Isaiah 10-18
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Introduction
I am Nate, an assistant pastor at CCC and youth pastor
of Jacob and Ethan
Been in ministry just over 10 years and have gone through a lot
would love to sit down with you guys after and chat if you would like!
When I am here normally my senior pastor is up here with me
but right now he is in the UK but says high and looking forward to being with you guys
We will be looking at chapters 10-18
9 chapters in 2 hours is intense
Please give me some grace here
In fact lets pray
since we dont have much time i think we need a strong system to accurate dissect the text.
- which # by the way is the way you should exegetically study
- and exegetically teach
- you dont have to be so orderly but because of being short in time
we will be
Step 1: lets get context,
Step 2 we will 2 timothy 2:15 accurately divide,
Step 3: Read It & Interpret Insights, and Application
Step 1: Context
Step 1: Context
Isaiah was alive during the time of the Israel split
*make sure they know the 722 BC split*
Isaiahs ministry begins around 739 b.c. in the year that King Uzziah died
and you can read about in in Isaiah 6 (one of my all time favorite chapters
i am super jealous I didnt get to teach it or do 53
… but I saw I got 63 at the end so stoked about that)
Now here is information you would think is easy to find....
it took me a very long time to find for every single prophet but
here it is for Isaiah
Isaiah’s Ministry During (2Ki 15:27-21:18; 2 Chron 28:5-33:20)
Isaiah was a prophet with:
Hosea in the North with message of sin, judgment, and salvation.
Micah in the south with message of judgement and restoration
then at the end of Isaiahs life
Nahum in the south with message of God being slow to anger but will judge the wicked
whole book of Isaiah takes about 3 Hours and 22 Min in NKJV
our section today from Isaiah 10-18 will take us 29 min and 5 seconds to read in NKJV
Step 2: Accurately Divide
Step 2: Accurately Divide
Generally:
Chapters 1-39- The Retribution of God
Chapters 40-66 – Restoration by God
Specifically:
Chapters 1-12: Judgment and Restoration of God’s People
Chapters 13-39: Universal Judgment and God’s Kingdom Established
Chapters 40–55: Prophecies for the exiles in Babylon
Chapters 56–66: Prophecies for the return from exile.
ISAIAH 10 - Israel Judged, & Assyria Judged & Used by God against Judah
ISAIAH 10 - Israel Judged, & Assyria Judged & Used by God against Judah
1. Israel will be exiled and slain for their social injustice (Is. 10:1–4)
2. God’s judgment on arrogant Assyria (Is. 10:5–19)
3. Despite the coming attack of the Assyrians, God will preserve a remnant of Israel (Is. 10:20–34)
ISAIAH 11 - The Branch and Root of Jesse
ISAIAH 11 - The Branch and Root of Jesse
1. His Character (11:1–5)
2. His Actions (11:6–16)
ISAIAH 12 - Words and Deeds of a True Worshipper
ISAIAH 12 - Words and Deeds of a True Worshipper
1. The true worshipper's words to the Lord (Is. 12:1–3)
2. The true worshipper praises God to everyone (Is. 12:4–6)
ISAIAH 13 - The Judgement & Destruction of Babylon
ISAIAH 13 - The Judgement & Destruction of Babylon
1. Judgment of Babylon (13:1–16)
2. Destruction of Babylon (13:17–22)
ISAIAH 14: Babylon and Lucifer & Judgment of Assyria / Philistines
ISAIAH 14: Babylon and Lucifer & Judgment of Assyria / Philistines
1. The King of Babylon & Lucifer (Is. 14:1–23)
2. Judgment of Assyria and the Philistines (Is. 14:24–32)
ISAIAH 15 - Judgement of Moab
ISAIAH 15 - Judgement of Moab
1. The destruction of Moab(Is. 15:1–4)
2. Refugees escape Moab (Is. 15:5–9)
ISAIAH 16 - The Results of the Judgement of Moab
ISAIAH 16 - The Results of the Judgement of Moab
1. Moab’s response to judgement (Is. 16:1–5)
2. Mourning the losses of Moab (Is. 16:6–14)
The Burden against Syria and Israel (Isaiah 17)
A. A prophecy of doom upon Syria and Israel (17:1–11)
1. The Lord speaks to Damascus and Ephraim (1–6)
2. The humble response to the judgment of the Lord (7–9)
3. God’s judgment will bring man’s work to nothing (10–11)
B. God will destroy the nation that brings the doom upon Syria and Israel (17:12–14)
1. The rush of the nations against Syria and Israel (12–13a)
2. God’s judgment against the nations that rush against Israel (13b–14)
Concerning Ethiopia (Isaiah 18)
A. No need to make an alliance with Ethiopia (18:1–6)
1. A word directed to Ethiopia (1–2)
2. The Lord rejects the offer of help from the Ethiopians (3–6)
B. Ethiopians come and worship God (18:7)
1. A present will be brought to the Lord of hosts (7)
2. This may have been fulfilled in some way close to Isaiah’s time
Step 3: Read It & Interpret Insights, and Application
Step 3: Read It & Interpret Insights, and Application
Isaiah 10 - Israel Judged, & Assyria Judged & Used by God against Judah
Isaiah 10 - Israel Judged, & Assyria Judged & Used by God against Judah
in chapter 10 we will read it in 3 sections.
