Isaiah 21:10
10 O my threshing [madushshah], and the corn [ben] of my
floor [goren]: that which I have heard [shama`] of the LORD [Yahovah] of
hosts [tsaba'], the God ['elohiym] of Israel [Yisra'el], have
I declared [nagad] unto you. KJV-Interlinear
10 O my threshed people, and my
afflicted of the threshing floor! What I have heard from the Lord of hosts, The
God of Israel, I make known to you. NASB
Too many people
do not take life seriously, do not take the Bible seriously, do not consider
the importance of receiving its instruction, and prefer to live within their
life of pretense and illusion. History
is a repetition of threshing from generation to generation, sorting out those
who are worthy from those who are not.
A threshed
people are those who are repeatedly tossed into the air, letting the wind or
breeze blow away the worthless chaff and allowing the good grain to fall to the
floor, worthy of being gathered up for productive use.
And so Isaiah
reminds us all, that these words were heard by him, directly from God, and he
is telling us in no uncertain terms that we need to get our act together, lest
we be caught up in the wind and blown away as worthless.
That threshing
is not just a simple floating away, but the destruction of a horrible end to
our life.
The horrible can
be pain and suffering or simply loss of reward, forever. But in either case, the loss is beyond
anything imaginable, and there is no excuse for anyone to lose out on anything,
except for their own stubborn indifference or inconsistency in bible study.
The Bible is not
an entertainment, but a boot camp training ground for eternity. There are no roses in boot camp, no sweet
drill instructors to take hold of your hand, no chocolates on the pillow to
greet your sleep.
If you are
worthy, you will stick it out. If not,
you won’t.
And the reality
of it is, that Bible study is the least intrusive and the easiest thing in your
life, helping you get through life, preparing you for whatever comes.
For the most
part, your ability to deal with problems is going to be related to your consistency
or inconsistency in study. There is no
cost, and no effort to read, listen and learn.
God puts it all together inside of your head, if you are consistent.
Isaiah, heard
the words and wrote them down.
I merely wrote
these same words and put together a study for us all.
The bottom line all
comes down to you, and your ability to pay attention, be in fellowship, listen,
read, learn and more important, to keep on doing this for your entire life.
The benefit is
great, and it is there. Do you really believe
it, or will you be a flash and then gone type of person? Do you have to be entertained? Do you have what it takes to ask the tough
questions, to be objective, to really, really want to learn, to dig and dig
until you know?
Can you stick it
out especially when times get tough, when things get boring, when it all seems
to have nothing to do with anything?
