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THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL VERSUS IDOLS AND THEIR MAKERS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
Isaiah 44:1-25
Psalm 22:1-6
"They cried unto thee,
and were delivered…"
THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL VERSUS IDOLS AND THEIR MAKERS
Continuing with the message of deliverance of Israel (Jacob is the old name; and Jeshurun, which means "upright," is another name for Israel), the prophet foresaw God’s Spirit pouring upon His people, which restores them to life, like water to the dry ground. The revival blessings upon Israel will flow to the Gentiles who will confess allegiance to the Lord. These are Gentile converts who will be engrafted to Israel (Isa 44:5).
Once again the omnipresence, omniscience and omnipotence of the God of Israel are declared to His people, to strengthen them as God’s witnesses to a heathen world. As Israel (more strictly Judah) would be carried to Babylon, a land filled with idols, and many would be bewitched thereby, the prophet made satire of idols and idol-makers as a means of opening their eyes.
Idol-makers vary between those who work with metal and those who work with wood. The blacksmith who shapes an idol with hammer soon gets tired and hungry. If that is the limited strength of the idolmaker, how much less the idol that is made! As for the idol-maker, how ridiculous these idols are when it is observed that from the same chunk
of wood, part of it is made into a god while the rest is used for fuel to bake bread, etc!
When men reject the truth, God gives them up to spiritual blindness. Jacob, or Israel, is once again reminded that they are the people of God, His servants whom He has chosen. Despite their transgressions and sins, God the Almighty will cleanse them and redeem them. God’s power is manifest not only against dumb idols, but it "frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad …" (Isa 44:25).
THOUGHT: (Read Psalm 115:4, 8.)
PRAYER: Take away all "idols" from my life, O Lord. May I worship none but Thee, the one true living God.
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Isaiah 44:1-25
Psalm 22:1-6
"They cried unto thee,
and were delivered…"
THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL VERSUS IDOLS AND THEIR MAKERS
Continuing with the message of deliverance of Israel (Jacob is the old name; and Jeshurun, which means "upright," is another name for Israel), the prophet foresaw God’s Spirit pouring upon His people, which restores them to life, like water to the dry ground. The revival blessings upon Israel will flow to the Gentiles who will confess allegiance to the Lord. These are Gentile converts who will be engrafted to Israel (Isa 44:5).
Once again the omnipresence, omniscience and omnipotence of the God of Israel are declared to His people, to strengthen them as God’s witnesses to a heathen world. As Israel (more strictly Judah) would be carried to Babylon, a land filled with idols, and many would be bewitched thereby, the prophet made satire of idols and idol-makers as a means of opening their eyes.
Idol-makers vary between those who work with metal and those who work with wood. The blacksmith who shapes an idol with hammer soon gets tired and hungry. If that is the limited strength of the idolmaker, how much less the idol that is made! As for the idol-maker, how ridiculous these idols are when it is observed that from the same chunk
of wood, part of it is made into a god while the rest is used for fuel to bake bread, etc!
When men reject the truth, God gives them up to spiritual blindness. Jacob, or Israel, is once again reminded that they are the people of God, His servants whom He has chosen. Despite their transgressions and sins, God the Almighty will cleanse them and redeem them. God’s power is manifest not only against dumb idols, but it "frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad …" (Isa 44:25).
THOUGHT: (Read Psalm 115:4, 8.)
PRAYER: Take away all "idols" from my life, O Lord. May I worship none but Thee, the one true living God.
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