Isaiah
23 – Proclamation Against Tyre
Tyre
and Sidon were Phoenician cities that brought great wealth to the nation by
shipping and trading.
God
said the old city of Tyre will not be rebuilt and still today it lays in ruin. It
happened just as Isaiah warned. Sidon was the mother city of Tyre and was never
destroyed, it is the main oil industry of that land. When Tyre was destroyed
the main wealth of Egypt that came through the ports was ended. It literally
destroyed the commerce of Egypt. Any commercial center is a place of fun and
joy. Once destroyed, the joy left. It is no longer a crowing city, setting up
governments and legislation. Even those who travel the Nile River can freely
come and go as Tyre is no longer in charge.
It
seems that people who rarely cry over anything else will weep when they have
money problems.
Assyria
put Tyre and Sidon out of business for seventy years, and then they were restored.
In the latter days they will become a great merchant city again. They will
enter the millennium and their merchandise will be for them that dwell before
the Lord. All that they have will be dedicated to the Lord. It will be a gift
from the people.
Isiah
24 – Burdens of the Whole Earth
The
Lord made the earth and is King over all the earth (Psalm 47:2), so He has a
right to do what He pleases. He will punish sinners because they have not
respected His covenant or cared for the earth as faithful stewards of His
gifts. They have disobeyed His will, claimed the earth for themselves, and
abused it selfishly.
When
that time of judgment comes, God will pay no attention to anyone’s economic or
social status. The joyful feast will become a funeral, those who try to escape
will be trapped, and proud leaders will become prisoners. The Lord will humble
“the haughty people” and the “exalted ones”.
All
the unrighteous will stand before God
and be judged for their evil deeds and lack of faith in Him (Re. 20:11-15)
But
Isaiah ends on a note of triumph: the Lord will reign gloriously.
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Nelson’s
Quick Reference Commentary.
Dr.
David Jeremiah Study Bible, J. Vernon McGee Through the Bible
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