Catholic lectionary for 9 December 2016

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Isaiah, Chapter 48, verses 17-19

¹⁶ He lamenteth their backwardness

¹⁷Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.

¹⁸O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

¹⁹Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.

Read more:Isaiah, Chapter 48

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48 God reproves their hypocrisy and obstinacy by his prophecies, Isa 48:1-8.
He spares them for his name's sake, and that they may learn to know him aright, Isa 48:9-11.
God's powerful salvation a motive to obedience, Isa 48:12-17.
God laments their backwardness, Isa 48:18-19.
Deliverance out of Babylon, Isa 48:20-21.
No peace to the wicked, Isa 48:22.

48:17 Teacheth - Who from time to time have made known to thee, all necessary doctrines; which, if observed by thee, would have been infinitely profitable to thee, both for this life and that to come.So that it is not my fault, but thine own, if thou dost not profit.Leadeth - Who acquainteth thee with thy duty in all the concerns of thy life; so that thou canst not pretend ignorance.

48:18 As the waves - Infinite and continual.

Matthew, Chapter 11, verses 16-19

⁷ Christ's testimony concerning John, ¹⁸ The opinion of the people, both concerning John and Christ. Christ upbraideth the unthankfulness and unrepentance of Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum

¹⁶But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,

¹⁷And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

¹⁸For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.

¹⁹The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

Read more:Matthew, Chapter 11

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11:16 This generation - That is, the men of this age. They are like those froward children of whom their fellows complain, that they will be pleased no way.

11:18 John came neither eating nor drinking - In a rigorous austere way, like Elijah. And they say, He hath a devil - Is melancholy, from the influence of an evil spirit.

11:19 The Son of man came eating and drinking - Conversing in a free, familiar way. Wisdom is justified by her children - That is, my wisdom herein is acknowledged by those who are truly wise.

NOTES

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