True religion will produce a true society (see Isaiah 2:1-5). But Isaiah saw that actual affairs in *Jerusalem were the opposite. • God’s judgement often happens by means of society’s circumstances. Luxury changes into lack. Human relationships break down. Able people are unwilling to be leaders.... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS ISAIAH DECLARES HOW GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVING ISAIAH CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 3 DESPAIR IN *JERUSALEM V1 See what the *Lord (commander of heaven’s armies) will do to *Jerusalem and to Judah. He will cut off supplies of food and water. V2-... [ Continue Reading ]
Proud behaviour (verse 9) causes moral failures in words and deeds. Such failures must affect both personal life and national life. That is God’s law. GOD’S JUDGEMENT V13 As if he were standing in court, the *Lord is ready to accuse his people. V14 He declares that the leaders are worse than thiev... [ Continue Reading ]
God warns the leaders in particular that he is well aware of their wicked practices. GOD WARNS WOMEN IN *JERUSALEM V16 Look at those women in *Jerusalem! They walk about so proudly. In the street they try to attract men to have sex with them. The women have no shame. They wear tiny bells on their... [ Continue Reading ]
At that time, enemies will attack and destroy *Jerusalem. God’s judgement will show itself in all that the people suffer. • ‘Women’ is more accurately ‘daughters’ and so probably means all the inhabitants of *Jerusalem. ‘Jerusalem’ in the Hebrew language is a feminine (female) noun (a word that nam... [ Continue Reading ]