1. Israel will be exiled and slain for their social injustice (Is. 10:1–4)
1. Israel will be exiled and slain for their social injustice (Is. 10:1–4)
1 “Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, Who write misfortune, Which they have prescribed 2 To rob the needy of justice, And to take what is right from the poor of My people, That widows may be their prey, And that they may rob the fatherless. 3 What will you do in the day of punishment, And in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your glory? 4 Without Me they shall bow down among the prisoners, And they shall fall among the slain.” For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.
2. God’s judgment on arrogant Assyria (Is. 10:5–19)
2. God’s judgment on arrogant Assyria (Is. 10:5–19)
5 “Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hand is My indignation. 6 I will send him against an ungodly nation, And against the people of My wrath I will give him charge, To seize the spoil, to take the prey, And to tread them down like the mire of the streets. 7 Yet he does not mean so, Nor does his heart think so; But it is in his heart to destroy, And cut off not a few nations. 8 For he says, ‘Are not my princes altogether kings? 9 Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? 10 As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, Whose carved images excelled those of Jerusalem and Samaria, 11 As I have done to Samaria and her idols, Shall I not do also to Jerusalem and her idols?’ ” 12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Lord has performed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, that He will say, “I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty looks.” 13 For he says: “By the strength of my hand I have done it, And by my wisdom, for I am prudent; Also I have removed the boundaries of the people, And have robbed their treasuries; So I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man. 14 My hand has found like a nest the riches of the people, And as one gathers eggs that are left, I have gathered all the earth; And there was no one who moved his wing, Nor opened his mouth with even a peep.” 15 Shall the ax boast itself against him who chops with it? Or shall the saw exalt itself against him who saws with it? As if a rod could wield itself against those who lift it up, Or as if a staff could lift up, as if it were not wood! 16 Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts, Will send leanness among his fat ones; And under his glory He will kindle a burning Like the burning of a fire. 17 So the Light of Israel will be for a fire, And his Holy One for a flame; It will burn and devour His thorns and his briers in one day. 18 And it will consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field, Both soul and body; And they will be as when a sick man wastes away. 19 Then the rest of the trees of his forest Will be so few in number That a child may write them.
In this section we learn 3 things:
1. Assyria, instrument in the hand of the Lord (5–7)
2.Assyria is arrogant (8–14)
3. God judges Assyria (15–19)
3. Despite the coming attack of the Assyrians, God will preserve a remnant of Israel (Is. 10:20–34)
3. Despite the coming attack of the Assyrians, God will preserve a remnant of Israel (Is. 10:20–34)
20 And it shall come to pass in that day That the remnant of Israel, And such as have escaped of the house of Jacob, Will never again depend on him who defeated them, But will depend on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. 21 The remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, To the Mighty God. 22 For though your people, O Israel, be as the sand of the sea, A remnant of them will return; The destruction decreed shall overflow with righteousness. 23 For the Lord God of hosts Will make a determined end In the midst of all the land. 24 Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: “O My people, who dwell in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrian. He shall strike you with a rod and lift up his staff against you, in the manner of Egypt. 25 For yet a very little while and the indignation will cease, as will My anger in their destruction.” 26 And the Lord of hosts will stir up a scourge for him like the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb; as His rod was on the sea, so will He lift it up in the manner of Egypt. 27 It shall come to pass in that day That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, And his yoke from your neck, And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil. 28 He has come to Aiath, He has passed Migron; At Michmash he has attended to his equipment. 29 They have gone along the ridge, They have taken up lodging at Geba. Ramah is afraid, Gibeah of Saul has fled. 30 Lift up your voice, O daughter of Gallim! Cause it to be heard as far as Laish— O poor Anathoth! 31 Madmenah has fled, The inhabitants of Gebim seek refuge. 32 As yet he will remain at Nob that day; He will shake his fist at the mount of the daughter of Zion, The hill of Jerusalem. 33 Behold, the Lord, The Lord of hosts, Will lop off the bough with terror; Those of high stature will be hewn down, And the haughty will be humbled. 34 He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, And Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.
