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Walter Brueggemann on God with Exiles - Progressive (Isaiah 43:2)

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"Isaiah speaks to exiles—displaced, threatened, overwhelmed. The waters are empire's chaos; the fire is persecution's heat. God promises presence to the marginalized, the refugee, the displaced. When systems overwhelm, when powers threaten, God accompanies through." — Walter Brueggemann. Progressive: God with exiles.

Topics & Themes

exilesdisplacedempirerefugeemarginalized

Scripture References

Isaiah 43:2

Emotional Tone

hopecomforttrust

Audience

adults

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