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  1. God\u2019s hidden face<\/em>. What is <\/span>hester panim<\/span><\/em>, the hiding of the (God\u2019s) face? It is a moment of disconnection, an angry cold shoulder: \u201cIn slight anger, for a moment, I hid My face from you\u201d (verse 8). This is also, by the way, how the servant of God looked to those who observed him: \u201cA man of suffering, familiar with disease. As one who hid his face from us\u201d (53:3).<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. A matter of time<\/em>. When one has the perspective of eternity, the current crisis seems temporary and even negligible, a mere moment. \u201cFor a little while I forsook you, But with vast love I will bring you back\u2026 with kindness everlasting I will take you back in love \u2014said the LORD your Redeemer\u201d (verses 7-8). So the solution lies in gaining the right perspective, or in other words – think like a giraffe. Because \u201cA giraffe has a long neck\u2026 From the height of a giraffe, we all seem small, and our biggest problems, are just little dots for a giraffe\u201d (Israeli author and songwriter, Yonatan Geffen).<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. The waters of Noah<\/em>. A long time ago there was a flood. Then there was a covenant and a promise of \u201cnever again.\u201d This is an eternal covenant. This is the stability and eternity that is promised in the renewed covenant between God and the people. And more: \u201cFor this [the renewed covenant] to Me is like the waters of Noah: As I swore that the waters of Noah Nevermore would flood the earth, So I swear that I will not Be angry with you or rebuke you. For the mountains may move And the hills be shaken, But my loyalty shall never move from you, Nor My covenant of friendship be shaken \u2014said the LORD, who takes you back in love.\u201d (verses 9-10).<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Divine design<\/em>. The redeemed Jerusalem, will undergo a serious urban renewal job. 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