God sends Isiah becuz the people of Judah have become corrupt.

Ah, sinful nation, a people loaded with guilt, a brood of evildoers, children given to corruption! They have forsaken the LORD; they have spurned the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him.

“The multitude of your sacrifices— what are they to me?” says the LORD. “I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. When you come to appear before me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of my courts? Stop bringing meaningless offerings! Your incense is detestable to me.

The people were going through the motions. They weren't doing it from thier heart. But since God knew, it was even more awefull than if they hadn't done it at all i think.

Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

The coolest part of this story is how God is not only willing, but he wants to. God is soooooo forgiving, and that's cool.

She:
I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.
He:
Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the young women.

I read through song of songs and and I felt like I had a question mark over my head the whole time. Why is that book even in the bible? It doesn't really sound like the word of God. Is it a parallell? Was there a moral to it that I missed?

Obey the king’s command, I say, because you took an oath before God. Do not be in a hurry to leave the king’s presence. Do not stand up for a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases. Since a king’s word is supreme, who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

What does he mean, 'you took an oath before God'? Is it an oath that every man has to take to honor the king?

Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun. Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves those who have it.

Money doesn't do that, at all. Money can't save you from things that aren't smart ot do. In proverbs it says wisdom will save you from the adulteress. Wisdom is important. Extremely important.

Do not be quick with your mouth,ndo not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth,so let your words be few. A dream comes when there are many cares, and many words mark the speech of a fool.

It sounds like he's saying not to pray too often. But the rest of the bible says pray constantly. what does it mean?

Walking with Solomon

In church yesterday the pastor preached a sermon from Ecclesiastes. So, since I'm in Ecclesiastes, I'll try to talk a little about it.

In Ecclesiastes, the whole point is that everything is meaningless. Here's a few of things that he mentioned were meaningless:

Time. He said were always trying to beat the the clock, to make an impact, and two generations later, we won't be given a thought. Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. No one remembers the former generations, and even those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow them.

Work. Solomon said that no matter how much you work you do, your'e not gonna take it with you. the greatest building ever was probably Solomon's temple and where is that now? There's only one wall left. The same thing applies with riches.

So, life, in itself, is meaningless. The end. No. This is where God comes in. God gives meaning to a meaningless life. He judges how we lived this meaningless life. Is there ultimatley a meaning? Yes, because God gives it meaning, therefore, it has meaning.

I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.

Ecclesiastes is mostly about everything being meaningless, a chasing after the wind. He even mentioned work as being meaningless, but if it was meaningless, why did he say that there's nothing better?