Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"Woe to the rebellious children"
Text: Isaiah 30:1
A REBELLIOUS SPIRIT
The sinful spirit of Israel and Judah caused them to be very rebellious. They turned away from the LORD and His counsel. They chose to depend on Egypt for their protection.
“‘Woe to the rebellious children,’ says the LORD,
‘Who take counsel, but not of Me,
And who devise plans, but not of My Spirit,
That they may add sin to sin;
Who walk to go down to Egypt,
And have not asked My advice,
To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh,
And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!'”
Isaiah 30:1-2
1. Rebellious children.
a) This was God’s description of the children of Israel/Judah.
b) They refused to heed the wisdom of God.
2. What the rebellious children preferred.
a) They preferred to take the counsel of others, but not the LORD’S.
b) They devised their plans but would not seek help from the Spirit of God.
3. Adding sin to sin.
a) Already, the people had sinned grievously against the LORD.
b) By being rebellious, they add to their list of sins.
4. Choosing Egypt as their source of protection.
a) The immediate threat of invasion was from Assyria.
b) Instead of turning to the LORD, the rebellious children turned to Egypt.
c) To them, visible Egypt was better than to trust in an Invisible God.
5. Trusting in Egypt.
a) They felt that they could draw strength from Egypt.
b) They felt that they could trust in the shadow of Egypt.
c) Egypt was in fact a waning power in those days.