In this section we learn 3 things:
1. Do not be afraid of the Assyrian (20–27)
2. The army of the Assyrians will be destructive (28–32)
3. The Lord humbles the proud among the people of Judah (33–34)
Isaiah 11 - The Branch From The Root of Jesse
Isaiah 11 - The Branch From The Root of Jesse
in chapter 1 we will read it in 2 sections.
1. His Character (Is. 11:1–5)
1. His Character (Is. 11:1–5)
1 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. 3 His delight is in the fear of the Lord, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; 4 But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. 5 Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist.
In this section we learn 3 things:
1. A stem sprouts forth from the stump of Jesse (1)
2. The spiritual empowerment of the Messiah (2)
3. The perfect character of the Messiah (3–5)
2. His Actions (Is. 11:6–16)
2. His Actions (Is. 11:6–16)
6 “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. 7 The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 The nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole, And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper’s den. 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord As the waters cover the sea. 10 “And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, Who shall stand as a banner to the people; For the Gentiles shall seek Him, And His resting place shall be glorious.” 11 It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time To recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Egypt, From Pathros and Cush, From Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea. 12 He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth. 13 Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart, And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, And Judah shall not harass Ephraim. 14 But they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west; Together they shall plunder the people of the East; They shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab; And the people of Ammon shall obey them. 15 The Lord will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt; With His mighty wind He will shake His fist over the River, And strike it in the seven streams, And make men cross over dryshod. 16 There will be a highway for the remnant of His people Who will be left from Assyria, As it was for Israel In the day that he came up from the land of Egypt.
In this section we learn 3 things:
1. The environment during the reign of the Messiah is very peaceful with no death or pain (6–9)
2. The people in the kingdom will be Gentiles & regathered Israel (10–12)
3. The lands will be connected and unified (13–16)
Isaiah 12 - Words and Deeds of a True Worshipper
Isaiah 12 - Words and Deeds of a True Worshipper
1. The true worshipper's words to the Lord (Is. 12:1–3)
1. The true worshipper's words to the Lord (Is. 12:1–3)
1 And in that day you will say: “O Lord, I will praise You; Though You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me. 2 Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’ ” 3 Therefore with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation.
*John 7:37-38
John 7:37–38 (NKJV)
37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”
In this section we learn 3 things
1. A true worshipper praises God even after God’s anger at them (1)
2. A true worshipper trusts, thanks, and has confidence (2)
3. A true worshipper has joy from salvation (3)
2. The true worshipper praises God to everyone (Is. 12:4–6)
2. The true worshipper praises God to everyone (Is. 12:4–6)
4 And in that day you will say: “Praise the Lord, call upon His name; Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention that His name is exalted. 5 Sing to the Lord, For He has done excellent things; This is known in all the earth. 6 Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!”
In this section we learn 2 things
1. The true worshipper exalts God to the people (4)
2. The true worshipper sings, cries out, and shouts out His Greatness and the great things He has done (5–6)
**** we are now entering into a new major section of Isaiah***
Chapters 1-12: Judgment and Restoration of God’s People
Chapters 13-39: Universal Judgment and God’s Kingdom Established
Chapters 40–55: Prophecies for the exiles in Babylon
Chapters 56–66: Prophecies for the return from exile.
here is a map of the nations targeted in these sections.
