Isaiah 1:31

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Isaiah 1:31

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31 And the strong [chacon] shall be as tow, [na`oreth] and the maker [po`al] of it as a spark, [niytsowts] and they shall both [shanayim] burn [ba`ar] together, [yachad] and none shall quench [kabah] them. KJV-Interlinear

31 And the strong man will become tinder, His work also a spark. Thus they shall both burn together, And there will be none to quench them. NASB

On the surface it seems that the works of the wicked are the cause of their demise. They are their own worst enemy, and they are their own cause for their own destruction.

But, when we examine the details of this verse a bit closer, we will see that there is a great deal more to this verse than meets the eye.

The word for strong, ‘chacon,’ means powerful, strong, compact, hoard, lay-up.  And comes to mean the person who in their own mind, sees themselves as powerful because they hoard their own thoughts within themselves (to the exclusion of truth), such that they cannot see that their power or self image, or opinions are false and not real.

Tow, ‘na oreth,’ is a reference to kindling, something shaken out, the refuse of flax (not the flax itself, but the part that is shaken out – thrown away fibers, dust, lint), the shaking out of ones mane as in an animal who shakes his head after a roar (lion), to toss up and down.  And this is the arrogant attitude of one caught up in their own importance. An importance that does not exist in reality.  Lint or dust quickly ignites when a fire is put to it and it burns up almost immediately and then is gone.

The maker is the person himself.  He is the cause of his own arrogance and the cause of his own demise.

Spark, ‘niytsowts,’ is exactly that, and spark that is used to start a fire.  It is also a reference to a glare, a bright colored sparkle.

So the maker, the wicked person, along with their arrogance, when combined will cause a self-spark, which in itself, will consume them both.

They are the fuel and they are the fire, and they are the origin and executioner of themselves.

The fire that none shall quench is a reference to eternity.

Now, God produces only good. God controls history in three ways and one of those three ways is His allowing things to occur, like people making their own decisions, even when they make the wrong decisions.

God gives us all ample warning.  God gives us all clear pictures of the repercussions of our decisions. God lets us all know that there are two (only two) possible futures for each one of us.  One is in heaven with Him and the other is in the Lake of Fire.

But think a bit now.  Not only are people the cause of their own misery here and now, and thus the many problems of this world are then due to the collective attitudes of the people of this world, nation, community, family, self.

But also, if God does not create the Lake of Fire, since God never makes anything bad, then who does?

And that is exactly right.  Unbelievers, Satan and his demon followers, they all will be the cause, the fuel, the spark, that will bring the Lake of Fire into existence and forever they will burn up endlessly, in a place that they themselves create.

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Isaiah 1:30

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Isaiah 1:30

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30 For ye shall be as an oak ['elah] whose leaf [`aleh] fadeth, [nabel] and as a garden [gannah] that hath no water. [mayim] KJV-Interlinear

30 For you will be like an oak whose leaf fades away, Or as a garden that has no water.  NASB

The oaks and the gardens, from the previous verse, that spiritually dysfunctional people strongly desired, in order that they might have the strength and security and prosperity and peace and power of their dreams, will never be.

‘Shall be,’ marks the certainty of the futility of life without God and doctrine.

There are no if, ands, or buts.  There are no exceptions.  There are no possibilities.  There is never a certainty of success in this life, for this life at its very best, is temporary only.

What people portray as success, is not.  The oaks, the gardens, the details of this life that people place so much of their reliance on for their goals and fulfillments and happiness's, are not real.

This world is a shadow.  We have studied shadows before.

Heaven is the reality.  There is a huge difference between the shadow and the real object that causes the shadow.

Shadows have no texture, no color, no aroma, no depth.  Shadows indicate only that there is something real elsewhere, but the shadow is not the actual thing.

And in this life, all we have are shadows, indicating symbolically, that there is something better, far better, in heaven, but we will never know of it, until we actually get there.  And even then, if you are not prepared spiritually, than you will miss out on much of what heaven has to offer.

Unbelievers miss out entirely.  Negative believers, miss out on the vast reward package that they could have had.

And so it is, the waters of life, come only from God.  God gives them to each one of us through doctrine.  When we study, we drink, when we are in fellowship, we benefit.  When we apply what we learn to our daily life, we grow.

But when the water is withheld, the tree and all of its glory and beauty and strength, and all that it represents, dies away.  When the water is withheld, the garden deteriorates, dries out, withers, and dies.  It produces nothing.

And so it is in life.  Withhold the water of life (Bible doctrine) from your life, and you will have nothing.

A productive garden, and beautiful and strong tree, must drink every day.

Any living thing must feed or be fed, every day, lest it fade, lose its strength, gets sick, and weak and eventually dies.  For that is the certain result for your life if you do not take God seriously, if you do not take Christ seriously, if you do not take doctrine seriously, if you do not take your spiritual life and daily study seriously.

If you pretend or try to create or define your own spiritual life, you will fail.

And as we recently studied in another passage, you will be left with embarrassment and nothing more.

You were placed in this world so that you could get prepared for the next and eternal and complete life, full of blessing.  You were not placed in this world to collect shadows.

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Isaiah 1:29

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Isaiah 1:29

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29 For they shall be ashamed [buwsh] of the oaks ['ayil] which ye have desired, [chamad] and ye shall be confounded [chapher] for the gardens [gannah] that ye have chosen. [bachar] KJV-Interlinear

29 Surely, you will be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired, And you will be embarrassed at the gardens which you have chosen. NASB

Oaks, ‘ayil,’ is a word that stands for anything standing tall, strong, mighty, and is an expression carrying that meaning.

