...afflict his soul 1 is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to lay sackcloth and ashes under him1 wilt thou call this a fast and an acceptable day to...and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh ?" Enough has, I trust, been now said to satisfy you that while fasting is a duty clearly enjoined...

...down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, an acceptable day to the Lord ? is not this the fast...and that thou hide not thyself' from thine own flesh ? Again ; fasting is useful or expedient only at some certain times and seasons ; these duties here...

...sackcloth and ashes under him ? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord I Is not this the fast that I have chosen ? to loose the bands...that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh'?" These indeed, Christian brethren, are plain words 8 Matt. vi. 17, 18. D Margin, " to afflict his soul...

...giveth his bread to the poor. Pr. 28. 27. He that giveth to the poor shall not lack. Is. 58. 6. Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands...and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh. Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, L»ve, a superior virtue — Love to mankind. and...

...importance. We find a similar transition in other contexts. In the Old Testament Isaiah says, "Is not this the fast that I have chosen to loose the bands...thou cover him, and that thou hide not thyself from 1. $Br. X, 4, 3, 10; Cf. X, 1, 4, 14; X, 2, 6, 19; X, 5, 1, 4; XI, 4, 3, 20. 2 SBr. X, 5, 4, 15. 3....

...the perils of a false affectation of religion. Is not this the fast I have chosen?, to loose the bans of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let...that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?... Then shall thou call; and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am.... And...

..."Is this not the fast I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every...when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him...." Isa. 58:6, 7. (Italics supplied). This text certainly doesn't picture the Christian as a referral service...

...wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? 7. Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that...and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? 8. Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and...

...Japan. Also postcards. I have never heard from your relatives, or from Alice. You might try writing. "Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that...that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?" 136 Isaiah preached practical Christianity. You know, Miye, I am again becoming interested in the church....

...fifty-eighth chapter of Isaiah Christ has shown how this condition of things may be changed. He says: "Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands...that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?" Verses 6, 7. This is the recipe that Christ has prescribed for the faint-hearted, doubting, trembling...