Isaiah 28:1-29
Woe to that wreath, the pride of Ephraim's drunkards, to the fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley- to that city, the pride of those laid low by wine!
"Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule, a little here a little there- so that they will go and fall backward, he injured and snared and captured. The Lord Almighty says.
The Lord will lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who trusts will never be dismayed.
Those who have entered into a covenant with death, made a lie our refuge and falsehood our hiding place, their refuge will be swept away, their agreement with the grave will not stand.
The Lord will rise up to do his work, his strange work, and perform his task, his alien task. Now stop your mocking, or your chains will become heavier.
Listen and hear God's voice; pay attention and hear what God says. To a farmer, his God instructs him and teaches him the right way to plant wheat and barley in its field.
All comes from the Lord Almighty wonderful in counsel and magnificent in wisdom.
Why?
Attention is turned once again to the sins of Isaiah's own day. They belong to the time before the fall of Samaria.
The pleasure loving, luxury-loving city is ripe for the plucking- and Assyria's hand
is 'remnant' will remain.
Religious leaders and rulers alike have not led but misled the people.
They have made a treaty with Egypt, which the prophet mocking refers to as a treaty with death and think themselves safe. They will discover how wrong they are. Real security rests with God.
The farmer knows what to do because God teaches him. God's people would do well to leader that lesson.
Stone/cornerstone: Here the meaning of the stone has to do with trusting God. Faith can wait patiently.
How?
Faith can wait patiently. Stop mocking, Listen and hear God's voice. Every thing happened on God's plan, but is not on our plan.
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