LEGALISED INJUSTICE Isaiah 10:1. _Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, &c._ I. An indictment against wicked magistrates. II. A challenge. III. A sentence. I. Magistrates and rulers are answerable to God. II. Their decisions will be revised. III. Will in many instances be reversed. IV. Th... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DAY OF VISITATION Isaiah 10:3. _And what will ye do in the day of visitation, &c._ These questions were addressed to men who were living lives of ungodliness, and who were rich and strong in the results of their iniquity. To such men I put the same questions. Do not resent them; answer them, a... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ASSYRIAN INVASION OF JUDAH Isaiah 10:5. _O Assyrian, the rod of Mine anger, &c._ This prophecy may be used to illustrate the following truths of abiding interest. I. THE POWER OF EMPIRES AND THE POLICY OF STATESMEN ARE ALL UNDER THE CONTROL OF GOD. Free-will is one great fact of the universe;... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES Isaiah 10:7. _Howbeit He meaneth not so, &c._ “Man appoints, but God disappoints,” “Man proposes, but God disposes,” are proverbs which sum up a good deal of human experience. We are often reminded of their truth even when we are striving to be on the side of God, and to... [ Continue Reading ]
A HAPPY CONVERSION Isaiah 10:20. _And it shall come to pass, &c._ Consider, 1. WHAT IS SAID OF THEIR FORMER ERROR. When it is said that they “shall no more stay upon him that smote them,” it surely implies that they had done this before: this was their error. They had stayed upon another—upon Ass... [ Continue Reading ]
THE REMNANTS OF SOCIETY Isaiah 10:20. _And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, &c._ We can hardly understand such language as this, because in our national life and personal history we have never been subject to those strange mutations which befell the kingdom of Israel.... [ Continue Reading ]