Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"The earth is violently broken"
Text: Isaiah 24:19
A STRONG WORD OF WARNING
The LORD sent a strong word of warning through Isaiah to the ancient world. That word of warning is still relevant to our modern world.
“Fear and the pit and the snare
Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth.
And it shall be
That he who flees from the noise of the fear
Shall fall into the pit,
And he who comes up from the midst of the pit
Shall be caught in the snare;
For the windows from on high are open,
And the foundations of the earth are shaken.
The earth is violently broken,
The earth is split open,
The earth is shaken exceedingly.
The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard,
And shall totter like a hut;
Its transgression shall be heavy upon it,
And it will fall, and not rise again.”
Isaiah 24:17-20
1. To all inhabitants of the world.
a) If war continues to be the chosen path, there will be heavy consequences.
b) Some consequences highlighted:
i) Fear will prevail.
ii) The pit and the snare were ancient traps used to capture animals.
iii) Mankind would resort to all kinds of wicked measures to ensnare victims.
2. The windows from on high.
a) This is a reference to Heaven.
b) Two things can befall earth:
i) A blessing
ii) A curse
c) If Man is unrepentant, the following will happen.
i) He flees because of fear.
ii) But he falls into a pit.
iii) He falls into a snare.
d) The foundations of earth would be shaken.
3. The earth is being assaulted and is in grave danger.
a) The earth has suffered most severely by the wicked activities of sinful man.
b) The earth would totter like a drunkard.
c) The transgressions against the earth would exact a very heavy toll.
d) If the senseless abuse of the earth continues unabated there may be no recovery!
e) This is a grave warning that is still relevant to us today!
The earth is in grave danger!