CHAPTER 57 THE LEADERSHIP FAILURE CONTINUES BUT YAHWEH WILL WATCH OVER HIS OWN. The resulting picture is now enlarged upon. This is the first of three Chapter s which depict the resulting sad state of Israel from different angles, and the resultant lack of effectiveness in prayer. But as ever in Is... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SUFFERINGS OF THE RIGHTEOUS UNDER INJUSTICE (ISAIAH 57:1). Isaiah 57:1 ‘The righteous man perishes, And no man lays it to heart, And the men of covenant love (chesed) are taken away, None considering that the righteous is taken away from evil (‘from the face of evil'). He enters into peace... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PRESENT BEHAVIOUR OF THE GODLESS; THE PEOPLE BECOME LIKE THE LEADERS THAT THEY SUPPORT (ISAIAH 57:3). There now follows a description of the backsliding of the people into idolatry and the occult. This fits in well with the reign of Manasseh (2 Kings 21:1), although it also applied under earlie... [ Continue Reading ]
YAHWEH WILL MAKE A WAY BACK TO HIMSELF AND WILL RESTORE THOSE WHOM HE CHOOSES TO HIMSELF IN SPITE OF THEIR UNDESERVING AND UNRESPONSIVENESS (ISAIAH 57:14). They must remember that in spite of what they are God in His high and holy place is sovereign. He will prepare a way back to Himself for His tr... [ Continue Reading ]