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The vision given to Isaiah is a song in an Allegory.
An allegory is a story, play, picture, etc. in which each character or event is a symbol representing an idea or a quality, such as truth, evil, death, etc.; the use of such symbols.
(Oxford Online Dictionary)
What is the allegory used here?
Isaiah 5:1-6
The Explanation of the Allegory (Vs7)
Isaiah 5:7
The nation of Israel is the vineyard, the people of Judah His pleasant garden.
God planted a vineyard on a fertile hillside, removing the stones and planting only the best vines.
He built a watchtower, a stone structure from which to guard the vineyard, and He made a winepress in anticipation of producing good wine.
However only poor wild grapes grew on the vine.
Isaiah reveals how God brought Israel into existence and how He blessed them, provided and protected them and ultimately they rejected Him.
The Results of the Rejection of God.
(Vs 8-30)
Isaiah pronounces six woes in this chapter.
A woe is an expression of dissatisfaction, pain and judgment.
Woe to the greedy.
(Vs8-10)
Isaiah 5:8-10
They continually wanted more and forsook their relationship with God for materialism.
They never had enough.
It is a foolish thought to think money can replace God!
Ecclesiastes 5:10
The NLT says it like this “Those who love money will never have enough.
How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!”
2. Woe to the drunkard.
(Vs11-17)
Isaiah 5:11-17
Drunkenness is a sin because the alcohol takes control of the person drinking.
It causes them to do things they normally would not do.
Ephesians 5:18
In this verse being filled with the Spirit is contrasted with being drunk.
Which proves you cannot be drunk and right with God.
Israel’s drunkenness was taken to extremes which in turn caused them to have no regard for the Lord or His work.
There drunkenness revealed they had rejected the authority of God.
Our society glamorizes drunkenness.
But it never shows the whole story.
The broken lives, the broken homes, lives taken to soon, innocent people injured and even killed.
It only shows the good times.
One of the judgments God levels against Israel is that their drunkenness had come before Him.
3. Woe to the mockers and scoffers.
(Vs18-19)
Isaiah 5:18-19
Those who taunted God by saying “where is the judgment?”
There has always been scoffers and mockers.
Remember those who scoffed at Noah, until the waters got up to their necks?
How about those in Peter’s day who scoffed at the return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 3:3-4
Remember God is not mocked!
Whatever a man sows, that also shall he reap.
Galatians 6:7
4. Woe to those who pervert righteousness (Vs20)
This is a direct assault on the authority of God.
Who does man think he is to oppose God?
We are here in our land today.
5. Woe to those who are proud.
(Vs21)
Pride is a characteristic of the devil.
Its what led to Lucifer being expelled from Heaven.
Proverbs 16:5
6. Woe to those who pervert justice.
(Vs22-23)
Isaiah 5:22-23
This apparently is a reference to drunken judges who were bribed.
God will not hold harmless those who violate justice.
He is the just God and He will make everything right in His time.
Conclusion (Vs24-30)
Isaiah 5:24-30
Because of the above conditions God would send an army to conquer them as a result of His judgment upon them.
Notice the language He uses:
(Vs24) As the fire licks up the stubble, and the dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will rot and their flowers will wither.
Isaiah 5:24
Why?
Because they rejected the law of the Lord, the Word of the Lord.
(Vs25) It’s clear God is the one bringing the judgment and is angry.
He had given them ample time to repent, but they refused.
Isaiah 5:25
(Vs 26) the nations are:
Assyria conquered Northern Kingdom in 722 BC
Babylon conquered Jerusalem in 586 BC and destroyed the Temple.
Isaiah 5:26
The Severity of the Judgment and Army.
(27-30)
Isaiah 5:27-30
The Result of God’s Judgment.
(Vs30)
Isaiah 5:30
How bad was it in 586 BC? Let’s read the Word of God.
2 Kings 24:18-25:12
God repeated warned them, but they scoffed at Him. Chapter 5 complete‘s the prophecy that started in chapter 2. If God did it to His chosen nation, what makes you think He won‘t do it to the USA?
How do we respond?
I believe its time we the Church get serious about Jesus, His Word and His work.
I think we need to take His work more seriously .
We need to fight the evils of the day with the Glorious Gospel.
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