Isaiah 9:11
11 Therefore the LORD [Yahovah] shall set up [sagab] the
adversaries [tsar] of Rezin [Ratsiyn] against him, and join [cakak] his enemies ['oyeb] together; [cakak] KJV-Interlinear
11 Therefore
the Lord raises against them adversaries from Rezin, And spurs their enemies
on, NASB
Therefore, is a summation
of purpose and intent and result. The
northern nation of Israel, generally called Samaria or Ephraim, was to be
judged because of their spiritual indifference and violations of truth.
They had sought the lies
off the world, rather than the truth of God.
They pursued the enticements of the world and desired the lures of
history, rather than the plan and promises of God.
And so because of the
flirtations that Samaria had with evil, they would find themselves in a trap
between evil and evil.
The Syrians, whose leader
was Rezin, which were on the eastern boundary, and the Philistines, a general
term for foreign peoples, located on the other side of Samaria, or from the west,
mentioned in the next verse.
When you ignore Gods word
in your life, and that includes most people who are simply indifferent and do
not take any of the Bible seriously, as well as people who try to take the Bible
too seriously and pursue their own self defined interpretations, then the
result is a life in evil.
There is only one source
of truth and that truth can only be learned in an academic environment while in
spiritual fellowship.
Most folks who present themselves
as Christian, assume that they can be self-taught from hearsay, tradition, or
emotional justification. That is not
learning doctrine. Their opinions take
precedence over doctrine.
And in either case, evil chosen,
will live within evil surroundings. And
surrounded on all sides by evil, means only one result, disaster.
And as the Lord sets up
people, simply means that they set themselves up, by themselves. The Lord merely knows that when you choose
evil, then evil will result and will come and get you.
The adversaries, means
the princes of Rezin. The adversaries of
Samaria, find their leadership example and pattern in Rezin. Rezin is evil. Those who align with him are evil. Samaria
chose evil and looked to evil for a partner.
All of this was designed
to rise against Judah, which is symbolic of rising against God and truth.
These enemies will join,
meaning they will rise up and pursue their enemy with an agitated and wild commotion. They will pour down in to Samaria with enthusiasm
and violence.
When you reject God, and
reject His design for your life, and ignore your spiritual responsibilities,
then you are only inviting evil in whatever form, to come and devour you and your
life. And whose fault will that be?
