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Post by Cindy on Apr 15, 2023 10:50:36 GMT -5
awesome! I loved how you said: "He is THE PERFECT teacher/councilor! Why go to anyone else but the absolute best!" Yet the vast majority of Christians go to a secular (another way of saying "worldly") counselor when they need help! That's what everyone has been brainwashed to believe is what we're supposed to do. But God tells us, “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.” (2 Peter 1:3) I could continue to quote scripture after scripture, but instead I'll just say that God's Word is capable of dealing with absolutely anything and everything that could happen to anyone, to help them come through it in victory instead of as a victim. (which is what the world seems to celebrate being.) I love how the above scripture points to "our knowledge of Him" as being what we need to know in order to overcome anything. That does confuse some people but really all it's saying is that it's through our reading and studying the Bible that we come to know our Lord better, and have an ever closer relationship with Him. Therefore since our relationship with Him deepens though His Word, we will also have the mind of Christ, and nothing is too hard for Him to deal with. I know I didn't put that very well, but my brain is choosing not to cooperate with me at the moment, sorry!
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Post by fearnot on Apr 15, 2023 12:47:24 GMT -5
Thank you... it made perfect sense to me, and as always, was very helpful, and encouraging!!!
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Post by fearnot on Apr 15, 2023 16:39:39 GMT -5
And all the people know it, That is, Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, Asserting in pride and in arrogance of heart: Isaiah 9:9
All the people knew... those in the Northern Kingdom.. 'knew' and so, they won't have an excuse.
And the ( their) problem?... their arrogance and pride... their inflated opinion of self... and a sense of superiority.. and haughtiness.
We always have to be on the alert for this in ourselves because pride is sneaky and can invade us easily also. Rather, we need to keep this in mind:
But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” James 4:6
Pride cuts off our fellowship, not only, with others, but even more importantly: with God.
The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with smooth stones; The sycamores have been cut down, But we will replace them with cedars. Isaiah 9:10
Instead, in their puffed up arrogant state, they decide they can 'build back better'.
They do note however, the bricks have fallen down BUT... they declare, they will replace them with cedars, they proclaim this boast, in their pride!
I fear there is a lot of that kind of pride, going on in our world today.
We either say we are going to: Make America great again OR We will build back better....
But with such prideful boasting and if we do not repent, and put God first...
neither claim, will avail us, in the long run.
Note: Those people the Northern Kingdom Only responded with the word " WE"..
what 'we' are going to do not what, we pray and ask God first, before doing anything.
That is arrogance and pride!
They did not do this:
( IF) My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land 2 Chronicles 7:14
However, since they did not do this we will see tomorrow what God will do in response.
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Post by Cindy on Apr 17, 2023 11:27:22 GMT -5
So true! What you said reminded me of these scriptures:
“Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins.” (James 4:13–17)
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Post by fearnot on Apr 17, 2023 11:34:26 GMT -5
Yes!
People are still saying that very thing!! Of course, we still have to work... but the point is people put: work, money, fame, popularity, power, etc. first and God last, or not at all.
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Post by fearnot on Apr 17, 2023 12:20:55 GMT -5
Finally, God has had enough!
Therefore the Lord raises against them adversaries from Rezin And spurs their enemies on, Isaiah 9:11
We are often told to ask: what the 'therefore'.... is there...for?
No matter the punishment from God, the people decided in their pride, they could just rebuild!
So God also made a decision: to send successive waves of enemies ( note it's plural)!
It seems we humans often have to go all the way to the bottom ( the end of ourselves) before we 'look up' at our need for God.
So yes, God can use evil pagan nations... those nations made the choice themselves, to be evil! God did not make them that way, but He can use them, to discipline His people.
The Arameans on the east and the Philistines on the west; And they devour Israel with gaping jaws. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away And His hand is still stretched out. Isaiah 9:12
Why 'in spite of all this' is God's anger not turned away?
Because, it is not enough, to break their arrogance and pride ( they have not gone all the way to the bottom!).
And what about our country? I do not think we have sunk to the bottom... but we are in such an ever increasing and faster, downward slide, it is mind boggling! Every day, there is some new overwhelming evil!
