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Recall that Isaiah spends 39 chapters talking about Judah’s rebellion against the Lord… Constantly pleading with them to return to the Lord.. .to
trust Him.. not to make alliances with pagan nations.
not to worship idols… not to fear Assyria, but to fear the Lord.
Judah does not listen.
From chapter 40-48, God promises two things.
1 Judah will go into captivity at the hands of the Babylonians.
2. They will return home under the hand of Cyrus, King of Persia.
All the things in those chapters are 150-200 years in the future.
The next section is 49-57.
These are chapters about Jesus, the coming Messiah.
In these chapters, the Lord encourages patience while they are waiting on Messiah and promises to take care of things.
We learn about Jesus as a Suffering Servant Savior totally submitted to the Father’s plan.
Several times there is a call for a deeper commitment to Messiah.
We are promised so salvation and blessings because of what Jesus would one day do.
Chapter 53 pointed out the horrible pain and suffering Jesus would go through to deliver us.
Because of that sacrifice, God promises restoration, healing, and blessing.
That led up to last week “Invited”- God invites you to come to Him, be saved, be forgiven.
And last Sunday night “Included” God includes anyone in this offer who will turn to Him.
These chapters have dealt with Jesus coming the first time to die on the cross for sin, and the second coming, to return as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
All of that would be hundreds and thousands of years in the future from Isaiah’s day.
In chapters 56-57, Isaiah returns to His day with some harsh things to say.
Someone might say “I like to go to church and leave feeling good...” What if you don’t need to feel good?
What if you need to repent.
What if you need to be warned that if you don’t heed the good news, there will be bad news?
Condemnation of Bad Leaders
Call of Gentiles to punish- animals come and eat.
The spiritual leaders are compared to three things.
Watchmen who can’t see and perceive.
Watchdogs who can’t bark… they just eat and sleep.
Shepherds who won’t tend the flock.
they do all they do for personal gain.
Let it never be said that Riddles Bend has a pastor who is not on watch, guarding against the enemy of the people.
Everything rises and falls by leadership.
Earlier in chapter 53.6 it was the sheep going their own way, now we learn why; the shepherds were in it for themselves.
Consolation of Death
How bad is it in Isaiah’s day?
The righteous die and not one cares.
The righteous die and that is their only chance for peace.
That’s pretty bad… a culture that celebrates wickedness and snubs righteousness.
The Revelation talks about the two witness who serve the Lord during the Tribulation period.
They are murdered and lie in the street, while the whole world celebrates their deaths.
Condemnation of Rampant Idolatry
I believe this is like a summary of the poor spiritual condition of Isaiah’s day.
Their false worship included:
syncretism.
The mixing up of desirable aspects of multiple religions.
Not pure worship of the revealed God of the Bible.
Sending messengers to kings of other nations who worshipped other gods.
sexual perversion and prostitution as a part of idol worship.
Child sacrifice.
Futility of Forgetting God
“ the only way we ever sing is by suppressing God, by forgetting, by tuning out his voice, switching channels, and listening to other voices.”
Don’t forget what God has done.
Don’t forget what God has said.
Don’t forget what God desires.
Don’t forget what requires.
Promise of Forgiveness
Here Isaiah ends this section with a reminder that God desire to forgive, he desires to restore, he desires to heal (all the themes of this section).
BUT THERE IS NO PEACE FOR THE WICKED.
There is in these few chapters a realistic view of the way things really are.
In light of all God has promised, the multitudes are going on their merry way.
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