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THE KING OF JACOB (GOD) VERSUS THE GODS OF NATIONS
LORD’S DAY, AUGUST 7
Isaiah 41:17-29
Psalm 19:8-14
"…the commandment of
the LORD is pure…"
THE KING OF JACOB (GOD) VERSUS THE GODS OF NATIONS
Not only will Israel be preserved intact in the Persian invasion of the nations, her land will blossom again with the opening up of water resources. This has been fulfilled as Israel irrigates her land with water from Galilee and from the subterranean springs in the Southern desert.
War brings destruction to the people of the land and the land itself. Trees are cut down at random by an impoverished people for livelihood. During the Turks’ rule, a tax was levied on every sizeable tree. Those who could not pay the tree-tax had theirs removed. When Israel regained her land in 1948, it was a brown rocky wilderness.
In order to rehabilitate their land, they immediately embarked on a programme of tree-planting (Isa 35). The orange which is not mentioned in Isaiah 41:19 is a transplanted species. Jaffa oranges are a chief dollar earner. Every year more than $80 million worth of citrus fruit is exported. All these endeavours cannot succeed unless God sends them the seasonal rains (Zech 10:1). The transformation of a deforested country into a fruitful field cannot be achieved but by God’s help.
In contrast with the power of the living and true God, the gods of nations are a dumb lot, much less capable of predicting the future. Can they foretell the events of good or evil to come? By no means, for they are less than nothing. But God has predicted the one to come from the east, who will invade from the north (Isa 41:2, 25), identified as Cyrus (Isa 44:28). God is the One who first told it to Zion, who gave to Jerusalem a message of good tidings. But from the false gods, no word or answer is found, for they, these molten images, are wind and confusion.
THOUGHT: (Read Psalm 115 for a classic statement on idolatry.)
PRAYER: Lord, help me always to worship only Thee.
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Isaiah 41:17-29
Psalm 19:8-14
"…the commandment of
the LORD is pure…"
THE KING OF JACOB (GOD) VERSUS THE GODS OF NATIONS
Not only will Israel be preserved intact in the Persian invasion of the nations, her land will blossom again with the opening up of water resources. This has been fulfilled as Israel irrigates her land with water from Galilee and from the subterranean springs in the Southern desert.
War brings destruction to the people of the land and the land itself. Trees are cut down at random by an impoverished people for livelihood. During the Turks’ rule, a tax was levied on every sizeable tree. Those who could not pay the tree-tax had theirs removed. When Israel regained her land in 1948, it was a brown rocky wilderness.
In order to rehabilitate their land, they immediately embarked on a programme of tree-planting (Isa 35). The orange which is not mentioned in Isaiah 41:19 is a transplanted species. Jaffa oranges are a chief dollar earner. Every year more than $80 million worth of citrus fruit is exported. All these endeavours cannot succeed unless God sends them the seasonal rains (Zech 10:1). The transformation of a deforested country into a fruitful field cannot be achieved but by God’s help.
In contrast with the power of the living and true God, the gods of nations are a dumb lot, much less capable of predicting the future. Can they foretell the events of good or evil to come? By no means, for they are less than nothing. But God has predicted the one to come from the east, who will invade from the north (Isa 41:2, 25), identified as Cyrus (Isa 44:28). God is the One who first told it to Zion, who gave to Jerusalem a message of good tidings. But from the false gods, no word or answer is found, for they, these molten images, are wind and confusion.
THOUGHT: (Read Psalm 115 for a classic statement on idolatry.)
PRAYER: Lord, help me always to worship only Thee.
Posted in Adult RPG