Isaiah 7:10
10 Moreover the LORD [Yahovah] spake [dabar] again [yacaph] unto Ahaz, ['Achaz] saying,
['amar] KJV-Interlinear
10 Then
the Lord spoke again to Ahaz, saying, NASB
Isaiah is still speaking,
and God is speaking to Ahaz through the prophet.
Now, Isaiah has been
giving Ahaz a message. One that states
clearly that even though the two kings from the north are going to invade, they
will not succeed and Jerusalem and Judah will not be defeated by them, nor will
they assume any control over Judah.
This is a clear message
and Ahaz should have been happy and relieved to hear that he and his nation
were safe.
However, Ahaz has been
investigating the water source for the city, and not planning an attack of his
own, or even a counter attack, or even the defense of the nation. He was concerned for his own safety, and his
own safety by means of the city. The rest of the country is left to fend for
itself. The water source for Jerusalem
is of no help to any other part of the country.
Ahaz is thinking of
himself. And while listening to Isaiah,
he makes no statement, no remark, offers no response whatsoever. There is only silence.
So, God is going to offer
Ahaz yet another chance to speak, and even ask for something that will offer
even more reassurance for himself, that he is safe and that the country is
safe. But mostly this offer is for Ahaz’s sake.
And so it goes for us all
throughout our life. God speaks to us
daily, but most do not listen.
If you are one of those
who have been with this study for a while, or even just recently, then you know
that we have been going through Psalm 19 and Ephesians 5 concurrently with this
study, and you know that even the sun and the stars and all of creation sing
out loud, of the design and plan of God and of Gods work.
You know that we all have
a place in this life, a place that God put us into, and yet how many will open
up their eyes and recognize their place, and even acknowledge the superior
wisdom of God, over our own, or even appreciate any of these things?
And yet just as Ahaz is
skeptical, even when God speaks to him through Isaiah, so too, most people are
skeptical when they hear doctrine through the scriptures, or see the vast
detail of the world around them. And
that is why people fail.
It is far easier to look
for blame elsewhere. It is far easier to
complain about that which you do not have. It is far easier to place your
worldly wants ahead of Gods will for your life.
It is far easier to nitpick at the things of life, than it is to stick
with a dedicated and legitimate study, and to observe your individual
responsibilities and obligations.
Ahaz has two countries to
the north, that want to destroy the entire nation and even the line of David. That is a direct attack on God and Gods plan
for all of history. Your problems cannot
be anywhere near that kind of magnitude.
And yet will you magnify your pet peeves to a greater proportion than
your spiritual needs and obligations?
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