ISAIAH, CHAPTER 14, VS 16-32
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 14, VS 16-17
16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 14, VS 16-17
. We look On Satan like this–he works on this earth, but he is no god to the Children Of God. He cannot make our world tremble or shake and (v. 17) he must now open the house of his prisoners! We are no longer his prisoners, and we have been forgiven!!!
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 14, VS 18-20
18 All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
19 But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
APPLICATION; CHAPTER 14, VS. 18-20
- 18-20– God is talking to Satan again–he has been defeated, and has (v. 20) slain his people by lying to them and causing them not to believe in his defeat and by turning as many as possible away from Christ.
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 14, VS 21-27
21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
22 For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the Lord.
23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
24 The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
25 That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.
26 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
27 For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 14, VS 21-27
v. 21-27– Satan is utterly defeated, and will be punished, along
with his demons and fallen angels, so that he will not possess the earth again.
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 14, VS 28-30
28 In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.
29 Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
30 And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 14, VS 28-30
v. 28-30– In these verses palestina represents Satan. The rod is Jesus, who was temporarily (or so Satan thought) “broken”. “For out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice”. In John 12:32 Jesus likens Himself to the serpent God told Moses to lift up for those who were bitten by the snakes to look upon to be healed. He is held up for all to believe, and the “fiery flying serpent” (See Numbers 21: 1-9) which is the fruit of the cockatrice is the Holy Spirit, through which Jesus will put the final end to iniquity. “•..the firstborn of the poor shall feed …” when we have Jesus in our hearts, we will never be poor in our hearts. When we have Jesus we have EVERYTHING!!! He is EVERYTHING!!!!
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 14, VS 31-32
31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.
32 What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
APPLICATION: 14:31-32:
v. 31–“there shall come from the north a smoke …” The smoke is from the Fire of the Holy Spirit, and certainly none of us are alone at anytime—Our Lord is always with us…always listening and watching for us to submit to Him in everything, to strengthen our relationship with Him, and to realize that without Him we are nothing.
v. 32—This is saying that the Gospel message is simple…Jesus is Lord, the God of Zion, and He is our God and Saviour, and we poor sinners totally trust in Him, and totally submit our lives to Him. In the end, Zion, God’s chosen people, will come to Jesus as Messiah. That is the message that we need to courageously give to the “nations” (unbelievers) even in the face of persecution—— ESPECIALLY at that time!!!
END OF CHAPTER 14