Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"The LORD has spoken this word"
Text: Isaiah 24:3
THE TRAGEDY OF WAR
The LORD sent out a word of warning to all the earth. When the path of war is pursued the consequences can be devastating! The war would also affect the land of God’s people, Judah!
“Behold, the LORD makes the earth empty and makes it waste,
Distorts its surface
And scatters abroad its inhabitants.
And it shall be:
As with the people, so with the priest;
As with the servant, so with his master;
As with the maid, so with her mistress;
As with the buyer, so with the seller;
As with the lender, so with the borrower;
As with the creditor, so with the debtor.
The land shall be entirely emptied and utterly plundered,
For the LORD has spoken this word.”
Isaiah 24:1-3
1. The aftermath of war.
a) The earth becomes wasted and empty.
b) Its surface becomes distorted.
c) The inhabitants are scattered abroad as refugees.
2. The land.
a) This is how Israel described its country.
b) The people called it simply “the land”.
c) Judah would be:
i) Thoroughly plundered.
ii) The treasures of all the people would be emptied.
d) Great poverty would be experienced by all!
3. A candid look at who would be affected:
a) The religious system.
The people and the priest.
b) The household:
i) The servant and the master.
ii) The maid and the mistress.
c) The commercial world:
i) The buyer and the seller.
ii) The lender and the borrower.
iii) The creditor and the debtor.