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  This phrase comes from the Bible in  Matthew 15:8–9  and  Isaiah 29:13 , where   Jesus   quotes the prophet   Isaiah   to criticize religious leaders for empty rituals.   [ 1 ,   2 ,   3 ] Key Details of the Passage The Quote:   "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules."  [ 1 ] The Context:   Jesus  was speaking to the  Pharisees  and  scribes  who accused His disciples of breaking traditions, but  Jesus  turned it back on them for valuing man-made rules over true obedience to God.  [ 1 ,  2 ] The Meaning:  Lip service means saying the right religious words or performing external duties without genuine love, faith, or inner transformation in the heart.  [ 1 ]

 The Old Testament counterpart to the phrase "Holy, holy, holy" is found in Isaiah 6:3.Isaiah 6:3"And one called to another and said: 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!' " (ESV)Key DetailsContext: The prophet Isaiah sees a vision of God in the Temple, surrounded by seraphim (heavenly beings) calling out to each other.Connection to Revelation: The famous line "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty" in Revelation 4:8 directly echoes and builds upon this foundational scene from Isaiah.Meaning of "Lord of hosts": The Hebrew term translated as "Lord of hosts" (Lord of Armies) represents God's supreme power over all heavenly and earthly armies, similar in majesty to the title "Almighty".

“Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made

 Jesus is called the "Everlasting Father" in [Isaiah 9:6](lifehopeandtruth.com` to describe his loving, protective character toward his people rather than to confuse his identity with God the Father in the Trinity.

  "Prince of Peace" is a widely recognized religious title primarily used in Christianity, originating from a famous biblical prophecy in the Book of Isaiah. It refers to Jesus Christ, symbolizing His role in bringing spiritual harmony and peace with God.

 “Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord? “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. “If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry a...

Isaiah 58 defines true fasting not merely as abstaining from food, but as  a lifestyle of justice, compassion, and righteousness . God rejects superficial religious rituals—like bowing heads or sackcloth—if they accompany oppression, quarreling, or selfishness. True fasting involves loosening unjust chains, feeding the hungry, sheltering the poor, and breaking yokes of injustice.   Facebook  +4 Key Principles of True Fasting (Isaiah 58):

 Isaiah 54:1-17 (NHEB) "Sing, barren, you who did not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who did not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than of her that has a husband," says the Lord. "Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of your habitations; do not spare: lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes.

 Isaiah 55:6-13 (NHEB) Seek the Lord while he may be found; call you on him while he is near: let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

 Isaiah 56:1-4 (NHEB) Thus says the Lord, "Keep justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast; who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil." Neither let the foreigner, who has joined himself to the Lord, speak, saying, "The Lord will surely separate me from his people"; neither let the eunuch say, "Behold, I am a dry tree." For thus says the Lord, "To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and hold fast my covenant: https://alkitab.app/v/863676001c4c

 Isaiah 58:4-14 (NHEB) Behold, you fast for strife and contention, and to strike with the fist of wickedness: you do not fast this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high. Is such the fast that I have chosen? the day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head as a rush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?