"And He shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; He shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit."
The explanation of their sins has been given and now the pronouncement of their destruction is being given explicit description.
And He shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces - the image of description is used here to reveal the action God is going to do; Just as easily one takes a piece of potter clay and slams it to the ground and it shatters; so is the image revealed here. God is going to take them and slam them to the ground and they will be shattered and scattered
Monday, April 29, 2013
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Isaiah 30:13
"Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant."
A continued study of this passages of verses in chapter 30, verses 8 - 18.
The Lord has pronounced their evil and condemned it. Now He will tell them what shall be.
Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall - 'therefore' tells us that the previous verses actions are the result of this verse; He identifies the sin of their folly against Him and His ways, rejecting His paths and Words and refusing to give place to Him. 'Therefore' God reveals to them what shall be. Sin has consequences, and God meets the sinner in his ways. Wrath is found to them that chose sin over a Savior. Christians have only one hope, and that God's wrath was poured out on Christ and we stand in His shadow of His sacrifice for our sins. 'He Who knew no sin, became sin for us.'
'this iniquity' - It is very needful to identify the sin in our own heart; in our families; in our churches and in our nation. A generalized confession, 'Lord forgive us for all our sin' is not suitable to this great need of repentance. Specifically naming the sin is needful before God. WE say, 'Lord, forgive me for my sins.' And the Lord thunders back, 'which sins?' Wanting us to identify our folly and failure before Him, lest we be doomed to repeat it. Many have gone back to the hog troth because they didn't recongize 'this inquity'.
To find 'this iniquity' it is needful for us to know the Word. Found throughout Scripture is that which God has pronounced, 'thou shalt not' and 'thou shalt'. Begin with these to see if you are found guilty of doing or not doing that which has been commanded. He who said, 'Steal not'; have you stolen?
It is needful to answer the questions of our actions and our attitudes. God will call us into account on 'this iniquity' due directly to our desires, responses, reactions and intents.
Of all things of our daily walk with God and in this world, we must be conscious of 'this inqiutiy' which poses the greatest threat to allow sin, to quench the Holy Spirit and rob us of our joy and His advancement of His kingdom. This is no light thing. Israel and Judah took it lightly and we see in this section what it costs them. Let us not be guilty of the same.
'As a breach ready to fall' - there is a crack in the structure and at any moment it may collapse.
A continued study of this passages of verses in chapter 30, verses 8 - 18.
The Lord has pronounced their evil and condemned it. Now He will tell them what shall be.
Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall - 'therefore' tells us that the previous verses actions are the result of this verse; He identifies the sin of their folly against Him and His ways, rejecting His paths and Words and refusing to give place to Him. 'Therefore' God reveals to them what shall be. Sin has consequences, and God meets the sinner in his ways. Wrath is found to them that chose sin over a Savior. Christians have only one hope, and that God's wrath was poured out on Christ and we stand in His shadow of His sacrifice for our sins. 'He Who knew no sin, became sin for us.'
'this iniquity' - It is very needful to identify the sin in our own heart; in our families; in our churches and in our nation. A generalized confession, 'Lord forgive us for all our sin' is not suitable to this great need of repentance. Specifically naming the sin is needful before God. WE say, 'Lord, forgive me for my sins.' And the Lord thunders back, 'which sins?' Wanting us to identify our folly and failure before Him, lest we be doomed to repeat it. Many have gone back to the hog troth because they didn't recongize 'this inquity'.
To find 'this iniquity' it is needful for us to know the Word. Found throughout Scripture is that which God has pronounced, 'thou shalt not' and 'thou shalt'. Begin with these to see if you are found guilty of doing or not doing that which has been commanded. He who said, 'Steal not'; have you stolen?
It is needful to answer the questions of our actions and our attitudes. God will call us into account on 'this iniquity' due directly to our desires, responses, reactions and intents.
Of all things of our daily walk with God and in this world, we must be conscious of 'this inqiutiy' which poses the greatest threat to allow sin, to quench the Holy Spirit and rob us of our joy and His advancement of His kingdom. This is no light thing. Israel and Judah took it lightly and we see in this section what it costs them. Let us not be guilty of the same.
'As a breach ready to fall' - there is a crack in the structure and at any moment it may collapse.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Isaiah 30:12
"Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:"
A continuing of study in verses 8 - 18.
We are in the midst of God speaking to the sins of the people and His condmenation on them or their decisions and choices.
Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel - Because of that which was just pronounced in the previous verse, verse 11, we have the joining phrase, 'wherefore'. God has just accused them of their folly that they have caused the people to depart from the good and right way.
Now who has done this? We find in the previous verses, that 'they' refers to the rebellious people; the seers, the prophets all are found guilty in false teaching. WE know this truth from multiple other passages of who is guilty. The small remnant that has remained faithful and loyal are few and far betweeen. So we see that they have encouraged, taught and made a path to steer away from the Lord and His ways.
This is the cause of opening this verse with 'wherefore'.
A continuing of study in verses 8 - 18.
We are in the midst of God speaking to the sins of the people and His condmenation on them or their decisions and choices.
Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel - Because of that which was just pronounced in the previous verse, verse 11, we have the joining phrase, 'wherefore'. God has just accused them of their folly that they have caused the people to depart from the good and right way.
Now who has done this? We find in the previous verses, that 'they' refers to the rebellious people; the seers, the prophets all are found guilty in false teaching. WE know this truth from multiple other passages of who is guilty. The small remnant that has remained faithful and loyal are few and far betweeen. So we see that they have encouraged, taught and made a path to steer away from the Lord and His ways.
This is the cause of opening this verse with 'wherefore'.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Isaiah 30:11
"Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy one of Israel to cease from before us."
this verse is the following from the previous verse that left off with those that 'prophesy deceits'. this verse is the deceit offered up by those in rebellion against God.
Get you out of the way - word study, way; The way of the Lord is the straight and narrow path. Anything that seeks to lead us astray and take us away from that path is of the devil and found to be sin. And not just the devil, for our flesh will fail us also and allow for us to 'get out of the way'. We must ever be diligent and on guard against these things that would cause us to lose our way.
But first, we must know the way. Jesus declared, I am the way, the truth and the life. In the Old Testament, the Spirit spake and said, 'this is the way now walk in it.' Do you know the way? Do you know the Master? He will not lead you falsely, but rightly into His safe haven. His way is perfect and we know that if found in Him, all is well. Come to Him, abidein Him, stay with Him and you will be on the right way into eternity.
but if you don't know the way, then how easy is it for you to maintain a constant state of being on the wrong way. That wrong way is 'the wide gate and the broad path that leads to destruction, and many there be that go in thereat.' Woe unto you if you are a crowd pleaser, for the crowd is going the wrong way.
but this verse tells us that the people 'get out of the way'; meaning they were already on the right path and going the right way. What is it to not know the way? What is it to always be on the wrong way and deceived by lies and deception? but how much worse to know the way and then abandon the way?
this verse is the following from the previous verse that left off with those that 'prophesy deceits'. this verse is the deceit offered up by those in rebellion against God.
Get you out of the way - word study, way; The way of the Lord is the straight and narrow path. Anything that seeks to lead us astray and take us away from that path is of the devil and found to be sin. And not just the devil, for our flesh will fail us also and allow for us to 'get out of the way'. We must ever be diligent and on guard against these things that would cause us to lose our way.
But first, we must know the way. Jesus declared, I am the way, the truth and the life. In the Old Testament, the Spirit spake and said, 'this is the way now walk in it.' Do you know the way? Do you know the Master? He will not lead you falsely, but rightly into His safe haven. His way is perfect and we know that if found in Him, all is well. Come to Him, abidein Him, stay with Him and you will be on the right way into eternity.
but if you don't know the way, then how easy is it for you to maintain a constant state of being on the wrong way. That wrong way is 'the wide gate and the broad path that leads to destruction, and many there be that go in thereat.' Woe unto you if you are a crowd pleaser, for the crowd is going the wrong way.
but this verse tells us that the people 'get out of the way'; meaning they were already on the right path and going the right way. What is it to not know the way? What is it to always be on the wrong way and deceived by lies and deception? but how much worse to know the way and then abandon the way?
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Isaiah 30:10
"Which say to the seers, See not; and to the proophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:"
We continue in this set of verses 8 - 18 of this very revealing truths of God's condemnation.
In the last verse we saw that they were condmned for being rebellion, lying and not listening to God. Now they further their woe in this verse:
Which say to the seers, See not - word study, see; It is not enough for them not to listen to the word of the Lord, but now they cut it off at the source, of the preacher/teacher not seeing the word of the Lord. The seers, preacher - prophet - teacher, is one that sits before the Lord and watches to see wha the Lord will reveal to them. They know the word of God, they study the Word of God and God reveals through that as they are in His presence. Much blindness and deadness today is due to this very thing lacking among us. There are very few that wait before the Lord, that searc and study the Word of God; thus, there is the absence of seeing.
But this act of the peopel is to restrict them from seeing. It is not about God withdrawing the ability to see as foretold by the prophets and Christ, 'these people have eyes to see, but cannot see'. This act of the people is that they have eyes to see and the ability to see, but they don't want them to see. Due directly the fact that they know that what the seers see, will be to honor God. the wicked people already know in their heart and mind that they have profaned the ways of God and are found in direct rebellion against God. They ahve already made a choice to tell the seers, 'Keep the vision and Word of God to your ownself. We don't want to hear it.' Thus they choose sin over the Savior.
And does it not happen today in the church? Why is 'seeker friendly' churches so popular? simply because men have said to the preachers - teachers, 'don't preach truth to us; give us half-truths, but not whole truth.' And for many they have fired preachers, refused to support, stopped attending becasue they don't want to be shown what the Lord has revealed the seer to see. They like seeing their own life, their own sins, their own ways. And they refuse to see what the Lord has revealed.
We continue in this set of verses 8 - 18 of this very revealing truths of God's condemnation.
