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Isaiah 8:9-10
Consider the troubles we are in as a people.
Introduction to a world that ignores God’s wisdom.
They say the best stories have one message told in three parts.
Well Isaiah 8 is written exactly that way.
Three pictures one message…
A scroll for the future; A son for right now.
The flood waters are a coming.
Save this scroll for later.
The unified message will be illuminated as each part of the story is unpacked.
But the theme that you will listen for is Redemption and Faith.
You will see the vital necessity for faith and the fact that you will not survive without it.
Consider Scene 1…
Isaiah opens he letter with a message straight from God. “Take a great roll”.
Now I know that I am speaking someone’s love language.
Of course he is speaking of a parchment paper with a roll on either side to keep.
He is commanded to take a man’s pen.
This is like an engraving tool.
Whatever is being written down needs last a while.
It will need to be read again and again in the future.
The Word to be written down.
Maher - shalal - hash - baz
quickly - spoil - urgently - spoil
It is four separate words.
Put together to spell out the warning that destruction and the spoiling of the enemy is coming quickly.
Then in verse 3 Isaiah lets us in on the development of his family.
He goes to his wife and she bares him a son.
The name of that boy…Mahershalalhashbaz.
Why???
Well that is weird the one word written on that scroll is the name of his son.
Actually it is answer the question as to when.
Consider that he Scroll is a device for saving information into the future.
While a name is meant to be used on a regular sound.
The people of Isaiah’s day don’t need a Scroll but a name would remind them every time they call his name in the street, school, or worship.
Every time his name would be uttered they would hear a reminder that spoiling was on its way.
Spoiling was coming for Israel, and Syria… Remember last week we established that Israel and Syria are in the cross hairs of Assyria, and will be undone soon.
Consider Scene 2…
We find the waters of a river running up on the people of Judah.
And the warning from God is that they can watch the waters rushing off with people they know.
And the whole thing is hinged on one phrase;
The problem was the they rejected the waters of Shiloah.
Ancient Civilizations were built around waterways.
Well much like modern cities.
In Egypt you had the Nile, Syria had Euphrates, Assyria had the Tigris.
How many of your remember the waters that ran through Jerusalem.
It was the pool of Siloam Hezekiah in his day built a tunnel called the Tunnel of Siloam.
These people have rejected the covenant built around the worship of Jerusalem.
Which is an issue because just like the Psalmist found
Instead they were rejoicing in the strength found in the confederacy of Israel and Syria.
God is saying that because they take their comfort in knowing that they have a mighty army, instead of worshipping me then the will find an unbearable river.
Unbearable river…
The army’s of Assyria are like a mighty river.
They will annihilate Israel and Syria.
It will be so mighty it will run right up to the neck of Judah.
You know that things aren’t great when the water is at your neck… but you’re not dead.
God is telling Judah that he is going to take Israel, Syria, and most of Judah leaving them with nothing but Jerusalem left of their mighty kingdom.
Why?
Well the quick answer is because look who is mentioned at the end of verse 8…
“O Emmanuel” he is the only reason the people can draw hope from God.
They were not more righteous than Israel.
But for Immanuel’s sake they will be spared.
For David’s covenant to produce the Messiah there is no reason to leave them in tact.
Then you hear the call of the people that would fight against God’s work through Emmanuel.
Associate yourselves (He doesn’t fear might)
Take counsel together (He is not undone by counsel)
None of it will stand.
Consider Scene 3…
He calls the people to bind up the scroll to be put under the care of his disciples.
These are men that will take his writings study them protect them and then deliver them at the right times even after Isaiah is gone.
You and I are holding these works to day because of their work.
Here is the explanation as to why our world has the problem it has…
He describes the foolish heart they have…
Isn’t this the way the sinner goes.
He pushes God away and denies him on every hand and then when tragedy comes they look up and ask “where where you God”.
The only hope for this dilemma to Isaiah is to look this one called Immanuel.
Isaiah is tightening the focal lense of prophecy from the one spoken about by Moses.
The Seed of the woman - Genesis 3.15
The Passover
The Feast Day
The Sacrifice
The Scapegoat
Even Joseph himself.
These all pointed to that coming Immanuel that could be a hope to the whole world.
Yet man persists to put his faith in his own understanding and place his hope in changing circumstances, wealth, or consensus.
These are weak foundations on which to build.
I submit to you…
CIT: The only hope for any people is faith in Immanuel.
The hope for our church
The hope for our city
The hope for our politicians
The hope for church leader
Why does he stress this so much?
Because what many times people don’t understand is the exclusiveness of God to his people.
This includes you and me.
This is why Jesus will not share your salvation with your works, He is extremely exclusive.
If only we would live with such exclusiveness.
As they saw him he was
COMING
OVERCOMING
CENTRAL
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