ISAIAH, CHAPTER 17, VERSES 6-14
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 17, VS 6-8
“6 Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the Lord God of Israel.
7 At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
8 And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.”
APPLICATION:CHAPTER 17, VS 6-8
v. 6– But there are some who cannot be saved. Some who will never understand the Truths of the Lord.
- 7-8– Those who have been chosen, who have had their eyes opened, don’t value the things of this world, but look only to Him and we realize how weak we are of ourselves and the greatness of His Power!!!
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 17, VS 9&10
“9 In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.
10 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:”
APPLICATION:CHAPTER 17, VS 9&10
v. 9– We are to be aware of His strength in us and not think we have any. The “forsaken bough” refers to verse 6 of this chapter.
The grapes that are left and not shaken down and gathered up are the “uppermost branch”–Those who think themselves strong and righteous. These the Lord leaves in favor of those who turn to Him for strength (the lower branches) and the others will eventually see their weakness (desolation) as the birds, sun, weather (Satan’s forces) begin to work on them.
v. 10– They will be desolate because they trusted in their own strength and go their own ways for their own pleasures–in directions not toward Him. (See Jeremiah 5:22)
SCRIPTURE: CHAPTER 17, VS 11-14
11” In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.
12 Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
14 And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.”
APPLICATION: CHAPTER 17, VS 11-14
v. 11– When people turn from Him and go their own ways, they will seem to do alright for awhile, as the “plant grows”, but when harvest time comes they will harvest the things of satan and not of God. Even many who call themselves Christians will find out that they haven’t put Our Lord first, and have been going their own ways.
v. 12– The world and the people of this world go on their way, ignoring the Lord and His calling. The cares of this world are loud, demanding our time and attention. But, as His True people, we need to keep our minds and hearts clinging to His, no matter how loud the noise against Him.
- 13-14—The time will come when He will judge the world and those who caused people to fall for the delusions of it. That is the “portion of them that rob us”
END OF CHAPTER 17