Isaiah 13 - The Judgement & Destruction of Babylon
Isaiah 13 - The Judgement & Destruction of Babylon
*** before reading this you should know that Babylon is a picture of Satan, His empire, the world. (Rev 14, 16, 17, 18,
1. Judgment of Babylon (Is. 13:1–16)
1. Judgment of Babylon (Is. 13:1–16)
1 The burden against Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw. 2 “Lift up a banner on the high mountain, Raise your voice to them; Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles. 3 I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have also called My mighty ones for My anger— Those who rejoice in My exaltation.” 4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, Like that of many people! A tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together! The Lord of hosts musters The army for battle. 5 They come from a far country, From the end of heaven— The Lord and His weapons of indignation, To destroy the whole land. 6 Wail, for the day of the Lord is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty. 7 Therefore all hands will be limp, Every man’s heart will melt, 8 And they will be afraid. Pangs and sorrows will take hold of them; They will be in pain as a woman in childbirth; They will be amazed at one another; Their faces will be like flames. 9 Behold, the day of the Lord comes, Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger, To lay the land desolate; And He will destroy its sinners from it. 10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not give their light; The sun will be darkened in its going forth, And the moon will not cause its light to shine. 11 “I will punish the world for its evil, And the wicked for their iniquity; I will halt the arrogance of the proud, And will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. 12 I will make a mortal more rare than fine gold, A man more than the golden wedge of Ophir. 13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, And the earth will move out of her place, In the wrath of the Lord of hosts And in the day of His fierce anger. 14 It shall be as the hunted gazelle, And as a sheep that no man takes up; Every man will turn to his own people, And everyone will flee to his own land. 15 Everyone who is found will be thrust through, And everyone who is captured will fall by the sword. 16 Their children also will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives ravished.
**”ravished** in Heb. means raped
In this section we learn 3 things
the first comes from 2 year old while sitting on my lap while studying....
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1. On the day of the Lord God will form an army to go up against Babylon (1-8)
2. The day of the Lord is full of God’s anger at their evil, and full of distress with unrelenting attack (9-16)
3. Don’t mistake God’s grace, and patience that He is chill about sin… He clearly hates it.
2. The destruction of Babylon (Is. 13:17–22)
2. The destruction of Babylon (Is. 13:17–22)
17 “Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, Who will not regard silver; And as for gold, they will not delight in it. 18 Also their bows will dash the young men to pieces, And they will have no pity on the fruit of the womb; Their eye will not spare children. 19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, The beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride, Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 20 It will never be inhabited, Nor will it be settled from generation to generation; Nor will the Arabian pitch tents there, Nor will the shepherds make their sheepfolds there. 21 But wild beasts of the desert will lie there, And their houses will be full of owls; Ostriches will dwell there, And wild goats will caper there. 22 The hyenas will howl in their citadels, And jackals in their pleasant palaces. Her time is near to come, And her days will not be prolonged.”
In this section we learn 1 things
1. Babylon will soon be destroyed and empty (17–22)
remember this was written in 741-681 BC
Babylon was destroyed in 539 BC
here is a google maps image of Babylon today
you can see the ruins still there today
however whats interesting is that Thousands of people reside in Babylon within the perimeter of the ancient outer city walls, and communities in and around them are rapidly developing
???Chuck Missler, maintain that the "Doom of Babylon" as described in detail in Isaiah 13–14, Jeremiah 50–51, and possibly Rev 17-18 must refer to a literal, future destruction of an actual city.
Missler has written that Babylon has yet to be completely destroyed as prophesied by Isaiah and Jeremiah
Isaiah 14 - Babylon and Lucifer & Judgment of Assyria / Philistines
Isaiah 14 - Babylon and Lucifer & Judgment of Assyria / Philistines
1. The King of Babylon & Lucifer (Is. 14:1–23)
1. The King of Babylon & Lucifer (Is. 14:1–23)
1 For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob. 2 Then people will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them for servants and maids in the land of the Lord; they will take them captive whose captives they were, and rule over their oppressors. 3 It shall come to pass in the day the Lord gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear and the hard bondage in which you were made to serve, 4 that you will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say: “How the oppressor has ceased, The golden city ceased! 5 The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, The scepter of the rulers; 6 He who struck the people in wrath with a continual stroke, He who ruled the nations in anger, Is persecuted and no one hinders. 7 The whole earth is at rest and quiet; They break forth into singing. 8 Indeed the cypress trees rejoice over you, And the cedars of Lebanon, Saying, ‘Since you were cut down, No woodsman has come up against us.’ 9 “Hell from beneath is excited about you, To meet you at your coming; It stirs up the dead for you, All the chief ones of the earth; It has raised up from their thrones All the kings of the nations. 10 They all shall speak and say to you: ‘Have you also become as weak as we? Have you become like us? 11 Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, And the sound of your stringed instruments; The maggot is spread under you, And worms cover you.’ 12 “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! 13 For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north; 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.’ 15 Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, To the lowest depths of the Pit. 16 “Those who see you will gaze at you, And consider you, saying: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms, 17 Who made the world as a wilderness And destroyed its cities, Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’ 18 “All the kings of the nations, All of them, sleep in glory, Everyone in his own house; 19 But you are cast out of your grave Like an abominable branch, Like the garment of those who are slain, Thrust through with a sword, Who go down to the stones of the pit, Like a corpse trodden underfoot. 20 You will not be joined with them in burial, Because you have destroyed your land And slain your people. The brood of evildoers shall never be named. 21 Prepare slaughter for his children Because of the iniquity of their fathers, Lest they rise up and possess the land, And fill the face of the world with cities.” 22 “For I will rise up against them,” says the Lord of hosts, “And cut off from Babylon the name and remnant, And offspring and posterity,” says the Lord. 23 “I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, And marshes of muddy water; I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says the Lord of hosts.
