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Isaiah 24b Commentary

Entire Earth Judged

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KEY THOUGHT:  For the Lord of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem and before His elders, gloriously. [Isaiah 24:23b NKJV]

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Isaiah 24 NKJV
Impending Judgment on the Earth

24 Behold, the Lord makes the earth empty and makes it waste,
Distorts its surface
And scatters abroad its inhabitants.
2 And it shall be:
As with the people, so with the priest;
As with the servant, so with his master;
As with the maid, so with her mistress;
As with the buyer, so with the seller;
As with the lender, so with the borrower;
As with the creditor, so with the debtor.
3 The land shall be entirely emptied and utterly plundered,
For the Lord has spoken this word.

4 The earth mourns and fades away,
The world languishes and fades away;
The haughty[a] people of the earth languish.
5 The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants,
Because they have transgressed the laws,
Changed the ordinance,
Broken the everlasting covenant.
6 Therefore the curse has devoured the earth,
And those who dwell in it are [b]desolate.
Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned,
And few men are left.

7 The new wine fails, the vine languishes,
All the merry-hearted sigh.
8 The mirth of the tambourine ceases,
The noise of the jubilant ends,
The joy of the harp ceases.
9 They shall not drink wine with a song;
Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
10 The city of confusion is broken down;
Every house is shut up, so that none may go in.
11 There is a cry for wine in the streets,
All joy is darkened,
The mirth of the land is gone.
12 In the city desolation is left,
And the gate is stricken with destruction.
13 When it shall be thus in the midst of the land among the people,
It shall be like the shaking of an olive tree,
Like the gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done.

14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing;
For the majesty of the Lord
They shall cry aloud from the sea.
15 Therefore glorify the Lord in the dawning light,
The name of the Lord God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea.
16 From the ends of the earth we have heard songs:
“Glory to the righteous!”
But I said, [c]“I am ruined, ruined!
Woe to me!
The treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously,
Indeed, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.”

17 Fear and the pit and the snare
Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth.
18 And it shall be
That he who flees from the noise of the fear
Shall fall into the pit,
And he who comes up from the midst of the pit
Shall be [d]caught in the snare;
For the windows from on high are open,
And the foundations of the earth are shaken.

19 The earth is violently broken,
The earth is split open,
The earth is shaken exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel[e] to and fro like a drunkard,
And shall totter like a hut;
Its transgression shall be heavy upon it,
And it will fall, and not rise again.

21 It shall come to pass in that day
That the Lord will punish on high the host of exalted ones,
And on the earth the kings of the earth.
22 They will be gathered together,
As prisoners are gathered in the [f]pit,
And will be shut up in the prison;
After many days they will be punished.
23 Then the moon will be disgraced
And the sun ashamed;
For the Lord of hosts will reign
On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
And before His elders, gloriously.

Footnotes

a. Isaiah 24:4 proud
b. Isaiah 24:6 Or held guilty
c. Isaiah 24:16 Lit. Leanness to me, leanness to me
d. Isaiah 24:18 Lit. taken
e. Isaiah 24:20 stagger
f. Isaiah 24:22 dungeon

New King James Version (NKJV)

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Isaiah 24b Commentary

Yes, the Creator God destroys the entire world. Verse 1. But what’s the timing like for these events?

‎‎Of course, Isaiah’s visions are complex, timeless visuals. “Timeless” because the audience is “timeless”. They make sense today as they did several centuries before the Messiah.

‎‎It’s helpful when the reader scans the entire space of time, which the scripture amply provides. Then we can begin to see the color and shape of these events.

‎‎”It shall come to pass in that day that the Lord will punish on high the host of exalted ones, and on the earth the kings of the earth.” Verse 21.

‎‎Check Colossians 2v15. “Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.”

‎‎For the New Testament church, this was a past event. Calvary. “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16v33.

Of course, we have trouble understanding the timing of events based on the tenses used: past, present, and future. These time stamps apply to mortals.

“…grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death… 2 Timothy 1v9-10.

Let’s look at grace. The giving of grace and its revelation come at different points in time. Depending on what you are looking at, the same event can be both in the past and in the future. Of course, all of it is from our view of things.

But why does Ephesians still talk of “the principalities and rulers” if Calvary defeated them?

Yes, remain at Calvary, and all is well. But remember the definition of victory and don’t confuse it with definitions from the defeated world!

Not everything is complex. Destruction means destruction. Destruction meant physical destruction of Judah, Israel, Assyria, Babylon, Tyre, and Sidon, alongside many others. Pillars of human society are never meant to last! Hope in these human structures is as fragile as the structures themselves!

But there exists an everlasting Kingdom of the Son, the child born to us. It knows no end. It’s a government of justice, peace, and righteousness. Isaiah 9.

These pages are written to draw our attention to the beauty of the Son and the completeness that comes with His government. We can experience it.

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  1. It has been exciting learning how God can make things happen to his choosen one, God workout something wonderful and fulfils the promises he made to the father of Joseph.

    God’s words remains true so are his promises and indeed it has been God working out the salvation of man Kind by Grace through Faith alone.

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  11. Profound. My life needs a new introduction to God. Not that I have been right, but because God desires to help me… I see an amazing Grace here. Having broken the first commandment, still God looks for me and helps me to build up with him… And live for him. A littles knowledge of the Lord will ignite my passion and desire to serve him. This morning I pledge to seek, live and serve the Lord Jesus Christ and His purposes everyday of my life.
    Beautiful lesson

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  12. The Lord reintroduces himself and shows Israel, He is all they need. Some boast in horses and others in chariots but we’ll boast in the Lord. He is able and the only one worthy of our trust. Lord teach me how to always look up to you at all times and not focus on my strength or capabilities. This is my prayer

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  14. This far too common today. Just do something that seems like true worship yet it’s intent and actual practice is not even close to the set standard by the Lord. I personally feel challenged of some things we do in our personal lives, the focus of many churches and ministries today. We’ll need to realize the Lord must be worship as he has personally guided. Provides a good start of my reflection today

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  15. In those days when there was no King everyone did as they pleased. This is a good reminder to us that we are on own when the King of Kings isn’t leading our lives we’ll be doing what is not right and the results will show clearly how life without Christ looks like. We thank God that even when it looks like he’s not there, he’s behind the scenes working. I have learnt to trust in the Lord always.

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  16. Iam seeing this being stressed… There was no King in Israel… So lawlessness is the order of the day. This shows how heartless and wicked man can be with out the right King in his life. He can do anything. May the Lord help us to allow Christ in our lives that every aspect of our lives is changed and we yield ourselves to him alone.

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  17. I’m sure as the two daughters in-law stayed in Naomi’s home they learned about the God of Israel and appreciated His works among his people. Ruth’s determination and what she says moves my heart. She’s convinced she must go with Naomi and wants to spend her life with her, this relationship was strong especially between a mother inlaw and a daughter in-law. Yet Ruth stays and how she puts it shows the depth of her heart, I’ll go with with you, your people will be my people, your God will be my God…

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