Metábasis eis állo génos (2-52)
To the Word has us in Isaiah. Advent is such a fitting time to read Isaiah!
Woe to the multitude of many people
Who make a noise like the roar of the seas,
And to the rushing of nations
That make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
The nations will rush like the rushing of many waters;
But God will rebuke them and they will flee far away,
And be chased like the chaff of the mountains before the wind,
Like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
Then behold, at eventide, trouble!
And before the morning, he is no more.
This is the portion of those who plunder us,
And the lot of those who rob us. (Isaiah 17:12–14, NKJV)
And in this mountain
Yahweh of hosts will make for all people
A feast of choice pieces,
A feast of wines on the lees,
Of fat things full of marrow,
Of well-refined wines on the lees.
And He will destroy on this mountain
The surface of the covering cast over all people,
And the veil that is spread over all nations.
He will swallow up death forever,
And the Lord Yahweh will wipe away tears from all faces;
The rebuke of His people
He will take away from all the earth;
For Yahweh has spoken.
And it will be said in that day:
“Behold, this is our God;
We have waited for Him, and He will save us.
This is Yahweh;
We have waited for Him;
We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.” (Isaiah 25:6–9, NKJV adapted)
I have five different tunes for While Shepherds Watched in my music library. It’s hard to pick a favorite, especially now that I have one more to pick from:
Every social theory is a theology in disguise. (C. R. Wiley, “Culture and Worldview“)
Have you ever wondered what set the ladies dancing and the lords a–leaping? Well, it was the pipers’ piping:
I gotta have my orange juice. 
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