Isaiah
24:2
2 And it shall be, as with the people [`am], so with the priest [kohen]; as with the
servant [`ebed], so with his master ['adown]; as with the maid [shiphchah], so with her mistress [gabereth]; as
with the buyer [qanah], so with the seller [makar]; as with the lender [lavah],
so with the borrower [lavah]; as with the taker
of usury [nashah], so ['aher] with the giver of usury [nasha'] to him. KJV-Interlinear
2 And it shall be, as with the people, so
with the priest; as with the slave, so with his master; as with the maid, so
with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender,
so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the debtor. ESV
The simplest
explanation of this verse is that, no one is exempt from the judgment of God,
when it comes. Everyone is free to be
stupid and ignore Gods mandates. Not the
common people, not the so called priest of noble character.
Character will not
provide an escape. Sincerity will not
provide an escape. Good intentions will not
provide an escape. Pretending will not
provide an escape.
Not the servant,
not the higher class. Station in life will
not provide an escape.
Business is not
a ticket out. No one and nothing will provide
an escape for the coming judgment of God.
So anyone, at
the end time or even now in our current day, thinking that they may have a way
out of Gods hands because of their rank, or possessions, or station in life, will
be greatly mistaken.
There is only
one way out of the judgments of God and that way is by means of compliance with
Gods word.
It will be true
in the end days of history, it is true today in the normal and ordinary lives
of people now.
But
unfortunately, today, people do not seem to have any genuine respect or regard
for Gods word, or of the seriousness that it has upon ones personal life.
Each one of us
was placed in this world for a reason.
God decided that reason.
Each one of us
was placed in the circumstances that we are in, for a reason. God decided that reason.
Even though our
own decisions may have put us where we are, it was God who allowed it, and who
has known our entire life since eternity past.
We can either
make the best of it and comply with His will and be the better for it, or we
can fight against our situation or ignore our situation, or take our condition
for granted, and ultimately lose everything.
There is no
shortage of stubbornness in this world. There is no shortage of stupidity in
this world. And you can certainly pursue
both to the best of your ability if you wish.
But, there is a
better way, and that way is through pursuit of Gods word, learning and growing
up spiritually, and complying with all of the obligations and responsibilities
that go with that. And, then coming
through and out of this life with phenomenal success.
But of course
you have to decide, and you have to decide each and every day of your life,
which way you are going to go.
