Isa 1:18 | TNotes | STEP | 1:18 God called his people to come and settle their dispute so that he could restore his covenant relationship with them. This required Judah to make a decision between obeying or turning away (1:19-20 ). Isaiah says their sins are like scarlet ... they are red like crimson , the color of blood, which Judah had unjustly shed (1:15 ). • white as snow ... white as wool: The people would be radically transformed—cleansed, purified, and made holy (see also Ps 51:7 ; Dan 7:9 ).

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‏ Isaiah 1:18

1:18 ^a God called his people to come and settle their dispute so that he could restore his covenant relationship with them. This required Judah to make a decision between obeying or turning away (1:19-20 ^b). Isaiah says their sins are like scarlet ... they are red like crimson, the color of blood, which Judah had unjustly shed (1:15 ^c).

• white as snow ... white as wool: The people would be radically transformed—cleansed, purified, and made holy (see also Ps 51:7 ^d; Dan 7:9 ^e).