ISAIAH, CHAPTER 3, VS 17-26

ISAIAH, CHAPTER 3, VS 17-26

 

SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 3, VS 17-18

17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the

Lord will discover their secret parts.

18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,

APPLICATION: CHAPTER 3, VS 17-18
17-18– Cauls are hairnets–this represents churches and people — individually who are afraid to really let the Holy Sprit move in their lives, and let go to feel the joy and freedom of truly living for Christ. Their “round tires like the moon” make them go in circles and not grow in their relationship to Christ.

 

SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 3, VS 19

19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 3, VS 19

5. 19– Chains, bracelets and mufflers–this represents the people and churches who tend to cover up with rituals, or Christian talk, but underneath they have not a true heart for the Lord.

SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 3, VS 20

20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,

 

APPLICATION: CHAPTER 3, VS 20

5. 20– Bonnets, headbands represent listening to others instead of the Lord. Church leaders telling the people what to think instead of encouraging them to go to the Lord themselves with everything. We should all fellowship together, and exchange our thoughts, and listen to ideas from pastors, etc., but the final decision has to be within ourselves, listening to the voice of the Lord within each of us, and the Written Word. The ornaments of the legs refers to slowing ourselves down in our walk with The Lord, and not being bold enough to speak out what He tells us. The earrings represent listening to what others say about us, instead of what Jesus wants from us, as well as listening to the “logic” of the world. We should strive to be loving and please others. This is important, but if they disapprove of us because they don’t understand the ways of the Spirit, we are to follow the True Voice—as long as we have TRULY repented before The Lord and Know FOR SURE that what we are doing is Biblical and True.

SCRIPTURE CHAPTER 3, VS 21

21 The rings, and nose jewels,

 

APPLICATION: CHAPTER 3, VS 21

21– Depending on the society, rings on the finger or in the nose establish ownership or loyalty to someone or something. He does not want us so loyal to an individual denomination that we stifle our ability to hear His Voice.

SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 3, VS 22

22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,

 

APPLICATION: CHAPTER 3, VS 22

Iv. 22– Changeable suits of apparel refers to being so shallow in our beliefs that we change with the times, fads, opinions of those we’re with, etc.–although God doesn’t want us to argue over church doctrine or details, but to question if it is for us individually to believe, and stand firm on what He tells us through the Spirit. All our beliefs, however, MUST line up with the Word of God.

 

SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 3, VS 23

23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the veils.

 

APPLICATION: CHAPTER 3, VS 23

v. 23– Hoods and veils hinder the person’s sight–this refers to

closing one’s eyes to hearing God’s real Word, in our lives, and

believing that He really will guide us in our whole life. Sometimes we only let Him into part of our lives, and close our eyes to Him in the other areas. He requires us to be open to Him in every detail of our lives.

 

SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 3, VS 24-26

24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.

25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.

26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.

 

APPLICATION: CHAPTER 3, VS 24-26
24-26– And when the Spirit of God comes in His fullness, people will see how they’re in bondage to themselves or their churches, where every “hair” was in place, and the pews full, and the people in perfect ritualistic discipline, there will be no one, and instead of the girdle (belt) of rules keeping everyone in line, there will be “rips” as each person is guided by the Spirit of the Lord and not by them, and people will see the organization of the church for how shallow it really is without the leading of the Spirit. The real beauty is in a personal relationship with Jesus.

END OF CHAPTER 3