Instead, like these ancient people of old, we, choose, like they did:
Yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the Lord of hosts. Isaiah 9:13
Our country has just about removed God, from every aspect of our lives.
If you burn your hand over and over enough, you will eventually damage your nerve endings to the point, you can no longer feel pain, and the nerves are damaged, so much so, you do not or will not, draw you hand back, from the consuming fire.
It is not really 'where' you live, or even 'when' you live ( or lived)
The problem is: They ( nor do many people today)
They and/or we........
do not seek the Lord!!!
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Post by fearnot on Apr 18, 2023 12:01:47 GMT -5
Due to their continued stubbornness:
So the Lord cuts off head and tail from Israel, Both palm branch and bulrush in a single day Isaiah 9:14
Who is the head? well, Leaders are often called the head of state. They are supposed to be: Honorable, mature, usually Older, leaders. and the tail? Well, the next verse explains who they both are but false prophets are the answer.
And the palm and bulrush symbolizes the great, and the small, the beautiful and the not so beautiful. etc.
The head is the elder and honorable man, And the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail. Isaiah 9:15
Unfortunately this could not be said about the elderly heads:
A gray head is a crown of glory; It is found in the way of righteousness. Proverbs 16:31
And this concerning the false prophets:
The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule on their own authority; And My people love it so! But what will you do at the end of it? Jeremiah 5:31
Rather this is the truth ( sounds a lot like today)
For those who guide this people are leading them astray; And those who are guided by them are brought to confusion. Isaiah 9:16
Sadly, bad, evil people often corrupt others.
“Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit. Matthew 15:14
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Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough? 1 Corinthians 5:6
Sin needs to be exposed!
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Post by fearnot on Apr 19, 2023 14:11:29 GMT -5
We have another: 'therefore'
Therefore the Lord does not take pleasure in their young men, nor does He have pity on their orphans or their widows; for every one of them is godless and an evildoer, and every mouth is speaking foolishness. In spite of all this His anger does not turn away, and His hand is still stretched out Isaiah 9:17
Sin, confusion, rebelliousness reigns...
Sounds a lot like today ( I am not seeing people 'spiritually evolving' rather, if anything devolving)!
God did not take pleasure in pride, and sin then ( nor does He now, in case we are still wondering why things keep getting worse and worse)!
Normally, God has pity on the widows and orphans but sin has corrupted so deeply in every aspect of society, His pity has run out.
The people are godless, evil and speak foolishness ( I think we are seeing a LOT of that these days also).
Therefore.... God is still angry!
For wickedness burns like a fire; It consumes briars and thorns; It even sets the thickets of the forest aflame And they roll upward in a column of smoke. Isaiah 9:18
The natural outcome, the consequence of unbridled endless sin is destruction. Like uncontained fires, sin continues to spread, and grows rapidly, and consumes all that lie in its path.
Sin is not some inconsequential silliness, it is eternally deadly. People might say: "oh! But this IS a tiny wee sin... but here is the truth... no one is ever satisfied with one tiny wee sin... sin always multiplies!
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Post by fearnot on Apr 20, 2023 12:20:57 GMT -5
This is what endless unrepentant sinful wickedness brings:
By the fury of the LORD of hosts the land is burned up, and the people are like fuel for the fire. No man spares his brother Isaiah 9:19
After a long long time of pity, compassion, love, and a zillion chances, God is done. And the people don't even have any love or compassion for each other.
It gets worse:
And they slice off what is on the right hand but still are hungry, and they eat what is on the left hand but they are not satisfied. Each of them eats the flesh of his own arm Isaiah 9:20
I am not sure if this is real self cannibalism or symbolic stealing, or a combination of both.
Certainly people have gone down this depraved road in the past, and in some cultures.
It is not the only time such a thing is mentioned in the Bible:
Further, you will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters you will eat Leviticus 26:29
There are several other verses as well.
And the king said to her, “What is the matter with you?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give your son that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow. 2 Kings 6:28
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I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh in the siege and in the distress with which their enemies and those who seek their life will distress them. Jeremiah 19:9
etc.
