Monday, July 13, 2015

Isaiah 29:10

Copyright Ó 2015 J. Neely
Isaiah 29:10

10 For the LORD [Y@hovah] hath poured out [nacak] upon you the spirit [ruwach] of deep sleep [tardemah], and hath closed [`atsam] your eyes [`ayin]: the prophets [nabiy'] and your rulers [ro'sh], the seers [chozeh] hath he covered [kacah].   KJV-Interlinear

10 For the LORD has poured out upon you a spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes (the prophets), and covered your heads (the seers).   ESV

Now take note.  When you ignore Gods mandates to learn doctrine, then you are in effect condemning yourself to the extreme dangers of spiritual oblivion.  And even though this term may not mean anything to you, it is a condition that you should not want, because it is extremely dangerous, personally, for you.

In Ephesians, we studied the scar tissue of the soul.

And if you recall, or unless you do not know, the soul has to be fed nourishing food.  Bible doctrine is that nourishing food.  Anything else, or rather the lack of doctrine, means the soul will starve.

But worse than starving, the unhealthy soul develops a scarring tissue which grows over the soul. This scar tissue, in effect, blacks out the soul.  And when blacked out, then there is no light allowed through, and no light means no truth, and no truth, means death.

Pharaoh is the example given with regard to the person who defies God, rejects God, and then eventually dies.




In the first six plagues, it was Pharaoh himself, who refused. The Bible states that he hardened his heart.  Then in the last four plagues it was God who hardened Pharaohs heart.  God kept Pharaoh around to make a point.  That when a person is anti-God, then they will destroy themselves, and only God can keep them here beyond their appointed limit.

But here, we have another principle, that of the deep sleep.

This is not a sleep as when one goes to bed, but a sleep of ignorance, or the absence of knowledge.  When knowledge is not present, then stupidity prevails.  And when knowledge is not present in society, then stupidity reigns and runs rampant, from top to bottom of the social structure.  The wise are stupid and the ignorant are stupid.  The high born are stupid and the low born are stupid.

It is a sleep and an ignorance that truly blinds people, such that they do not see the realities around them, cannot figure out solutions to the existing problems, and anything they try, fails miserably.

The end result is disaster, suffering and death.  And it is not pleasant.

In the Online Library, there are charts of three souls.  One of the believer in fellowship, one of the believer out of fellowship, and one of the unbeliever.  You may wish to review them sometime, to see that which you cannot see, but certainly should know about.