Isaiah
30:13
13 Therefore this iniquity [`avon] shall be to you as a breach [perets] ready to fall [naphal],
swelling out [ba`ah] in a high [sagab] wall [chowmah], whose
breaking [sheber] cometh [bow'] suddenly [pith'owm] at an
instant [petha`]. KJV-Interlinear
13 therefore this iniquity shall be to you like
a breach in a high wall, bulging out, and about to collapse, whose breaking
comes suddenly, in an instant; ESV
The subject deals
with man trusting in mans own plan, rather than God’s plan. Judah has looked to
Egypt for their protection and security against the Assyrians. They have
ignored Isaiah’s words and warnings, which come directly from God.
They have drifted
away from the study of, and the teaching of, the Scriptures.
They have looked
to their own opinions, and their own wisdom, and have decided that Egypt, the
land of sin and apostasy and pretense, is far better than the holy one, who is
Jesus Christ, and who is the one and only source of their continued existence.
And so Isaiah
compares them to the construction of a high wall.
The wall is
constructed higher and higher. The construction is weak and faulty lacking
support and cohesiveness. And eventually, under its own weight of flaws, it
begins bulging bit by bit, more and more. Its weakness and bulging, grow over
an extended period of time, and is seen by all, but ignored.
And then suddenly
the weight of its flaws become too much, and in an instant the wall comes
crashing down, crushing everyone.
Such is the life
of those who do not take Bible doctrine seriously.
And unfortunately,
this is an all too common story.
People see and
know about Bible doctrine, and its importance. People see and know about life
around them, and its insignificance.
However, the life
around people is filled with enticements and persuasions, such that its
beckoning becomes too much as they listen to its songs, and follow it throughout
their life.
And just as a wall
crashes, so their life crashes. The crash could be an accident, or some
incident, or the very end of their life.
In the aftermath,
though everyone knows there is a possible aftermath, is ignored, and becomes a
shock when it strikes.
Everyone has a
choice. Everyone has an opportunity for Bible doctrine on a daily basis. And
everyone holds, in the decisions of their own soul, the quality and direction of
their own destiny.
Choose for
doctrine, and your destiny is phenomenal.
Ignore a daily
study of Bible doctrine, and your destiny will be a crashing wall.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a phenomenal
eternal reward which you will have forever.
To
ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete,
unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