Gardens, ‘gannah,’ refers to an enclosure, or a fenced area that is private and secluded, or something or someplace that offers comfort.  Gardens are places where the plants are cultivated and cared for with greater care than crops in a larger field.

Both of these terms combined refer to a peace or prosperity or power or simply things in which people find comfort or some sense of satisfaction, not within themselves but due to the things that have around them.

The oaks also refer to the high places on elevated areas such as a hilltop, where idols were kept, built, surrounded by enclosures or temples and such.

In other words, the things of this world that people seek or pursue or want or desire that they think brings them contentment and meaning or satisfaction.  They are the things or objects of which they have placed great care in their attention and have cultivated as permanent attributes, cares, lusts, desires, opinions, of their life.

And so, the wicked, who have actively pursued things of no value (things of this world), and then finally come to some impasse in their life where these things are taken away from them, or in the worst case, where death has permanently removed them from their life, then embarrassment is all that they are left holding.

But why embarrassment?

Generally in this life, when you have possessions which mean a great deal to you, and you lose them for whatever reason, your feelings are generally rage, or sadness or some semblance of mourning over your loss.

But this verse indicates that your loss is not associated with some disaster or event alone, but ends up revealing something of greater value, which you could have had, but instead you chose something of a lesser value.  And, you suddenly realize your huge mistake in choices.

So, we have behind door number one, a pile of doggie doo-doo.  That represents your best worldly possessions, wants, desires, and so forth.

Behind door number two, we have a mountain of gold.

You know that both choices exist, but going through the first door seems so much easier and the satisfaction seems so much quicker.

Then at the end of your life, you suddenly realize that you have lost the doo-doo, and could have had the gold. And more than that, embarrassment is directed at others, or rather it is a reaction that others could or might see.  So you are embarrassed.  And, everyone knows of your choice and everyone sees the results of your choice.

Your choice stinks.  Any choice from this world comes with a stench.

So, after you have lived your life in this world, and after you have maintained an indifferent toward God, Christ, doctrine and so forth, even having replaced a legitimate relationship with them with something that seems more convenient for you, and then after you arrive in heaven thinking that you are dressed to the nines, but instead your attire is wood, hay, and stubble that has been rolled in the stench of your possessions (doo-doo), and after everyone in heaven sees you, and looks and stares at you, then and only then you realize that you have come to the marriage party not quite dressed as you should have been.

Embarrassment!  Shame!

I suppose if a soul can turn red, then that is how you will feel and look.  But by then, in heaven, it will be too late to make the changes in your life that you could have changed, but did not.

Unbelievers will go to Torments and therefore this principle does not apply to them.  Their suffering is increased greatly, and so they will not have the luxury to be embarrassed, but will have greater concerns on their mind.

This principle applies to believers only, but only to those who have placed themselves in the wicked category due to their disobedience toward Gods mandates for the spiritual life.

Far too many believers create their own version of the spiritual life, which is all tied up in self righteousness and emotion, and their cafeteria selections of what they will or will not do for God, and such, and so do not realize that they have chosen door number one with all of its wonderful aroma.  They just refuse to recognize the smell of their life for what it is.

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Isaiah 1:28

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Isaiah 1:28

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28 And the destruction [sheber] of the transgressors [pasha`] and of the sinners [chatta'] shall be together, [yachad] and they that forsake [`azab] the LORD [Yahovah] shall be consumed. [kalah] KJV-Interlinear

28 But transgressors and sinners will be crushed together, And those who forsake the Lord shall come to an end. NASB

Destruction, ‘shebar,’ means to crush, to destroy, Lam. 2:11, 3:47, Prov. 16:18.

Transgressors, ‘pasha,’ means those who rebel, revolters, those in revolt.

Sinners, ‘chatta,’ is a reference to all as a group.

Together, ‘yachad,’ means at the same time, or simultaneously.

Consumed, ‘kalah,’ means just that, to consume, to cease to exist, to vanish as though never there, to make extinct, the disappearing of time, Job 7:6, the destruction of men, Jer. 16:4, Ezek. 5:13.

Therefore, there will come a time, that is yet future, therefore this makes this statement a prophecy that is certain to occur.

At some date certain, there will come a time when Zion will be restored (from the prior verse), and the sinners that occupy it in Jerusalem and throughout the world (all inclusive), will be destroyed, all in a single fell swoop, in a single instant strike.

This prophecy has been attached to the Second Coming, when the Messiah (Jesus Christ) will arrive to establish the Kingdom of God. 

And simultaneously with His return, evil as it exists on the earth at that time, will be crushed completely, and Jerusalem will be rescued and restored to righteousness.

This verse singularly states that the violence of the judgment at the Second Advent will be phenomenal and beyond imagination.

That the exuberance of rescue will likewise, be miraculous and mind boggling.

Recall from our study in Revelation, that at the time of the Second Advent, the world will be in a state of total confusion, violence and turmoil.   The blood will be flowing as high as the horses bridle, the continents and mountains and islands will be in a state of horrible earthquaking destruction.

People, mature believers, then alive will either be in Jerusalem defending it, or in the mountains hiding, as life and the world is seemingly falling apart all around them.  And yet, through it all, Christ will be protecting all believers while destroying evil.

And when it occurs, one can do nothing but stand in awe at the magnitude of all of the events that will be occurring simultaneously throughout the entire world.

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