Isaiah
7 – Isaiah Sent to King Ahaz
Ahaz
was frightened because Syria and Israel united to overthrow him and crown a new
king in Judah. Assyria and Egypt were also on the move, so it was not an
encouraging time. When circumstances threaten you, what do you do? Ahaz trusted
in his own wisdom and made a treaty with the king of Assyria, only to see him
break it.
Isaiah’s
word to the king was from God and could be trusted. Ahaz pretended to be
spiritual when he refused to ask for a sign, but his rejection of the sign was
a rejection of the Lord and His messenger. God’s word goes to work when we
believe it and act on it. Ahaz only talked about it.
Both
Syria and Israel were eventually out of the picture as Isaiah had promised, but
Assyria became the new threat. Israel was invaded by Assyria and devastated Judah
when Sennacherib invaded the nation. There it came to an end. The Assyrians
invaded Judah in the days of King Hezekiah, but God defeated them. However, Assyria
humbled Judah because God’s people would not trust God’s Word. It is faith in
God, not faith in man’s treaties, that brings the victory. God would be with
His people, both as deliverer and Judge.
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