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The Companion Bible points it out in the margin. This sheds more light on the Holy Scriptures helping the reader to understand God’s Word the way He intended. Isa 5:4 What could have been done more to My vineyard that I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? God is saying, "What more could I have done to My vineyard, to ensure it would bear good fruit, or good grapes? How is it then, that when I looked and it brought forth ‘poison berries’?" The phrase "wild grapes" here in the Hebrew is ‘be’ushiym’, or ‘poison-berries’ (Strong's 891). The LORD really has made things easy for His children. When we step out of line, by not following Him, we receive punishment from our Loving Father, The Father of us all. His 'Message' is very clear if we ask for understanding and read It. Isa 5:5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: The phrase ‘And now go to’ means, "Now then; I’ll tell you what...” This is our Father showing us He’s angry. The Lord is going to make Jerusalem barren in a sense; the vineyard is going to be pillaged and trodden by animals, wild animals, or ‘beasts’. Today it certainly is trodden, for many of His People in Jerusalem do not recognize Christ as Saviour; they are getting set up to start animal sacrifices again, and they are also moving to rebuild the Temple of Solomon. Matthew 23:2: 983 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. ...For those of you who think this is not also true of America, and the Western Christian nations, let me ask you this. How many Churches can you attend and honestly say that you are learning the Word of God. How many teach just one or two verses, and then go on about man’s babbling, never making God’s Word flow into people’s minds? Who in their right common sense mind can look at our justice law system in America, and say these ‘beasts’ haven’t taken it over? (I’m not talking about everyone in our Law system, for there are some good people there. But even most of the good lawyers will admit major problems with our justice system, if they are honest.) As God caused the |