Thursday, June 14, 2018

Be humble and fear the Lord

Isaiah 9:1-10:4
In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan. The people walking in darkness  have seen a great lighton those living in the land of deep darkness  a light has dawned.
For to us a child is born,  to us a son is given,  and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called  Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,  Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 
He will reign on David’s throne  and over his kingdomestablishing and upholding it   with justice and righteousness  from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty   will accomplish this.
The Lord's anger against Israel.
By the wrath of the Lord Almighty  the land will be scorched and the people will be fuel for the fire;  they will not spare one another. Nothing will remain but to cringe among the captives  or fall among the slain. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,  his hand is still upraised.
This prophecy moves right away from the dark days of the present to a vision of a bright and glorious future. A king will come from David's line to rule in peace and justice - for ever. Zebulun and Naphtali in Galilee, the first of the tribes to be crushed by Assyria, will be the first to see the light, to taste the joy, to be set free by the coming prince of peace.
Punishment for Israel: We are brought back abruptly to the present. The people of the breakaway northern kingdom of Israel stand condemned for their arrogance and rebellion, injustice and oppression. They have already had a taste of judgment, but learned nothing from it. Therefore God will not spare them. The prophecy is written in four stanzas, each ending with the same refrain.
The Assyrians took many Israelites captive in 734, but Samaria held out until 722. Israel had turned a deaf ear to the warnings of Amos and the appeals of Hosea, the two prophets God had specially sent them.ya
Why?
There was a good message about Messiah in such dark generation.
It was sad there were deaf and blind people in Israel, they were rebellion, unjustice and oppression country.
How?
Be humble no matter what or how much I have leaned, with Jesus I am nothing.

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