In any case, does point to the depravity a sin filled life descends to.
The resulting famine and starvation could add to committing, an unthinkable act, to satisfy one's appetite.
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Post by fearnot on Apr 21, 2023 12:09:09 GMT -5
In this case the 'devouring' is about civil wars.
Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh, and together they are against Judah. In spite of all this His anger does not turn away, and His hand is still stretched out Isaiah 9:21
And yet, this kind of division is found almost over all the world.
Liberals against conservatives, various religions, races, sexes, rich against poor, etc. etc.
It gets worse, when the True God is kicked out of society. The people do not repent, so God is still angry, and His hand is still stretched.
Not only do two opposing groups, fight each other, such chaos, and hatred spreads to other groups.
Woe to those who enact evil statutes and to those who constantly record unjust decisions Isaiah 10:1
Special emphasis is highlighted on those who mete out injustice and oppression. To those who pervert Justice and righteousness
Woe to them... impending destruction is on the way, pain and death are coming.
I believe we are seeing a lot of this today as well! Thus Lawlessness, chaos, perversion, injustice, and degradation abounds.
Instead of being God's representatives on earth, these judges etc., more often than not, represent the devil.
Such injustices often has this result:
So as to deprive the needy of justice and rob the poor of My people of their rights, so that widows may be their spoil and that they may plunder the orphans. Isaiah 10:2
They hurt the weak, afflicted, and helpless. They actually 'rob' them, so that they are reduced to total destitution. Thus they are violating God's law. They show no pity or compassion.
You shall not afflict any widow or orphan Exodus 22:22
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If there is a poor man with you, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother Deuteronomy 15:7
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You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan, nor take a widow’s garment in pledge. Deuteronomy 24:17
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Post by fearnot on Apr 22, 2023 11:26:32 GMT -5
Here is a question or 3: What? Whom? Where?
Now what will you do in the day of punishment, and in the devastation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your wealth? Isaiah 10:3
There cannot be a positive answer to any of these three questions.
What then could I do when God arises? And when He calls me to account, what will I answer Him Job 31:14
Devastation is coming, that is never a good or positive thing. They thought they would never be held accountable:
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. Galatians 6:7
The answer to the 2nd question: "To whom will you flee for help?"
The answer is sadly..... no one, they did not help the helpless, and so will reap what they sowed.
And with devastation coming, any ill gotten wealth, won't be given to anyone
In fact, this is all they can do:
Nothing remains but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away and His hand is still stretched out. Isaiah 10:4
They felt they were too superior to bow before God, but now, all that is left is to bow, as a slave to a foreign invader.
God keeps turning up the punishment until repentance or death.
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Post by Cindy on Apr 22, 2023 11:45:05 GMT -5
I loved reading all you've written so far Barbara! It's amazing to me how much it goes along with what Jesus tells us in Revelation. (That's what I'm still studying). May I make a suggestion? You are an excellent Bible teacher. Is there anyone you know that might be interested in coming over to your house to do a Bible study with you? (Someone sane, not that guy who's really weird and dangerous though). It's obvious to me that the Lord has given you the gift of teaching His Word. So don't be surprised if someone asks you if you'll help them understand what the Lord is saying in His Word. I remember when you first came to Fresh Hope back in 2003. I didn't realize that we've known each other for 20 years now!!! Well, cats want to be fed yet again so I'd better get going!
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Post by fearnot on Apr 22, 2023 14:37:39 GMT -5
Thank you Cindy.
I talk with Devon almost every day, and I PM on facebook Vanessa,with some Bible study
Really....20 years???!!!!
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Post by Cindy on Apr 23, 2023 11:17:55 GMT -5
Yep, I don't remember what month you joined FH, but I opened it on March 3, 2003! Crazy huh? That's good, but I was thinking more along the lines of one of your neighbors or something like that. But whatever the Lord gives you to do is exactly right!
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Post by fearnot on Apr 25, 2023 16:27:45 GMT -5
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger and the staff in whose hands is My indignation Isaiah 10:5
God has and can use gentile nations, in this case Assyria to punish His people... especially when their sin is out of hand.
