Isaiah
28:21
21 For the LORD [Y@hovah] shall rise
up [quwm] as in mount [har] Perazim [p@ratsiym], he
shall be wroth [ragaz] as in the valley [`emeq] of Gibeon [Gib`own], that
he may do [`asah] his work [ma`aseh], his strange [zuwr] work [ma`aseh]; and bring to pass [`abad]
his act [`abodah], his strange [nokriy] act [`abodah]. KJV-Interlinear
21 For the LORD will rise up as
on Mount Perazim; as in the Valley of Gibeon he will be roused; to do his
deed—strange is his deed! and to work his work—alien is his work! ESV
God often times demonstrates His great power and
wisdom within the scope of the rapid destruction of great armies or peoples,
who presumed themselves as undefeatable, and yet God can bring anyone or
anything to their knees is short order.
David pursued and destroyed the Philistines in the
valley of Perazim, 2 Sam. 5:20; 1 Chron. 14:11.
And Joshua destroyed the Amorites in the valley of Gibeon as God made
the sun and moon stand still, Josh. 10:10.
And the suddenness of these defeats, brings attention
to God and His infinite mercy and power and especially judgment.
And, Isaiah quotes these events just to demonstrate
that it has happened once and again, the so too it can happen again, and again.
For Jesus Christ is God, and the person who executes
the activities of history, controlling history for good, and never for evil.
But sooner or later, the Jewish people will turn
against God and then that same suddenness will fall on them.
And strange as it may seem, that God generally destroys
the enemies of His people, He will still apply justice against His own, if they
turn against truth, and need a good shaking up.
And the whole principle of this verse is that the
suddenness and the overwhelming result, are there not only to punish, but to
impress on the minds of people, regarding their errors as well as just who
Christ is, and what they have brought upon themselves.
Too often it takes a huge and overwhelming event to
get the attention of people. And just
like the stubborn mule, it takes quite a hit between the eyes to get his
attention. And even then, sometimes it
is not enough. Thus judgment comes along
with mind boggling fury, before people even know what they have been caught up
in.
And so it will be with the Jewish people in that last
generation in the Tribulation. And so it
is with many individuals throughout history as they face the inevitable
judgment or decision, related to their life.
God is merciful, but Gods patience sooner or later
runs out, and when that happens, then the speed and thoroughness of judgment is
faster than any person can possibly contend.
Your best and only protection against being a victim,
is to genuinely pursue your spiritual life as God has defined it, and intends
for you.
For anything less, is simple pretense or indifference
or games that you play, fooling only yourself.
