Isaiah 14 Take 3

Introduction

What an honor and a privilege it is to be here this morning. It is my hope that you will each witness the gospel being proclaimed. Not only do I desire that you will see and hear the gospel in Isaiah, but that through it you will each be encouraged in the faith, encouraged to grow in maturity, encouraged to seek the face of the Lord, and encouraged to turn from any hold that this world might have. This passage is bold, telling, thought provoking, convicting, thick, frightening, truth, delightful, hopeful, encouraging, wonderful, and victorious.

There are three main themes I draw your attention to.

1. God’s compassion is reserved for the righteous

2. God’s wrath is reserved for the wicked

3. In both compassion and wrath you find a Victorious King. God Almighty.

Together we will explore each of these themes as we read from the Word of God. But first, let us pray.

If you are not firm in faith you will not be firm at all.

Ahaz received good new from God about the comping Messiah 7:

REVIEW CHAPTERS 7-13

Chapter 14 is one of conclusion. In this chapter we see the conclusion of the Lords Compassion, Wrath, and Divine Power to accomplish what He has both planned and purposed. The things spoken of are proclaimed during the days of king Ahaz, and we see this beginning with Chapter 7:1 “In the days of Ahaz” and ending in 14:28 “In the year that King Ahaz died”.

King Ahaz was a loose man, a man of emotion, he desired to be feared by the world through power, and he would do whatever it took. When the nation of Damascus defeated him in battle he attributed their victory to their gods. Again, desiring to be powerful he decided to sacrifice to the gods of Damascus. He believed that these gods would help him (2 Chronicles 28:23). So what does he do? He enlists the High Priest Uriah to build a replica of an altar he saw in Damascus, removes the bronze altar of the Lord, sets this false altar in its place and begins sacrificing and worshipping these false gods of Damascus. He then sets up altars in the high places of Jerusalem, all corners of the land, where sacrifices are made.