Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"The palaces will be forsaken"
Text: Isaiah 32:14
THE COLLAPSE OF A KINGDOM
The reality of life is that any kingdom can collapse if people become complacent and they allow wickedness to prevail. When a kingdom collapses, everything can go so wrong.
“People shall mourn upon their breasts
For the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
On the land of my people will come up thorns and briers,
Yes, on all the happy homes in the joyous city;
Because the palaces will be forsaken,
The bustling city will be deserted.
The forts and towers will become lairs forever,
A joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks—”
Isaiah 32:12-14
1. Failure in the economy.
a) The fields would no longer be pleasant.
b) The vines would no longer be fruitful.
c) Thorns and briers would cover the fields and vineyards.
2. Consequently
a) The people would mourn piteously.
b) The homes would no longer be happy ones.
c) The city would no longer be joyous.
d) The collapse of the kingdom of Israel was once again, forewarned!
3. Signs of a collapsed kingdom would be obvious and sad.
a) The beautiful palaces would be forsaken.
b) The bustling city would be silent and deserted.
c) The mighty forts and towers that were depended upon to guard the city
would have fallen into disrepair.
d) They would become lairs for animals.
i) The empty places would become a joy for the donkeys.
ii) The fields would become pasture grounds for flocks of sheep and goats.