Isaiah 10 Arrogant Assyria Judged

 

Isaiah 10- Arrogant Assyria Judged

 

In the last days it speaks of the king of the North, “the Assyrians” will come against God’s land, the land of Israel. They are spoken of as the enemy from the north to the Battle of Armageddon.

 

Assyria was God’s tool for punishing Israel, but the tool cannot boast about what it does. Assyria was proud of its conquests, so God had to humble its people and judge them for their evil deeds. The army would vanish like trees in a forest fire. Nineveh, the capital of Assyria was conquered by Babylon in 612 B.B. Nations may boast, but God has the last word.

 

In His grace, God saved a remnant and permitted the Israelites to return to the land. God also promised Judah that Assyria would not capture Jerusalem. The tall proud tree (Assyria) would be cut down to size! Even amid wrath, God give His people hope.

 

God uses other nations to punish nations just as a man uses an axe to cut down a tree. An axe cannot do this on its own, it needs the power of man behind it. God uses the Assyrians without their acknowledgment. Isaiah sees a day when God’s people will place their trust where it belongs, in God alone.

 

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