audience, “Let your hearts be troubled, God rejects you and your worship.”

Isaiah, the son of Amoz, was Yahweh’s principle voice to His people for well over 50 years, from approximately 740 BCE to 686 BCE.  He was a contemporary of the…