ISAIAH CHAPTER 3
SCRIPTURE:CHAPTER 3, VS 1-3
1.For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water.
2 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 3, VS 1-3
v. 1-3– The people who the world thinks of as powerful, rich, happy,–the rulers of nations and of groups of people–even some church leaders–will be humbled, brought down, to show what’s really in their hearts. (See Jeremiah 4:9 and 5:5)
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 3, VS 4-5
4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
Application:
4—The least shall be the greatest, the last, first. (see Matthew 19:30 and 20:16; Mark 9:35 and 10:31; Luke 13:30…all where Jesus is saying that “the last shall be first, and the first, last”)the Holy spirit speaks to the humble, to children and child-like people. Some church leaders will be surprised when the Lord shows them that they have become friends of the world, and have lost their friendship with the Lord.
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 3, VS 5
5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 3, VS 5
v. 5– In the future, and we see it now, as the Spirit of God moves through the world, that people are drawn closer to God by The Holy Spirit, or are drawn away. As this happens, there is more and more division–Jesus said this in Matthew 24:40& 41–We never know “on which the Holy Spirit will next bestow His Gifts” He also said in Luke 12:51 “Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay, but rather division.”
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 3, VS 6
6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 3, VS 6
6– And when the Spirit and Power of God does move, those people will say “It’s our rulers fault–the church, or our families, said to do this ..” They try to “pass the buck” instead of looking into their own hearts and see where they stand with God.
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 3, VS 7
7 In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 3, VS 7
7– And the leaders, who have themselves been deceived by satan, and who have been leading the people astray will not want the responsibility either.