Isaiah 10:5-34
When the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say, "I will punish the king of Assyria for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes,
For he says: My the strength of my hand I have done this and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, I plundered their treasure; like a mighty one I subdued their kings.
In that day the remnant of Israel, the survivors of Jacob, will no longer rely on him who struck them down but will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. A remnant will return, a remnant of Jacob will return to the Mighty God.
In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat.
He will cut down the forest thickets with an ax; Lebanon will fall before the mighty One.
God makes use of a proud and cruel nation to punish his people. But the emperor's arrogant boast does not go unchallenged and Assyria's excessive ferocity is not excused; it will be punished.
Even at the height of judgment God never lose sight of his purpose to save. A remnant - pathetically few - of his people will survive to trust and serve him.
The remnant : This is one of the key themes in Isaiah. It goes back to the day God called him into service, and runs as a thread of hope through the darkest messages of judgment. This same faithful remnant, those who have survived, is to realize all the glorious promises for the future.
Why?
God punishes people of arrogant, destroy those who do not obey his command.
Return, God is the Lord full of mercy and love, he like his people return to him. as his servant.
Return to the Lord Almighty, think what I am doing and what I should doing before the Lord.
Meditate the way and the mind of the Lord and faithful follow with the Lord.
How?
Return to the Lord everyday, each issue and every moment. For God is love.
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