Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"Those of high stature will be hewn down"
Text: Isaiah 10:33
THE MARCH OF THE ASSYRIANS
The march of the Assyrians continue to be noted. City after city had fallen to the Assyrians. They drew nearer and nearer to Jerusalem. They were coming from the North to the South, unimpeded!
“Lift up your voice,
O daughter of Gallim!
Cause it to be heard as far as Laish—
O poor Anathoth!
Madmenah has fled,
The inhabitants of Gebim seek refuge.
As yet he will remain at Nob that day;
He will shake his fist at the mount of the daughter of Zion,
The hill of Jerusalem.
Behold, the Lord,
The LORD of hosts,
Will lop off the bough with terror;
Those of high stature will be hewn down,
And the haughty will be humbled.
He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron,
And Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.”
Isaiah 10:30-34
1. Gallim
a) This was another small city of Benjamin.
b) Every city conquered made the Assyrians seem more formidable.
2. Laish
a) Another Northern city had fallen.
b) This was even closer to Jerusalem.
3. Anathoth
a) A city of the Levites.
b) It was the hometown of Jeremiah.
c) Even a city of the Levites was not spared.
d) Pity and fear were expressed.
4. Nob
a) This was a city of the descendants of Aaron.
b) The Assyrians had no regard for Levites of Priests.
c) This city was just outside the city of Jerusalem.
d) There was widespread fear of the Assyrian invasion.
5. Madmenah and Gebim
a) These were small villages close to Jerusalem.
b) The inhabitants had fled their homes as the Assyrians approached Jerusalem.
6. The assurance from the LORD.
a) This word was given by “The Lord, the LORD of hosts”.
i) This is like a military title.
ii) The LORD will lead His own army (hosts) against the Assyrians.
b) What He would do.
i) He would lop off the bough with terror (Reference to the Assyrians).
ii) Those who were of high stature would refer to the king, princes etc.
They would be cut down.
iii) The haughty Assyrians would be humbled by the LORD.
c) Mighty Lebanon
i) Lebanon was famous for its prized tall and stately cedars.
ii) Assyrian was likened to the mighty forests of Lebanon.
iii) God would mow down the Assyrians as trees are easily cut down
with sharp axes.