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ISAIAH 13 – 17
Isaiah chapters 13-17 present a series of prophesies against many nations: Babylon, Philistine, Moab, Damascus. These chapters depict the coming judgment of the Lord and illustrate how all nations are ultimately accountable to Him. For the oppression imposed upon Israel, Babylon receives an especially long and scathing rebuke. The only ray of hope in this passage shines upon Israel (14:1-2), as God promises to deliver His people from Babylonian captivity and restore them to their own land.
The most notable passage in today’s reading is 14:12-15:
12"How you are fallen from heaven,
O Day Star, son of Dawn!
How you are cut down to the ground,
you who laid the nations low!
13You said in your heart,
'I will ascend to heaven;
above the stars of God
I will set my throne on high;
I will sit on the mount of assembly
in the far reaches of the north;
14I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.'
15But you are brought down to Sheol,
to the far reaches of the pit.
Scholars disagree on who is being addressed in this passage. Many -- including John Calvin -- see this as a literal rebuke of the king of Babylon. However, others see this as a figurative description of the fall of Satan. With either interpretation, the following truths are our takeaway:
1.There is a God.
2.I am not He.
3.Woe to anybody who mistakes himself as being God.
Let’s spare ourselves from woe, and let God be God in our lives.
Chad
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Hey notice how it reads out of the NKJ
ReplyDelete12 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!
The heart of Lucifer and the heart of unregenerate man is "I will" Over 5 times this phrase is repeated. I will, I will, I will, I will, I will.
God's will for us is "Thy will" be done." The temptation of our Lord in the garden the night of his betrayal was "If it be possible let this cup pass from me, nevertheless, NOT MY WILL be done but thy will"
Today's culture is all about me myself and I. What will make me happy. Even in the religious world the message can be how can God please me.
The joy will come when we get up in the morning and say "Not my will be done buy your will" As we lay down our life for others, then truly we shall find the happiness we are looking for.