Isaiah
15 – Proclamation Against Moab
Moab
was not as great a city as Babylon, but back in Isaiah’s day and even further
back to David’s day it was an important city. Moab came through Lot and his
daughter. The King Balak, hired the prophet Balaam, to curse Israel because he
was afraid of what the Israelites could do to them. David himself was a Moabite
because he was the son of Jesse, the descendant of Obed, who was the son of the
Moabitess Ruth. When Saul was pursuing David, David took his parents to Moab
for protection.
Today,
Moab no longer exists because the Assyrians literally abolished the nation.
Another prediction of Isaiah was fulfilled.
Back
in Isaiah’s day they professed to know God but spent their time in heathen
temples dedicated to pagan gods, saying they were worshiping the true and
living God. It was a proud nation that would not honor God but trusted in its
fortifications. Pride is a sin that God hates (Prov. 6:16-17), whether in
nations or in individuals, and it leads to judgment.
When
the Assyrians invaded, the Moabites turned from boasting to weeping and
fleeing.
Isaiah
16 – Isaiah’s Christian Heart
Isaiah’s
heart went out to the Moabites. He had great sympathy for the terror that came
upon them. He asked the Moabites to offer a lamb to sacrifice to God for
salvation. They did not offer the lamb, the Moabites wanted to be religious but
did not want to acknowledge the fact that they were subject to a Higher will
and that they were sinners in the sight of God. This was the Moabites’ great
sin. God would have delivered them, but their pride got in the way of accepting
God’s mercy. They trusted in their own righteousness.
God
could do without Moab; but He had a covenant with David (2 Sam. 7), and He would
be faithful to His promises. Judah was safe because the people trusted the
Lord.
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