In this section we learn 6 things
1. Judgment on Babylon means mercy on Israel (1–2)
2. The earth will rejoice at the fall of the king of Babylon (3–8)
3. Hell is excited to receive the fallen king of Babylon (9–11)
4. Lucifer before he was cut down was called the son of the morning. (12)
which is the Roman designation for the morning star.
in Hebrew this word bright, or morning light.
note this total slam and roast the Bible gives to Satan .
so Satan was called the bright morning star then he sinned, caused a 3rd of angels to sin, and all mankind to sin
when Jesus saved mankind and just after sin had been removed from the earth.
the Bible ends with this roast of a statement
16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”
4. Lucifer fell by trying to exalt Himself (13-14)
when you exalt yourself above people ur like Satan.
Remember Jesus was a servant to people
5. The nations are amazed at the fall of Lucifer / king of Babylon (16–17)
We wont look at Satan and be in awe
He wont amaze us
He is just a creation on a leash.
4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
6. The destruction of Babylon will be amazing and bloody. (18–23)
2. Judgment of Assyria and the Philistines (Is. 14:24–32)
2. Judgment of Assyria and the Philistines (Is. 14:24–32)
24 The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying, “Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, so it shall stand: 25 That I will break the Assyrian in My land, And on My mountains tread him underfoot. Then his yoke shall be removed from them, And his burden removed from their shoulders. 26 This is the purpose that is purposed against the whole earth, And this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations. 27 For the Lord of hosts has purposed, And who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, And who will turn it back?” 28 This is the burden which came in the year that King Ahaz died. 29 “Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia, Because the rod that struck you is broken; For out of the serpent’s roots will come forth a viper, And its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent. 30 The firstborn of the poor will feed, And the needy will lie down in safety; I will kill your roots with famine, And it will slay your remnant. 31 Wail, O gate! Cry, O city! All you of Philistia are dissolved; For smoke will come from the north, And no one will be alone in his appointed times.” 32 What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord has founded Zion, And the poor of His people shall take refuge in it.
In this section we learn 3 things
1. God will destroy the Assyrians on his land and mountains
(probably referring to when Assyria will surround Jerusalem Is. 37:36–37 (24–27)
2. The Philistines will soon be destroyed from a famine and smoke in the North (28–31)
3. God tells the messengers that the land belongs to the poor of His people (32)
imagine hearing on the news that an ambassador from Mexico says that New York belongs to the poor of Mexico.
probably the Philistines laughed, like America would
Isaiah 15 - Judgement of Moab
Isaiah 15 - Judgement of Moab
*note that the Moabites come from Moab, the son of Lot, born of an incestuous relationship with his oldest daughter (Genesis 19:37).
1. The destruction of Moab(Is. 15:1–4)
1. The destruction of Moab(Is. 15:1–4)
1 The burden against Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste And destroyed, Because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste And destroyed, 2 He has gone up to the temple and Dibon, To the high places to weep. Moab will wail over Nebo and over Medeba; On all their heads will be baldness, And every beard cut off. 3 In their streets they will clothe themselves with sackcloth; On the tops of their houses And in their streets Everyone will wail, weeping bitterly. 4 Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out, Their voice shall be heard as far as Jahaz; Therefore the armed soldiers of Moab will cry out; His life will be burdensome to him.
