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“IT IS OF THE LORD’S MERCIES THAT WE ARE NOT CONSUMED” (Lam 3:22)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Isaiah 57:1-21
Psalm 33:12-22
"The LORD looketh
from heaven…"
"IT IS OF THE LORD’S MERCIES THAT WE ARE NOT CONSUMED" (Lam 3:22)
Further to the indictment of professional pastors, Isaiah 57 now takes on the people. The emphasis is shifted from the shepherds to the flock (though there is always a remnant of the faithful).
The "righteous" will not meet with calamitous death that overtakes the wicked, such as war and pestilence. The "righteous" will be relieved of such torment by dying a peaceful death (Isa 57:1-2).
Who then are the wicked in this context that deserve punishment? These are catalogued in Isaiah 57:3-13. The abominations listed here fit into the reign of Manasseh (2 Chron 33:1-10). The chief sins catalogued here are sorcery, falsehood, idolatry, child-sacrifice, "stone worship." Involved in all these heathen cults was the Canaanite fertility cult. The allusion to "bed" (Isa 57:7) hints at the connection between idolatry and adultery (temple-prostitution). "Behind the doors" (Isa 57:8) suggests the setting up of some idol in private, house worship, as against the sacrifices made "upon a lofty and high mountain." In verse 9, "the king" in Hebrew could mean Molech, the chief of the Ammonite gods (1 Kings 11:7). Costly perfumes were used by those who undertook long "pilgrimages" and were willing to debase themselves unto hell or "make obeisance to Sheol." These deluded idolatrous children of Israel would wear themselves out in their pursuit of idols, which they thought would help them. Read Jeremiah 44:15-19 for an understanding of Isaiah 57:11. For all these abominable practices, the wayward ones would be scattered, but the faithful shall be established. Isaiah 57:15 warns that they will be like the troubled sea, without any peace.
THOUGHT: I must choose to be humble, not wicked.
PRAYER: (Use Psalm 139:23-24.)
Posted in Adult RPG
Isaiah 57:1-21
Psalm 33:12-22
"The LORD looketh
from heaven…"
"IT IS OF THE LORD’S MERCIES THAT WE ARE NOT CONSUMED" (Lam 3:22)
Further to the indictment of professional pastors, Isaiah 57 now takes on the people. The emphasis is shifted from the shepherds to the flock (though there is always a remnant of the faithful).
The "righteous" will not meet with calamitous death that overtakes the wicked, such as war and pestilence. The "righteous" will be relieved of such torment by dying a peaceful death (Isa 57:1-2).
Who then are the wicked in this context that deserve punishment? These are catalogued in Isaiah 57:3-13. The abominations listed here fit into the reign of Manasseh (2 Chron 33:1-10). The chief sins catalogued here are sorcery, falsehood, idolatry, child-sacrifice, "stone worship." Involved in all these heathen cults was the Canaanite fertility cult. The allusion to "bed" (Isa 57:7) hints at the connection between idolatry and adultery (temple-prostitution). "Behind the doors" (Isa 57:8) suggests the setting up of some idol in private, house worship, as against the sacrifices made "upon a lofty and high mountain." In verse 9, "the king" in Hebrew could mean Molech, the chief of the Ammonite gods (1 Kings 11:7). Costly perfumes were used by those who undertook long "pilgrimages" and were willing to debase themselves unto hell or "make obeisance to Sheol." These deluded idolatrous children of Israel would wear themselves out in their pursuit of idols, which they thought would help them. Read Jeremiah 44:15-19 for an understanding of Isaiah 57:11. For all these abominable practices, the wayward ones would be scattered, but the faithful shall be established. Isaiah 57:15 warns that they will be like the troubled sea, without any peace.
THOUGHT: I must choose to be humble, not wicked.
PRAYER: (Use Psalm 139:23-24.)
Posted in Adult RPG