To Remember or Not to Remember
“Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. - Isaiah 43:18 Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, - Isaiah 46:9 The other day while reading through a Bible study workbook I read Isaiah 46:9. The similarity of wording made me immediately think of Isaiah 43:18. In chapter 43 He's telling me not to remember the former things and three chapters later He's telling me to remember the former things. Lets take a look at the context of each of these. “ Do not remember the former things , Nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:18-19 Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, ‘My cou...