Fear God, Wait for the Lord. Isa 8:5-18
- JUDGMENT, RESTORATION, THANKSGIVING, Isaiah 1-12
3. The Book of Immanuel, Isaiah 7-12
FEAR GOD’S POWER, NOT MAN’S
THE COMING ASSYRIAN INVASION
Again the LORD spoke to me, saying,
“Because these people (Judah) have refused the gently flowing waters of Shiloah And rejoice in Rezin [the king of Aram] and Remaliah’s son [Pekah the king of Israel],
Now therefore, listen carefully, the Lord is about to bring on them the waters of the [Euphrates] River, strong and abundant– The king of Assyria and all his glory; And it will rise over all its channels and canals and go far beyond its banks. [Isa_7:17]
“Then it will sweep on into Judah; it will overflow and pass through [the hills], Reaching even to the neck [of which Jerusalem is the head], And its outstretched wings (the armies of Assyria) will fill the width of Your land, O Immanuel. [Num_14:9; Psa_46:7]
“Be broken [in pieces], O peoples, and be shattered! Listen, all you [our enemies from the] far countries. Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered; Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered.
“Take counsel together [against Judah], but it will come to nothing; Speak the word, but it will not stand, For God is with us (Immanuel).”
FEAR GOD, WAIT FOR THE LORD
For in this way the LORD spoke to me with His strong hand [upon me] and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people [behaving as they do], saying,
“You are not to say, ‘It is a conspiracy!’ In regard to all that this people call a conspiracy, And you are not to fear what they fear nor be in dread of it.
“It is the LORD of hosts whom you are to regard as holy and awesome. He shall be your [source of] fear, He shall be your [source of] dread [not man].
“Then He shall be a sanctuary [a sacred, indestructible shelter for those who fear and trust Him]; But to both the houses of Israel [both the northern and southern kingdoms–Israel and Judah, He will be] a stone on which to stumble and a rock on which to trip, A trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem. [Isa_28:6; Rom_9:33; 1Pe_2:6-8]
“Many [among them] will stumble over them; Then they will fall and be broken, They will even be snared and trapped.”
Bind up the testimony, seal the law and the teaching among my (Isaiah’s) disciples.
And I will wait for the LORD who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; and I will look eagerly for Him.
Listen carefully, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are for signs and wonders [that will occur] in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
F.B.Meyer
On Isa
Isa 8:5-18
12. Why was this unwise? Where could protection have been obtained?
FEAR GOD’S POWER, NOT MAN’S
It seems likely that Syria and Samaria attacked Ahaz because he would not join in a federation against the growing power of Assyria. A strong party seems to have pressed this policy on him, but in all such schemes they repudiated the Divine Protection, Isa_8:6. Compare Psa_46:4. Ahaz and the court party on the other hand, sought to federate with Assyria. But Isaiah never ceased to urge that the true line of defense was to put away whatever was inconsistent with the fear of God. He would be the sanctuary of defense and hiding in the day of trouble, Isa_8:13-14. We learn from Heb_2:13, how absolutely, when speaking thus, the prophet was being prompted by the Holy Spirit. If men will not build on God’s foundation-stone, they fall over it to their hurt. Compare Isa_8:15 and Mat_21:44. Are we not all in danger of substituting human alliances for federation and union with the eternal God? Let our fellowship be with the Father and the Son; and let us wait for Him till the day dawn and the day star shines, 2Pe_1:19.
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