Trust the World or the Lord? (30:1-31:9)

Observations from Isaiah

Lesson 25 : Trust the World or the Lord? (30:1-31:9)

Egypt, ‘Rahab-Do-Nothing’ (30:1-7) – THE SIN OF TRUSTING EGYPT – THE HISTORICAL SETTING – JUDAH’S CONTINUED REBELLION – SIN LEADS TO SIN – THE SIN OF NOT SEEKING THE LORD – THE EMPTY PROMISES OF THE WORLD – ‘You would not’ (30:8-18) – THEIR UNDERLYING ATTITUDE – AN EVERLASTING WITNESS OF REBELLIOUS JUDAH – THE WORD OF GOD’S HONEST APPRAISAL OF LIFE – JUDAH AND MODERN AMERICAN CHRISTIANITY – SUDDEN, TOTAL JUDGEMENT – REFUSING TO REST – GOD’S WORD REMAINS THROUGH THE DESTRUCTION – Judah’s Blessing, Assyria’s Destruction (30:19-26) – THE RETURN OF ISRAEL TO THE LAND – THE TEACHER CLEARLY SEEN – THE RETURN OF GOD’S BLESSINGS – DIVINE HEALING OF ISRAEL – Assyria’s Destruction (30:27-33) – GOD WILL DESTROY ASSYRIA, NOT THE EGYPTIANS – REJOICING AT THE DESTRUCTION OF THEIR ENEMIES – THE END OF ASSYRIA – Helpless Egypt (31:1-3) – “ALLOW ME TO REPEAT MYSELF…” – EGYPT HAD THE LATEST IN WARFARE WEAPONRY – THE FAILURE OF THE WORLD’S WISDOM – Mighty God (31:4-9) – HOPE BASED ON REPENTANCE – GOD IS BOTH A FIERCE DEFENDER AND A PASSIONATE SHIELD – TRUE CONVERSION BRINGS ABOUT CHANGE – PROPHETIC DESCRIPTION OF THE DESTRUCTION OF ASSYRIA