The
prophet Isaiah, after describing in vivid detail the desolation to be wrought on the land because of the transgression of its inhabitants, gives this stirring admonition.
"The
word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.