Isaiah 5:12
12 And the harp, [kinnowr] and the viol, [nebel] the
tabret, [toph] and pipe, [chaliyl] and wine, [yayin] are in
their feasts: [mishteh] but they regard [nabat] not the work [po`al] of the
LORD, [Yahovah] neither consider [ra'ah] the operation [ma`aseh] of
his hands. [yad] KJV-Interlinear
12 And
their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and
by wine; But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the Lord, Nor do they
consider the work of His hands. NASB
The harp is a stringed
musical instrument. The viol, sometimes
called the lyre, is another stringed musical instrument. The tabret was a drum style musical
instrument similar to the tambourine. The
pipe is a flute like instrument.
And so the party continues
from morning until into the night.
This describes the
atmosphere and the attitude of those who have succumbed to evil in their lives.
From previous verses, the
world around them is destitute of economic activity. Productivity has plummeted to virtually
nothing, and yet the attitude is one of partying, and disregard to the problems
all around. Not the least of which is
doctrine, which had been disregarded and forgotten long before.
When doctrine is ignored,
not learned, disregarded and replaced with other influences, influences that
become more important to the life of the individual, than orientation to life, then
priorities in life, obligations and responsibilities of life, all get set aside
and replaced with irresponsibility and poor priorities.
Even when life goes
downhill, even when the most notable events exist, such as a non-productive
economy, such as empty homes, they are not recognized as the results of ones
lifestyle, if they are even recognized at all.
Responsibility is
replaced with entertainment and self-pleasures, and the pleasures are pursued
day after day, becoming the pattern of ones life. The dire economic situation seems acceptable.
Today our economy has
been worse off for the last three years and a bit more. Four years ago unemployment was below five
percent, today the national debt has far more than doubled, in Europe the
situation is far worse, and yet there is no alarm, no recognition as to the
cause, but a push for more of the same, which is the worst possible plan. And yet people are doing exactly what this
chapter describes. They reject truth and
are pushing for more and more of the current patterns of life.
God, Christ, doctrine,
are all set aside, ignored, replaced with ‘better’ philosophies or beliefs, and
that turning aside from doctrine is not recognized as wrong, but is rejected
for something that is perceived as better, but is not.
What can anyone reasonably
expect if attitudes toward God do not change?
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