February 17, 2022
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Reading along with us in Isaiah? Here’s today’s reading:
Isaiah 22 (NIV)
A Prophecy About Jerusalem
1 A prophecy against the Valley of Vision:
What troubles you now,
that you have all gone up on the roofs,
2 you town so full of commotion,
you city of tumult and revelry?
Your slain were not killed by the sword,
nor did they die in battle.
3 All your leaders have fled together;
they have been captured without using the bow.
All you who were caught were taken prisoner together,
Such a stark contrast between the blessings of God we see at the end of the chapter for Eliakim and the judgement we see that will come against Jerusalem.
Frustrating that they are still looking to their selves in wake of the attack instead of humbling themselves in front of God and asking for His forgiveness and His help in this time.
In spite of all their best efforts, the judgement of God is coming on Jerusalem. The people won’t know what to do with themselves as the thought to grieve or be care free in revelry will be before them. It is important to remember that Isaiah is prophesying these things as warning. These are things that will happen but are spoken so the people will have a chance to repent. But even as they deal with their desperate circumstances on their own, there is no turning to God..which is the very things that they should do…..and naturally we should too!
Isaiah 22
Isaiah 23
Isaiah prophesies that Jerusalem will be attacked. The leaders won’t die valiantly in battle but will be captured as they flee. They still continue to prepare for the siege, but don’t look to the Lord.