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The Sins of Israel and Judah
Isaiah was a prophet during the time when the original nation of Israel had been divided into two kingdoms - Israel in the north and Judah in the south. The northern kingdom had already sinned greatly against God and the southern kingdom was headed in the same direction. …

The Lord Condemns Jerusalem
Isaiah didn’t stop with the diagnosis of their sin but he gives a prescription for righteousness. If they would cleanse themselves by repenting and turning from their sin, then God would wipe the record clean in response to their faith (vv. 18-20). Scarlet or crimson, was …