Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"For God is with us"
Text: Isaiah 8:10
A WORD OF WARNING TO THE INVADERS
The LORD warned of an invasion from the Assyrians. Isaiah’s response was to cry out “Immanuel!” This was his prayer that God’s Presence may be with His people. Somehow, he must have obtained a word from the LORD. He wrote to warn the invaders of how they would ultimately be defeated.
“Be shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces!
Give ear, all you from far countries.
Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces;
Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces.
Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing;
Speak the word, but it will not stand,
For God is with us.”
Isaiah 8:9-10
1. Isaiah’s address was:
a) To all who came from “far countries”.
b) In context, this was a reference to the Assyrians and their allies.
2. They would gird themselves.
a) They were planning to invade the Middle East.
b) They would attack the following countries:
i) Syria
ii) Israel
iii) Judah
iv) Edom
v) Moab
vi) Ammon etc
3. They would take counsel.
a) The Assyrians had their own war council.
b) They would make careful war plan to come from the North to invade and conquer.
4. Isaiah’s confidence.
a) The Assyrians will not prevail against Judah.
b) All their counsels and plans would come to nothing.
c) The reason was “God is with us” (Immanuel!).
d) It would take a lot of faith to have this kind of certainty
in the context of an impending invasion.