Isaiah 28 - Trust the Word of God, Study

 

Isaiah 28 – Trust the Word of God, Study

 

Isaiah addressed the northern tribe, Ephraim and accused them of drunkenness and an unteachable spirit. The religious leaders told Isaiah not to talk to them like children; after all, they knew the law! But God would talk to them through the Assyrians whose tongue Israel would not understand. If God’ people will not listen to His voice from the word, they may have to listen to foreign voices that speak no peace and show no love. The thing that caused Ephraim’s downfall was their crown of pride, but in the Millennium, they won’t have material riches but they will have spiritual riches and it will be a crown of glory.

 

It was a confident time in Israel, but their prosperity would fade like a trampled flower, be carried away in a storm and flood, and be swallowed like fruit. Judgment was at the gate. The Israelites were fed the word of God line upon line, precept upon precept and it was a daily grind for them to get into the word. Even though they learned the Word of God, they did not follow through with the teaching n their lives. They had backslidden just as some Christians do when they do not put every effort in staying in the Word daily.

 

Then Isiah denounced the sin of Judah, which was trusting false gods. Jesus Christ is God’s stone, and He alone is a sure refuge from the storm (Isa. 8:14). You have as much protection from lies as you do from a blanket that is too short! God is seeking a harvest and knows exactly how to handle the soil and the seed. God’s people may not enjoy the plowing and threshing, but the results are worth it. If you are hard and resist God, you are a hard grain and judgment will be severe for you. We ourselves determine our own judgment in the choices we make. If we study His word and follow His guidelines in the Word, He will spare us, and his judgment will be filled with His mercy and grace.

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.

Dr. David Jeremiah, J. Vernon McGee Through the Bible