Jehovah has made everything for its own purpose, Even the wicked for the day of evil Proverbs 16:4
God is sovereign over all nations at all times.
I send it against a godless nation and commission it against the people of My fury to capture booty and to seize plunder, and to trample them down like mud in the streets Isaiah 10:6
I can't help but think of my country the USA.
Well, God 'sent' the Assyrians, it was not an accident, nor a chance coincidence.
The people merited God's anger I am of the opinion, we have more than merited what is coming our way, and is already here and growing faster than I can keep up with.
Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they also craved. 1 Corinthians 10:6
May we heed God's old Testament warnings but I fear that boat has passed by!
Yet it does not so intend, nor does it plan so in its heart, but rather it is its purpose to destroy and to cut off many nations. Isaiah 10:7
God can use OUR evil.
For it says, "Are not my princes all kings Isaiah 10:8
Says the pride filled dictator. he is convinced he is unstoppable.
"Is not Calno (Calneh) like Carchemish, or Hamath like Arpad, or Samaria like Damascus?: Isaiah 10:9
Who can stand against Assyria's military might, he boasts!
It's funny in a very sad way... we were once the world's military might, and boasted in much the same way.
Oh, we still have some military might and know how...
but with sexually confused mentally ill people in it, and those who are not confused, must bow down to it's ideology and our leaders have essentially given away billions upon billions of our tanks, weapons, etc etc. we are on a very slippery slope downward... I think.
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Post by Cindy on Apr 26, 2023 8:39:51 GMT -5
Very true! Another good one!
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Post by fearnot on Apr 26, 2023 11:20:17 GMT -5
As always thank you Cindy... You are so very encouraging! :)
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Post by fearnot on Apr 27, 2023 14:40:44 GMT -5
As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols, whose graven images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria Isaiah 10:10
The idols were worthless to worship and any idols still are to this day tho they may not be made by human hands.
Assyria is personified and goes on to say:
Shall I not do to Jerusalem and her images just as I have done to Samaria and her idols? Isaiah 10:11
To Assyria, even the true God, is classified as 'a god' ( like an idol).
However God says:
So it will be that when the Lord has completed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem. He will say, "I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the pomp of his haughtiness." Isaiah 10:12
Tho God used this evil king, However, he would be held accountable.
And there were near and far in time, fulfillment, of this prophecy.
Well, I keep falling asleep and thus hitting the erase So I am losing what I wrote, and can't remember what I wrote and what I forgot ( that I wrote and forgot) sigh. So Done for Today.
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Post by fearnot on Apr 28, 2023 9:51:52 GMT -5
For he has said, "By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this, for I have understanding; and I removed the boundaries of the peoples and plundered their treasures, and like a mighty man I brought down their inhabitants Isaiah 10:13
More prideful boasting by the king of Assyria, giving himself all the glory stating it was all done by: 'his' power and wisdom and understanding.. His arrogant swaggering prideful crowing and bragging continues as he flauntingly recounts 'his' conquest.
Pride is such a deadly sin and yet, today people carefully 'train'their children to be PROUD of themselves! I have heard mothers repeatedly say to a very young child: GOOD JOB ( over something so mundane as going to the bathroom, as IF the child had done something so special and unique...
but the mom continues to vocalize and declare over and over either: GOOD JOB or BE PROUD of YOURSELF
So the parents are actually teaching their child to be filled with pride!
That is not to say, we might or should, never, be aware or grateful of some gifts that God has bestowed on us. (Trying to be 'falsely' humble).
But I think, we have to be ever so careful, that pride does not overtake our acknowledging God.. who has indeed given us a gift that we are especially good at... But... it ought to be used to help others, and/or to glorify God.
Fake humility can be almost as sinfully as pride ( and in a way, false humility is really Pride ).
But the issue is the constant boasting, the demanding attention, without giving God the glory or any acknowledgement at all...
A better idea, I think, would be to ( either spoken out loud... or not) and would be along the lines of:
Thank you... God has blessed me and is there a way I can use it ( whatever 'it' the gift is) to help you in anyway and give Him the glory?
