Isaiah 3:14
14 The LORD [Yahovah] will enter
[bow'] into judgment [mishpat] with the ancients [zaqen]
of his people, [`am] and the princes [sar] thereof: for ye have eaten up [ba`ar] the vineyard; [kerem] the
spoil [gazelah] of the poor [`aniy] is in your houses. [bayith]
KJV-Interlinear
14 The
Lord enters into judgment with the elders and princes of His people, "It
is you who have devoured the vineyard; The plunder of the poor is in your
houses. NASB
With the ancients, dates
the age of the elders to whom rulership was given by God. Princes, designates underling rulers, or
rulers of lower rank within the hierarchy of a government or any organization.
God promotes and God
demotes. It is God who places the
custody of His people, into the care of rulers throughout history.
It is unfortunately those
rulers that fail in their responsibilities, and abuse and take advantage of
those over whom they rule, for their own personal advantage.
All people on this earth
belong to God. All people on this earth
are given by God, to rulers for the sole purpose of providing a safe and productive
environment such that each person can advance in Gods plan.
Unfortunately both rulers
and ruled fail and thus trouble ensues.
Both get greedy, while the rulers lust for more, and the ruled lust for
something for nothing. Both are
irresponsible and guilty of infractions.
However, here the rulers
are in view. And whether you are a
parent with children under your rule, or a president of a country, or anything
in between, you were placed there at Gods discretion, and given authority under
Gods rules, not yours.
Throughout history rulers
in all categories have failed due to sin.
All manner of sin.
The vineyard is the
productive vine of the garden, the nation of Israel, the family of believers of
God, the children of humanity. Sin has
taken away that production. People have destroyed
their own benefits.
The spoil of the poor, is
a reference to that which legitimately belongs to others has been taken with illegitimate
means.
This world, this universe,
was designed and dedicated to those who belong to God. More specifically they belong to those who
have been obedient to God in that they have advanced to spiritual maturity.
However, sin comes along
and people reject God, reject Christ and thus try to take that which does not
belong to them.
Spoils are the
possessions that are taken at the point of violence or criminal activity.
Unbelievers are the
quintessence of thieves. Believers who
reject doctrine and their own spiritual growth, expect and take for themselves,
that which belongs to the spiritually mature.
However, only the things of
this world can be taken now, the things of eternity cannot be taken. So those who illegitimately take, take only that
which is temporary and soon to be forgotten.
They take the worthless and lose their inheritance.
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