In the last verse we saw that they were condmned for being rebellion, lying and not listening to God. Now they further their woe in this verse:
Which say to the seers, See not - word study, see; It is not enough for them not to listen to the word of the Lord, but now they cut it off at the source, of the preacher/teacher not seeing the word of the Lord. The seers, preacher - prophet - teacher, is one that sits before the Lord and watches to see wha the Lord will reveal to them. They know the word of God, they study the Word of God and God reveals through that as they are in His presence. Much blindness and deadness today is due to this very thing lacking among us. There are very few that wait before the Lord, that searc and study the Word of God; thus, there is the absence of seeing.
But this act of the peopel is to restrict them from seeing. It is not about God withdrawing the ability to see as foretold by the prophets and Christ, 'these people have eyes to see, but cannot see'. This act of the people is that they have eyes to see and the ability to see, but they don't want them to see. Due directly the fact that they know that what the seers see, will be to honor God. the wicked people already know in their heart and mind that they have profaned the ways of God and are found in direct rebellion against God. They ahve already made a choice to tell the seers, 'Keep the vision and Word of God to your ownself. We don't want to hear it.' Thus they choose sin over the Savior.
And does it not happen today in the church? Why is 'seeker friendly' churches so popular? simply because men have said to the preachers - teachers, 'don't preach truth to us; give us half-truths, but not whole truth.' And for many they have fired preachers, refused to support, stopped attending becasue they don't want to be shown what the Lord has revealed the seer to see. They like seeing their own life, their own sins, their own ways. And they refuse to see what the Lord has revealed.
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Isaiah 30:9
"That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord:"
We continue in our impact study of this section in chapter 30 of verse 8 - 18.
That this is a rebellious people, lying children - we have already gleaned from verse 1 of this chapter on this condmenation by God of 'rebellious children'; Now this is not a heathen people, that do not know any better. This is the children of Israel, and they have had moses and the law; they have had great prophets, like Elijah and Elisha; they have had great kings, like David. And God has done numerous works of miracles, blessings for them over the centuries.
so what is it then when men flee from that conintued love and blessing of the Lord and chose rebellion and lying? And is it not the same characteristics of us today. The ways of the flesh, outweigh the ways of faith. Men chose darkness over light; they reject truth for lies; and they follow rebellion in stead of loaylty to God Almighty.
We continue in our impact study of this section in chapter 30 of verse 8 - 18.
That this is a rebellious people, lying children - we have already gleaned from verse 1 of this chapter on this condmenation by God of 'rebellious children'; Now this is not a heathen people, that do not know any better. This is the children of Israel, and they have had moses and the law; they have had great prophets, like Elijah and Elisha; they have had great kings, like David. And God has done numerous works of miracles, blessings for them over the centuries.
so what is it then when men flee from that conintued love and blessing of the Lord and chose rebellion and lying? And is it not the same characteristics of us today. The ways of the flesh, outweigh the ways of faith. Men chose darkness over light; they reject truth for lies; and they follow rebellion in stead of loaylty to God Almighty.
Friday, April 5, 2013
Isaiah 30:8
"Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever."
there is much to glean from this verse and this section of verses in chapter 30 that aligns much with our current state. In verse 8 - 18 there is a rebuke by the Lord and a description of what is and what shall be. Let us glean from it, lest we be doomed to repeat it.
Now, go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book - word study, go; God puts forth His Word before the people for a constant witness to them and against them; It is only sensible that with such a true, prophetic word in front of us that we should glean from it. God knows this truth, therefore He has created and allowed for His Word to be written and shared for the nations. 'Faith cometh by hearing, hearing by the Word of God.'
The command is two fold in opening - now and go; The time is commanded often throughout the Bible, 'now is the accepting time'. Although we know by reference that this 'now' is more of a pushing forth to be obedient in the here and now and not delay. Much has been lost by the church because we did not consider 'now go'.
I wonder how many invitations were lost because of this 'later I will go'. How missionary calls went unheeded because of 'later I will go'. No, we know the urgency of the Spirit pressing upon us a response 'now, go'. May we be found obedient to the heavenly calling of 'now go'.
there is much to glean from this verse and this section of verses in chapter 30 that aligns much with our current state. In verse 8 - 18 there is a rebuke by the Lord and a description of what is and what shall be. Let us glean from it, lest we be doomed to repeat it.
Now, go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book - word study, go; God puts forth His Word before the people for a constant witness to them and against them; It is only sensible that with such a true, prophetic word in front of us that we should glean from it. God knows this truth, therefore He has created and allowed for His Word to be written and shared for the nations. 'Faith cometh by hearing, hearing by the Word of God.'
The command is two fold in opening - now and go; The time is commanded often throughout the Bible, 'now is the accepting time'. Although we know by reference that this 'now' is more of a pushing forth to be obedient in the here and now and not delay. Much has been lost by the church because we did not consider 'now go'.
I wonder how many invitations were lost because of this 'later I will go'. How missionary calls went unheeded because of 'later I will go'. No, we know the urgency of the Spirit pressing upon us a response 'now, go'. May we be found obedient to the heavenly calling of 'now go'.
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