But these verse are an example of what we should NOT do or even think: And my hand reached to the riches of the peoples like a nest, and as one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth; and there was not one that flapped its wing or opened its beak or chirped. Isaiah 10:14
The boasting continues and oh... he would have fit right into our culture with all his 'personal pronouns' for the 2 verses ( reminds me of Satan's boasting) let's see: the first verse starts with 'MY'... followed with 4 'I's' And this verse: starts with 'MY' and an 'I'
And he broadcasts (like a loud blaring off key trumpet) and exclaims, he is so great and mighty, that in order for him to conquer other nations, was like gathering eggs, from an abandoned nests.
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Post by Cindy on Apr 28, 2023 12:56:21 GMT -5
Good ones! I understand what you're saying about parents telling their kids they've done a good job, but I honestly don't think it's wrong to say that. We all want to know if we are doing something the right way or not and telling someone they're doing a good job is simply letting them know they're on the right track for whatever they're doing. For example, I've told you that your commentary if good, by saying "good job". I think the important thing is that the parent teaches the child what the Jew's used to know. (I don't know if they still do). But they used to always say that God was the only one who was "good". In other words, you, or I, or whoever, can be "good", as long as we realize that our "good" falls way below God's. And that as long as we are striving to be good and do good so to give God the glory, then we're on the right track. Does that make sense? (It's OK to say it doesn't!)
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Post by fearnot on Apr 28, 2023 17:29:37 GMT -5
No I don't know why it strikes me that way when I hear it..
maybe because it seems waaaaay over used
In fact, perhaps, if they changed it up and sometimes said things like:
You worked really hard on that and it shows,
I truly like the color combinations you chose for your painting, it is very calming, and shows a bit of God's beautiful creation.
I am happy to see you did not give up, and the result is positive and very pretty
God is helping you build a good character trait of patience and one of not giving up
Standing up for your friend, even tho you were scared was a brave thing to do, but then God was with you and helped you,
I loved the way, you gave God the glory for your win
You made such a neat effort to fold and put away your clothes that shows you are growing and gaining a servant's heart.
You are making a lot of progress...by practicing daily
That was very thoughtful and kind, showing a compassionate and gentle spirit.
That was very imaginative and lots of fun!
Etc etc. etc.
I guess the: good job, good job, good job, good job sounds kind of nebulous and repetitive...to me I don't think there is much direction in it, it almost seems lazy after awhile..
Like, I have to build up self esteem in my child, so I will say good job about every single thing even mediocre things will get an super exaggerated and exuberant: Gooooooood Joooooob!!!!!!!!
and it is always said with a certain intonation that drives me up the wall
it IS sort like: Gooooooood Jooooooob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I am being too disrespectful huh? sigh! and not helpful...
Now I ought to hear
Baaaad joooob Barbara!!!!!
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Post by Cindy on May 1, 2023 11:13:44 GMT -5
I think those are great ways of encouraging a child, or an adult. You've obviously thought about this a lot and it shows. While I still don't think it's sinful to tell a child they've done a good job, I think perhaps we do overuse it. Maybe it's because we're too lazy to think of other ways of encouraging them. Kind of like when people swear because they haven't thought of other ways to express themselves.
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Post by fearnot on May 2, 2023 14:35:00 GMT -5
Is the axe to boast itself over the one who chops with it? Is the saw to exalt itself over the one who wields it? That would be like a club wielding those who lift it, or like a rod lifting him who is not wood Isaiah 10:15
The Assyrian king did not acknowledge that God is supreme over him. However, we today need to take heed that we don't do that in our boasting and pride. Those questions are to point out how foolish such prideful thoughts are.
And such foolishness, can come with a mighty unpleasant cost!
Therefore the Lord, the GOD of hosts, will send a wasting disease among his stout warriors; and under his glory a fire will be kindled like a burning flame. Isaiah 10:16
Such bombastic self-worth, and seemingly invincibility, will have a devastating fiery end....the complete destruction of the Assyrian Empire! GOD is love, but there comes a time, when He is a CONSUMING FIRE!
