February 15, 2022
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Reading along with us in Isaiah? Here’s today’s reading:
Isaiah 20 (NIV)
A Prophecy Against Egypt and Cush
1In the year that the supreme commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it— 2at that time the Lord spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz. He said to him, “Take off the sackcloth from your body and the sandals from your feet.” And he did so, going around stripped and barefoot.
3Then the Lord said, “Just as my servant Isaiah has gone stripped and barefoot for three years, as a sign and portent against Egypt and Cush,...........Continue Reading
That which God gives He can easily take away.
This area of the world is being humbled by the king of Assyria, who in turn eventually will be humbled by God. How obedient Isaiah is being here to be God’s object lesson. And as in so many cases, what man thinks he has that can be depended on to sustain and protect Him is unreliable. God is the only One who cannot be effected by the ups and downs of life and therefore the best source of confidence and dependence.
In chapter 20, who is the “supreme commander?” I can’t find the answer anywhere, is it referring to God or a person and if a person, who?
Hey Steve, the supreme commander is the leader of Assyria’s army. Assyria’s king is identified here by name, but not the supreme commander, but it is referring to a person.
Isaiah 20
God instructs Isaiah to be an object lesson to Judah that they not rely on Egypt or Ethiopia. Assyria will lead them both away naked and captive.