The Drunken Rulers of Samaria and Jerusalem (28:1-29)

Observations from Isaiah

Lesson 23 : The Drunken Rulers of Samaria and Jerusalem (28:1-29)

The Folly of Trusting the Nations (28:1-33:24) – The Drunkards of Ephraim (28:1-6) – SAMARIA SERVES AS A WARNING TO JUDAH – SAMARIA’S FADING GLORY – THE RAPID DESTRUCTION OF SAMARIA – THE TRUE GLORY OF ISRAEL – The Corrupt Religious Leaders (28:7-13) – CORRUPT RELIGIOUS RULERS – SLAVES TO SIN – THE UNREPENTANT MOCK THOSE WHO POINT OUT THEIR SIN – ‘BLAH, BLAH, BLAH’ – THE HARDENED HEART – GOD WILL CORRECT GENTLY OR HARSHLY, BUT HE WILL CORRECT – GOD OFFERED REST BUT ISRAEL REFUSED – ACTIONS BRING CONSEQUENCES – The Cornerstone, Precious and True (28:14-22) – TRANSITION FROM EPHRAIM TO JUDAH – THE SCOFFERS COMMANDED TO HEAR – JUDAH’S COVENANT WITH DEATH – ON WHAT IS OUR FAITH BASED? – THE NT APPLICATION OF THIS PASSAGE – TOPSTONE OR FOUNDATION STONE? – REPEATED TRIALS TEST THE BUILDINGS BUILT ON SAND OR ROCK – THE PROMISES OF THE PAGAN ALLIES ARE EASY TO MAKE BUT DIFFICULT TO KEEP – GOD WILL FIGHT HIS ENEMIES – THERE WAS STILL TIME TO CHANGE – A Concluding Parable (28:23-29) – GOD THE TEACHER TO THOSE WHO LISTEN – VERSE 11 AND THE MODERN CHARISMATIC MOVEMENT – ‘Tongues’ is a known language – ‘Tongues’ was not a sign for believers but unbelievers