Isaiah 44 - Idolatry

 

Isaiah 44 – Idolatry

 

Isaiah is very bold in his statement where he tells the Israelites that they are very much like the idols they worship. He tells them that their idols are profitable for nothing.

 

Idols cannot hear, see, talk, smell or feel. They cannot help anyone. He tells the people that they should be ashamed for making an idol, when it is God who made them. Those who made the idol spend much of their time and effort in the making of it, but when it is complete it is still nothing. Only something to look at. The origin of all the materials man uses to make these images came from God. We are responsible for taking care of what God gives us. If we abuse the things he has given us, it is most likely those things will be taken from us. The idols we put before God cannot help us, they don’t lift us up, they don’t bring us joy and most of all they cannot save us.

 

God reminds His people that He formed them, chose them, and would help them. There is no need to be afraid, for God meets every need and keeps every promise. He knows what lies ahead and helps you prepare yourself to meet it.

 

Those who trust false gods will be afraid and become like the gods they worship. (Psalm 115:1-8), Their bodies may feast on excellent food, but their souls feed on ashes. They live on substitutes.

 

The nation’s exodus from Babylon would be a time of redemption and rejoicing, and God would confirm His word to His people. Jerusalem would be restored, and the temple rebuilt, and God would even use a pagan ruler to accomplish His purposes. He is the God of the impossible.

 

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