Bible: Isa. 45:3, 14; 49:22-23; 60:5-6

45:3 I will give you hidden treasures, 1 

riches stashed away in secret places,

so you may recognize that I am the Lord,

the one who calls you by name, the God of Israel.

The Lord is the Nations’ Only Hope

45:14 This is what the Lord says:

“The profit 2  of Egypt and the revenue 3  of Ethiopia,

along with the Sabeans, those tall men,

will be brought to you 4  and become yours.

They will walk behind you, coming along in chains. 5 

They will bow down to you

and pray to you: 6 

‘Truly God is with 7  you; he has no peer; 8 

there is no other God!’

49:22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, 1 

a fruitful bough near a spring

whose branches 2  climb over the wall.

49:23 The archers will attack him, 3 

they will shoot at him and oppose him.

1:5 God called 1  the light “dayand the darkness 2 night.” There was evening, and there was morning, marking the first day. 3 

1:6 God said, “Let there be an expanse 4  in the midst of the waters and let it separate water 5  from water.

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