Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"Tell My people their transgression"
Text: Isaiah 58:1
ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF SIN
The LORD addressed the problem of sin again and again. But few responded appropriately. Once again, the LORD sent Isaiah to speak to Israel about their transgressions.
“Cry aloud, spare not;
Lift up your voice like a trumpet;
Tell My people their transgression,
And the house of Jacob their sins.
Yet they seek Me daily,
And delight to know My ways,
As a nation that did righteousness,
And did not forsake the ordinance of their God.
They ask of Me the ordinances of justice;
They take delight in approaching God.”
Isaiah 58:1-2
1. A command from the LORD.
a) To cry aloud.
b) To spare not.
c) To lift up the voice like a trumpet.
2. The Content of the message from God.
a) The transgression of God’s people.
b) The sins of the people were like that of Jacob:
i) Deceit
ii) Cunning
iii) Lying
3. Israel ignored their sins.
The people refused to deal with their sins!
4. They behaved as if they were full of righteousness.
a) They sought God daily.
b) They expressed delight in knowing God’s ways.
c) They seemed to think of themselves as righteous people.
d) They believed that they had not forsaken God’s ordinances.
e) They kept seeking to know more about God’s laws.
f) They express delight in approaching God.
5. How may we understand this word?
a) Israel was deluded in thinking that it was a righteous nation.
b) It was blind to the sins that were rampant in the nation.
c) They were full of self-righteousness.
d) This problem was nothing less than hypocrisy.