Therefore,justas the HolySpiritsays,"TODAYIFYOU HEARHIS VOICE,
whileit is said,"TODAYIFYOU HEARHIS VOICE,DO NOT HARDENYOUR HEARTS,AS WHENTHEY PROVOKEDME."
"Inclineyour earand cometo Me. Listen,that you may live;And I will makean everlastingcovenantwith you, [According to] the faithfulmerciesshown to David.
Behold,I standat the doorand knock;ifanyonehearsMy voiceand opensthe door,I will comein to him and will dinewith him, and he with Me.
He againfixesa certainday,"Today,"sayingthroughDavidafterso longa timejustas has been said before,"TODAYIFYOU HEARHIS VOICE,DO NOT HARDENYOUR HEARTS."
"My sheephearMy voice,and I knowthem, and they followMe;
"Ohthat My peoplewould listento Me, That Israelwould walkin My ways!
But encourageone anotherdayafterday,as longas it is [still] called"Today,"sothat noneof you will be hardenedby the deceitfulnessof sin.
While he was stillspeaking,a brightcloudovershadowedthem, and behold,a voiceout of the cloudsaid,"Thisis My belovedSon,with whomI am well-pleased;listento Him!"
"But My peopledid not listento My voice,And Israeldid not obeyMe.
"To him the doorkeeperopens,and the sheephearhis voice,and he callshis ownsheepby nameand leadsthem out.
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, an houris comingand nowis, whenthe deadwill hearthe voiceof the Sonof God,and thosewho hearwill live.
Seekthe LORDwhile He may be found;Callupon Him while He is near.
"I haveothersheep,whichare not of thisfold;I mustbringthem also,and they will hearMy voice;and they will becomeoneflock[with] oneshepherd.
Whateveryour handfindsto do,do[it] with [all] your might;for thereis noactivityor planningor knowledgeor wisdomin Sheolwhereyou are going.
for noprophecywas evermadeby an act of humanwill,but menmovedby the HolySpiritspokefrom God.
"The Spiritof the LORDspokeby me, And His wordwas on my tongue.
The HolySpirit[is] signifyingthis,that the wayinto the holy placehas not yetbeen disclosedwhile the outertabernacleis stillstanding,
He saidto them, "Thenhowdoes Davidin the SpiritcallHim 'Lord,'saying,
Do not boastabout tomorrow,For you do not knowwhata daymay bringforth.
And when they did not agreewith one another,they [began] leavingafter Paulhad spokenone[parting] word,"The HolySpiritrightlyspokethroughIsaiahthe prophetto your fathers,
"Davidhimselfsaidin the HolySpirit,THE LORDSAIDTO MY LORD,"SITAT MY RIGHT HAND,UNTILI PUTYOUR ENEMIESBENEATHYOUR FEET."'
"Brethren,the Scripturehadto be fulfilled,whichthe HolySpiritforetoldby the mouthof DavidconcerningJudas,who becamea guideto thosewho arrestedJesus.
Thenthe Spiritsaidto Philip,"Goup and jointhischariot."
And the HolySpiritalsotestifiesto us; for aftersaying,