Sunday, January 13, 2019

Year 9, Day 13: Isaiah 29


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This chapter gives us a basic outline of the history of Jerusalem from the siege of Assyria to the siege of Babylon.  Assyria will come onto the scene and conquer Israel.  They will march all the way down to Jerusalem.  They will conquer the countryside.  They will lay siege to the city.  Just when all hope is lost, a plague will overtake them and they will turn tail and head back to Assyria, ashamed.  The whole situation will bring about the death of the king of Assyria as his sons use the defeat to question his right to rule.



The sad thing is that such obvious evidence of God’s hand at work will be missed by the Hebrew people of Jerusalem.  As this chapter is Isaiah claims, the blind will continue to be blind!  Even when the spirit of the Lord is poured out before them, the people will not recognize Him at work.  They will remain too focused on their own desires and enjoying their sudden release from certain death to recognize god’s hand at work in their life.



The Hebrew people are honoring God with their lips, but their hearts are not near to God.  They are saying the right words, but they don’t really mean them.  They are going through the motions, but they aren’t actually practicing the ways of the Lord.



This leads us to a great conclusion.  The meek will obtain the joy of the Lord.  If the leadership will ignore the hand of God at work, the Lord will save those who will take the time to notice.  The Lord will lift up those who honor Him.  He will sanctify them.  There will be a remnant that returns focused on relationship with their God.



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