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Their sin Against God's glorious Presence. Isaiah 3:1-26

Their sin Against God's glorious Presence. Isaiah 3:1-26

In the book of Isaiah Jerusalem and Judah were being judged because of various reasons. God pronounces judgement in verses 1-5 saying "He is about to take both supply and support" because of the unbeliever's sin. He says He is going to remove all supplies of food and all supplies of water, the hero and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder, the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the councelor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter. God through Isaiah says He will make youths their officials and children will rule over them! People will oppress each other, man against man, neighbor against neighbor, the young will rise up against the old, the nobody against the honored.

If you read the entire chapter you will see that it is God who is judging them because of their sins! In verse 8 God is fighting with them saying "Jerusalem staggers, Judah is falling" then God gives one of the reasons why He is judging them "their words and deeds are against the Lord, defying his glorious presence." They parade their sin and they do not hide it, (these people must have been pretty sinful) "Woe to them, they have brought disaster upon themselves." What catches my attention is that they sinned against God's "glorious presence." How can a people be so far removed from God, (answer: because of their sins), that they defied the Glory of God's Holiness and the respect and fear, that is due to our Lord? It might have taken years for their sins to reach the point that they did, and God was always watching, and He judged them!

Another sin the people were committing were that the youths of that day were oppressing God's people, (verse 12) and the women were sinning greatly too. They had a false religion leading the people astray, which were turning God's people away from righteousness. They were also oppressing the poor and vulnerable, (verse 14) "grinding the faces of the poor and crushing them" (verse 15). These sins were serious enough for the Lord to take action, but along with the judgment God tells Isaiah to tell the righteous that it will be well with them during this time of judgement,(verse 10) "for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds." God is gracious here. Then He goes on to say "Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what they have done."

In contrast to the righteous, the wicked do not receive God's comfort and provision during this time of judgement, but receive God's full displeasure. Even with this judgement, God doesn't make a full end of the people (4:2) and promises to cleanse the people (that are left) and cleanse the land. What lessons can we learn from Isaiah's day, and how can we apply these lessons today? We must quickly turn from our sins, and pray for God's mercy and healing and for His Presence to return to this Land. This is Mike.

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