In this section we learn 1 things
1. The cities and soldiers of Moab will fall under a night attack (1–4)
2. Refugees escape Moab (Is. 15:5–9)
2. Refugees escape Moab (Is. 15:5–9)
5 “My heart will cry out for Moab; His fugitives shall flee to Zoar, Like a three-year-old heifer. For by the Ascent of Luhith They will go up with weeping; For in the way of Horonaim They will raise up a cry of destruction, 6 For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate, For the green grass has withered away; The grass fails, there is nothing green. 7 Therefore the abundance they have gained, And what they have laid up, They will carry away to the Brook of the Willows. 8 For the cry has gone all around the borders of Moab, Its wailing to Eglaim And its wailing to Beer Elim. 9 For the waters of Dimon will be full of blood; Because I will bring more upon Dimon, Lions upon him who escapes from Moab, And on the remnant of the land.”
In this section we learn 1 things:
1. Even those that escape Moab’s judgment still wont escape judgement (8-9)
Isaiah 16 - The Results of the Judgement of Moab
Isaiah 16 - The Results of the Judgement of Moab
1. Moab’s response to judgement (Is. 16:1–5)
1. Moab’s response to judgement (Is. 16:1–5)
1 Send the lamb to the ruler of the land, From Sela to the wilderness, To the mount of the daughter of Zion. 2 For it shall be as a wandering bird thrown out of the nest; So shall be the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon. 3 “Take counsel, execute judgment; Make your shadow like the night in the middle of the day; Hide the outcasts, Do not betray him who escapes. 4 Let My outcasts dwell with you, O Moab; Be a shelter to them from the face of the spoiler. For the extortioner is at an end, Devastation ceases, The oppressors are consumed out of the land. 5 In mercy the throne will be established; And One will sit on it in truth, in the tabernacle of David, Judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness.”
In this section we learn 3 things:
1. When we get what we deserve as verse 1 says “Send the lamb … (1–2)
2. The refugees will be pleading for help (3-4)
3. When the One from David comes he will make all things right. (4–5)
2. Mourning the losses of Moab (Is. 16:6–14)
2. Mourning the losses of Moab (Is. 16:6–14)
6 We have heard of the pride of Moab— He is very proud— Of his haughtiness and his pride and his wrath; But his lies shall not be so. 7 Therefore Moab shall wail for Moab; Everyone shall wail. For the foundations of Kir Hareseth you shall mourn; Surely they are stricken. 8 For the fields of Heshbon languish, And the vine of Sibmah; The lords of the nations have broken down its choice plants, Which have reached to Jazer And wandered through the wilderness. Her branches are stretched out, They are gone over the sea. 9 Therefore I will bewail the vine of Sibmah, With the weeping of Jazer; I will drench you with my tears, O Heshbon and Elealeh; For battle cries have fallen Over your summer fruits and your harvest. 10 Gladness is taken away, And joy from the plentiful field; In the vineyards there will be no singing, Nor will there be shouting; No treaders will tread out wine in the presses; I have made their shouting cease. 11 Therefore my heart shall resound like a harp for Moab, And my inner being for Kir Heres. 12 And it shall come to pass, When it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, That he will come to his sanctuary to pray; But he will not prevail. 13 This is the word which the Lord has spoken concerning Moab since that time. 14 But now the Lord has spoken, saying, “Within three years, as the years of a hired man, the glory of Moab will be despised with all that great multitude, and the remnant will be very small and feeble.”
In this section we learn 3 things:
1. Moab’s pride and arrogance will disappear like its produce (6–8)
2. Isaiah’s sorrow of heart for Moab (9–12)
3. Three years until judgment comes on Moab (13–14)
The Burden against Syria and Israel (Isaiah 17)
A. A prophecy of doom upon Syria and Israel (17:1–11)
1. The Lord speaks to Damascus and Ephraim (1–6)
2. The humble response to the judgment of the Lord (7–9)
3. God’s judgment will bring man’s work to nothing (10–11)
B. God will destroy the nation that brings the doom upon Syria and Israel (17:12–14)
1. The rush of the nations against Syria and Israel (12–13a)
2. God’s judgment against the nations that rush against Israel (13b–14)
Concerning Ethiopia (Isaiah 18)
A. No need to make an alliance with Ethiopia (18:1–6)
1. A word directed to Ethiopia (1–2)
2. The Lord rejects the offer of help from the Ethiopians (3–6)
B. Ethiopians come and worship God (18:7)
1. A present will be brought to the Lord of hosts (7)
2. This may have been fulfilled in some way close to Isaiah’s time