These Days of Darkness
Richard A. Bradley
Isaiah 5:20-21
THESE DAYS OF DARKNESS
Isaiah 5:20-21
20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
24 Therefore, as the fire devours the stubble, and the flame consumes the chaff, so their root will be as rottenness, and their blossom will ascend like dust; because they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah's message to Israel was one of dire warning. Israel had come to a bad day, a day of darkness, and the prophet wanted his people to know that they would pay a terrible price for their rebellion against God. In Isaiah's day Jewish life was in a state of upheaval and there seemed to be only one man who knew where it was heading and that was Isaiah.
As a nation we can surely identify with Israel in Isaiah's day. There are some differences to be sure. For instance, every Jew in his day was a member of God's family while only born again Americans can make that claim today. However, there are also many similarities. Anytime a nation, including our nation, rebels against God the people of that nation are living in a day of darkness and are facing the consequences of God's wrath. Don't forget that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah did not belong to God and were still destroyed when the skies rained fire and brimstone.
Over the past week we've entered into a time most Americans thought would never come. Last week we saw something become the law of the land that precious generations would not even discuss in polite society. According to a recent Supreme Court edict same gender marriage is now the law of the land and no amount of handwringing on our part will undo their decision to give Constitutional status to the right of men to marry men and women to marry wom ...
Richard A. Bradley
Isaiah 5:20-21
THESE DAYS OF DARKNESS
Isaiah 5:20-21
20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
24 Therefore, as the fire devours the stubble, and the flame consumes the chaff, so their root will be as rottenness, and their blossom will ascend like dust; because they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah's message to Israel was one of dire warning. Israel had come to a bad day, a day of darkness, and the prophet wanted his people to know that they would pay a terrible price for their rebellion against God. In Isaiah's day Jewish life was in a state of upheaval and there seemed to be only one man who knew where it was heading and that was Isaiah.
As a nation we can surely identify with Israel in Isaiah's day. There are some differences to be sure. For instance, every Jew in his day was a member of God's family while only born again Americans can make that claim today. However, there are also many similarities. Anytime a nation, including our nation, rebels against God the people of that nation are living in a day of darkness and are facing the consequences of God's wrath. Don't forget that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah did not belong to God and were still destroyed when the skies rained fire and brimstone.
Over the past week we've entered into a time most Americans thought would never come. Last week we saw something become the law of the land that precious generations would not even discuss in polite society. According to a recent Supreme Court edict same gender marriage is now the law of the land and no amount of handwringing on our part will undo their decision to give Constitutional status to the right of men to marry men and women to marry wom ...
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