Isaiah
30:30
30 And the LORD [Yahovah] shall cause his
glorious [howd] voice [qowl] to be heard [shama`], and shall shew [ra'ah] the lighting down [Nachath] of his arm [zarowa`], with the
indignation [za`aph] of his anger ['aph], and with the flame [lahab] of a devouring ['akal] fire ['esh], with scattering [nephets], and tempest [zerem], and hailstones ['eben] [barad]. KJV-Interlinear
30 And the LORD will cause his majestic
voice to be heard and the descending blow of his arm to be seen, in furious
anger and a flame of devouring fire, with a cloudburst and storm and
hailstones. ESV
Using language
intended to seize the attention and awe of the hearer, Isaiah not only
describes the power and ferocity of the Lord’s judgment, but he also describes
the Lords direct involvement in that judgment, such that there can be no
mistake, that this will not be a simple work of nature, but the actual act of
God.
The word for Lord,
is used throughout the Old Testament. It is used in reference to the second
person of the Trinity, who is the God-man, and Savior, and is a reference to
Jesus Christ.
His voice,
expresses the command and decree of God.
Lightning down the
arm, expresses God’s direct involvement in bringing judgment.
Indignation and
anger, expresses the application of Gods perfect righteousness and perfect
justice.
In the phrase fire
and scattering and tempest and hailstones, all describe the overpowering and
overwhelming nature of a judgment that cannot be escaped, nor can it be
misunderstood.
Throughout
history, these conditions have existed from time to time.
God physically
removed Adam and Eve from the garden, He flooded the planet in the time of
Noah, he delivered the Israelites from Egypt and destroyed pharaohs power, and
on numerous other occasions Gods power and involvement have been clear and
obvious in the events of human history.
In the final days
of history, God’s direct involvement will begin with the rapture, and continue
for seven years until the second advent of Christ.
These words
describe Gods sovereign authority in issuing judgment against evil. These words
are not available for self-righteous people, to throw at those that they deem
are evil.
Jesus Christ
controls history, and His decisions are His sovereign right, and no one else’s.
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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
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