Sermon Tone Analysis

Isaiah 2-5

I find it very interesting that the next couple of verses are actually repeated in our Bibles in the book of Micah.

In the 4th chapter it reads very much like what we see here, I won’t read it to you because it is actually part of our chronological reading for tomorrow morning.

And that makes complete sense to me, because Isaiah and Micah were contemporaries, doesn’t it make sense that God could give both prophets the same message if that is what He wanted communicated to His people?

I hope so!

I expect God to talk to my wife and to confirm the things that He has placed in my heart.

In fact there are things I won’t move on, until I know that God has spoken to Nicole on, so that I know it was Him and not my heart deceiving me into something.

He has made me one with her, so I can trust what He is speaking to her.

As we go through this and I don’t know how far we will get, but consider that the Lord is primarily speaking concerning the judgement regarding Judah and it’s capital Jerusalem.

God will use pagan nations and ungodly leaders to pronounce judgement on them, primarily through the Assyrians and also the Babylonians.

Verse 2

So last chapter, judgement was pronounced that was to come and it had a near future fulfillment and now Isaiah speaks of the later days, some say it is just some future unknown date, I don’t see how it could possibly be anything but the Millennial reign of Christ, or the 1,000 period that Jesus will rule from this earth.

If you think about who the superpowers are on the earth right now, honestly in our everybody gets a trophy mentality, there are lots of countries that think of themselves as superpowers that would be absolutely crushed with any real assault against them.

But Isaiah is telling us that at this time, the one superpower on the earth will be Israel.

God still has plans for that nation and for His people, don’t ever forget that.

We want to remain friends with Isreal.

As a nation we are making grate efforts to blow that.

Biden Harris team, U.S. proposed budget for national defense 2023 $813.3

Billion, globally military spending is far over 2 trillion dollars.

Think we could provide housing, services, fed the poor with that?

Medical care for those in need?

This could only happen when Jesus is reigning.

Can you imagine if every county just voluntarily disarmed today?

What would happen?

This in an invitation to walk in the light of the Lord, now.

Not to wait, let Him rule and reign in your own heart, so that the correction that he speaks of next wouldn’t have to occur.

God has zero tolerance for the worship of idols gang and the conclusion there is sobering…therefore do not forgive them.

Notice that this occurs at a time of prosperity.

Lets pick through the rest of this.

In this next section He speaks of the Day of the Lord.

That phrase is used several times in the Scriptures.

Understand it is not a single day.

It is as if today, this mess that we are in is the day of Man, and the Messiah, Jesus will usher in the Day of the Lord, which will be very different than the days we are living in now.

Vs. 19 sounds a lot like Revelation 6

"15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16 and said to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 "For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?"" - Revelation 6:15-17 NKJV

Chapter 3 Now this portion should sound familiar to those that did the reading that gives context to this passage, as 2 Kings 24 we read about Jerusalem being taken into complete captivity…but these principles remain with God, and we should always consider if God has been willing and is willing to go to these extremes with Israel, what shall He do with us?

One of God’s ways of correcting and casting judgment on a nation is to give them horrible leaders.

Think how quickly a nation can be brought to its knees, think how quickly men can be humbled by God.

Beyond earthquakes and pestilence, the Bible tells us that He holds all things together, that includes our minds, think of Nebuchadnezzar.

"30 The king spoke, saying, "Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?" 31 While the word was still in the king's mouth, a voice fell from heaven: "King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: the kingdom has departed from you!" - Daniel 4:30-31 NKJV

Now this is interesting, God didn’t have to do anything to them to bring on judgement, just leave them to their own devices.

Notice it is a sign of judgement to have the women rule over them.

Not because women can’t lead, but because the men aren’t.

The men are one wiped out because of war, second spiritually messed up and not leading and failing to function in their role of authority, so the women step up and do it.

If that was offensive, there’s more.

But first, let’s see what God’s beef with Judah was.

Notice it’s not just that they haven’t taken care of the poor, they’ve exploited them, taken advantage of them.

Trafficking, the Maine state lottery.

It is a dismantling of society when women become only their outward appearance, and not the inner treasure.

That is so on many levels.

Largely as the image of God is not correctly presented.

"4 that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed."

- Titus 2:4-5 NKJV

and now the interpretation...

What more could he have done?

Jesus told a similar story, sent servants, and then sent His Son and they killed Him.

So when Jesus told that perable, they knew what He was talking about!

They knew that that little song was about the judgement of Israel for their lack of faithfulness, their lack of good fruit.

Why will they be empty, punishment, judgement men will be wiped out.

Have a blessed week!