☀️ Isaiah 34

Isaiah 34 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Come near, you nations, to hear! Listen, you peoples. Let the earth and all it contains hear; the world, and everything that comes from it.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “Its streams will be turned into pitch, its dust into sulfur, And its land will become burning pitch.” Isaiah 34 opens with these words: “Come near, you nations, to hear! Listen, you peoples. Let the earth and all it contains hear; the world, and everything that comes from it.” The line to keep is Isaiah 34:1: “Come near, you nations, to hear! Listen, you peoples. Let the earth and all it contains hear; the world, and everything that comes from it.” Carry the word “near” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Isaiah 34:1: “Come near, you nations, to hear! Listen, you peoples. Let the earth and all it contains hear; the world, and everything that comes from it.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Isaiah 34? Then try this: Read “Come near, you nations, to hear! Listen, you peoples. Let the earth and all it contains hear; the world, and…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.