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The Temple of the Lord
A better day is coming.
People will love to worship
In Isaiah’s day, God’s people were drifting further away from the Lord, but Isaiah declared there would come a day, when what they were running from, people would actually flock to.
People will love God’s word.
verse 3
And people will love each other.
verse 4-5
In Isaiah’s day, they knew war and repeated battles, but in the future there would be no war.
Just when Isaiah had them listening about the good things to come, he drops a bombshell on them.
THEY NEED TO WALK IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORD.
The land has prospered under Uziah’s kingship.
The future we just read about is incredible, but to enjoy that future and miss out on the judgment, they needed to walk in the light of the Lord.
The Day of the Lord
Current events of Isaiah’s day foreshadowed future events.
Assyria ruled over the Northern Kingdom of Israel, and threatened Judah.
7 times “in that day” shows up in chapters 2-4
Man brought low, God exalted 2.11, 17
Cast aside idols 2.20
cast aside responsibilities 3.7
Women cast aside finery 3.18
Responsible men will be scarce 4.1
A day of judgments is also coming.
The catalogue of reason WHY God was going to judge Judah
full of Eastern religion
fortune tellers
Prosperity through bad alliances
Idolatry
The Method of God’s Judgment
Take away
As a result, there is fear, poverty, loss of status, and social upheaval.
Everything will collapse to the point that no one will want to be in charge.
Children and woman will rise up to do what needs to be done, because men will not take responsibility.
(What a sign of the times)
The Branch of the Lord
A King will usher it all in .
Compare that to 11.1
Three promises are made for that time
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Restoration (verse 2
2. Cleansing (verse 3-4)
3. Fellowship with and protection from the Lord (verses 5-6)
Application:
when you think about the the wonderful things that are in store for God’s people in Isaiah 2 and Isaiah 4
And when you think about the judgments in chapter 2-3, it is no wonder that Isaiah would call on the people to
God is saying the same thing to those of us who understand the Good news of Jesus.
How close and clean should we walk with the Lord, knowing all that we know about his love and mercy?
Do you know Him?
Do you need cleansing?
Does your life look more like one who is walking in the Lord’s light or a life filled with all the things God says will be judged?
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