Shall Not the Judge of the Earth Do Right?

Shall not the Judge of the Earth do right? Historical Context • God governed Assyria’s rise and fall. As for the king of Judah, Hezekiah, who had not submitted to my authority, I besieged and captured forty-six of his fortified cities, along with many smaller towns, taken in battle with my battering rams....As for Hezekiah, I shut him up like a caged bird in his royal city of Jerusalem. I then constructed a series of fortresses around him, and I did not allow anyone to come out of the city gates. His towns which I captured I gave to the kings of Ashod, Ekron, and Gaza. Assyrian Court Record Historical Context • God governed Assyria’s rise and fall. • Judah continually wandered from God Cry for Justice (Part 1) • Accusation: You are inactive when evil is present (1:2– 4) • Answer: I am actively bringing the Babylonians (1:5– 11) Cry for Justice (Part 2) • Accusation: Why do you use wickedness (1:12–2:1)? • Answer: The just shall live by faith (2:2–20) Cry for Justice (Part 2) • Accusation: Why do you use wickedness (1:12–2:1)? • Answer: The just shall live by faith (2:2–20) Cry for Justice (Part 3) • Reflection: God has been just in the past (3:1–15) • Resolve: God will be just in the future (3:16–19) Applications • 1. The most important question is “Who”? • 2. God doesn’t want us to trust blindly, but to look back. • 3. God wants you to come to him with questions.