Isa 1:18-20 | 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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gDeut 11:26-28►

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‏ Isaiah 1:18-20

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).
Summary for Isa 1:19-20: 1:19-20 ^f Repentance leads to life, whereas resisting God’s will and turning away from him results in death (see Deut 11:26-28 ^g; 28:1-62 ^h).
1:20 ⁱ I, the Lord, have spoken! This statement marks the solemnity of what God has just promised. The phrase is used eleven times in Isaiah.