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The <\/span>adhan<\/span><\/em> blared through the Old City, calling the Muslim merchants and patrons to the <\/span>maghrib<\/span><\/em> prayer. Hephtzibah was not among those setting aside their current business; rather, the way her hair was wrapped indicated to passersby that she was Jewish. Wary of curious glares, Hephzibah opted for plain clothing, blending into the late Thursday afternoon crowd making their way through the narrow stone streets. Jolted out of her thoughts by the <\/span>muezzin<\/span><\/em>\u2019s<\/em> chanting, she stared right into the face of Isaiah, the religious expert she had gone in search of this afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n

When she was old enough to read, Hephzibah\u2019s mother Huldah had showed her the two places in the Tanakh where her name appeared: 2 Kings 21:1 and Isaiah 62:4. Based on chefetz<\/em>, meaning \u201cdelight in\u201d or \u201cdesire,\u201d Hephtzibah had let the positive nature of the meaning buoy her through hard times. Now, though, she wanted to understand how someone who had been the mother of Manasseh, a person who wreaked such havoc on Israel, could have her named redeemed through the words of a prophet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quietly drinking tea with Isaiah in his\u00a0 apartment overlooking the Old City, he spoke reassuringly to Hephzibah, \u201cSee how Jerusalem has grown, and now offers hope not just to our people, but to so many faithful worshippers? God\u2019s love for this city and the hope we can feel in the history of these walls was the definition of pleasure. Instead of emptiness and decay, God delighted in Zion\u2019s return to being a haven and beacon of light to many nations. We live in what many believed was \u2018the center of the world\u2019 – a place that has taken centuries to build, and continues to change as our neighbors become more diverse. Filled with God\u2019s creations, people seek the holy, mystical, marvelous, modern tapestry of Jerusalem.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, Isaiah, I understand why our city is important for many people who are faithful. Perhaps that is why God promises \u2018your salvation\u2019 in Isaiah 62. Our idea of a messiah so often settles on a person, but Jerusalem has seen great restoration, too. My name carries the delight of redemption, just as the place we live is a continual reminder that God has not forgotten us, along with the many others who live here or flock to our places of worship,\u201d Hephtzibah responded, as her demeanor reflected her joy at these insights.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nevermore shall you be called \u2018Forsaken\u2019\u2026but you shall be called \u2018Hephtzibah,\u2019 \u2018I delight in her\u2019\u2026Announce to fair Zion, \u2018Your Deliverer is coming!\u2019\u2026they shall be called, \u2018The Holy People, The Redeemed of the Lord,\u2019 and you shall be called, \u2018Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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