And the light of Israel will become a fire and his Holy One a flame, and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briars in a single day. Isaiah 10:17
Majesty belongs to God, not the Assyrian king. People forget God is omnipotent and possesses power to destroy His adversaries and nations and the universe.
For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. Deuteronomy 4:24 and
And to the eyes of the sons of Israel the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a consuming fire on the mountain top. Exodus 24:17
The Assyrian empire will be destroyed as easily as a fire burns thorns and briars.
Further
And He will destroy the glory of his forest and of his fruitful garden, both soul and body, and it will be as when a sick man wastes away. Isaiah 10:18
The destruction by God will be complete and thorough.
Like this
And the rest of the trees of his forest will be so small in number that a child could write them down. Isaiah 10:19
This refers to the Assyrian's king army... God struck down 185,000 soldiers... and how high can a child count?
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Post by Cindy on May 3, 2023 10:41:59 GMT -5
I loved your examples!
And I especially loved what you have to say about Isaiah too! Guess what? I finished Revelation yesterday, so I started on Isaiah today too! But I'm only on the first chapter, and you know how slow I go! I'm going to be adding some of what you've said to my notes on Isaiah. (I even have a special icon that I use for notes that are quoting something you said.)
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Post by fearnot on May 3, 2023 14:02:27 GMT -5
Awwwww that's a cute Icon....I think I missed seeing it. I am still dealing with no sleep or just 2 or 3 hours of sleep nights.....
Last night was a no sleep ( tho I did fall asleep for very brief moments during the day.
But then, I had about 10 days before this no sleep cycle of great sleeping and some nights I didn't even get up to go to the bathroom even once.
But on no sleep nights, it's like every hour or every 2 hours.
Weird....
but I am pretty much resigned to it ( and am trying to go.. with the flow mode haha)
Oh well, I am falling asleep this day but I am going to try anyway!!
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Post by fearnot on May 3, 2023 14:41:15 GMT -5
Now in that day the remnant of Israel, and those of the house of Jacob who have escaped, will never again rely on the one who struck them, but will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 10:20
This verse seems to be a double prophecy with a partial fulfillment in the near future, concerning the destruction of Assyria, but also a more distant future one, when Jesus will return.
Plus a difference between the house of Jacob ( the Southern kingdom, and Israel, the Northern kingdom. However, neither of them will at some point in the future, never again rely on men ( mankind), they will both rely totally on God (Jesus).
There is always a remnant tho it may be very small, who remained obedient.
Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that will be saved Romans 9:27
I am beginning to wonder how small will the remnant be in our country, in our time, when Jesus comes to rapture us?
It never pays to rely on self or other men, but our spiritual safely, always is sure in trusting God... In 'the LORD, the Holy One of Israel' (Jesus).
Do we have any 'Assyrians' in our day? Assyrians could be a symbol to us, of a plethora of evils...
and we too have to decide are we going to rely on the government, the president, money, smart people, our own skills, etc etc. or will we take it first to God, and rely on Him?
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Post by Cindy on May 4, 2023 10:39:28 GMT -5
So true! Yes, the Lord always has His remnant, and it's always a small minority in comparison to the huge majority of people who belong to the world and Satan and will go to Hell. That's kind of sad, but then too, it makes me even more appreciative that I'm one of the minority! Speaking of being saved, I listened to one of MacArthur's sermons yesterday and could hardly wait to come here and share it with you! I posed it here: fresh-hope.com/thread/8425/benefits-abiding-christ
He tells us how we can know we're abiding in Christ, and I saw you in every one of them!
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fearnot
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Post by fearnot on May 5, 2023 11:16:49 GMT -5
I for sure will watch that! Thank you so much for letting me know!
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Post by fearnot on May 5, 2023 12:13:38 GMT -5
Staying on the theme of the remnant:
A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the Mighty God Isaiah 10:21
The remnant had strayed, but they will return to the Mighty God. They will repent. They make a choice, to turn from sin, and to fellowship with the Lord.
For though your people, O Israel, may be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant within them will return. A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness. Isaiah 10:22
This verse, just makes me think of America, the USA, and how quickly she as a country is deteriorating.
This verse explains more about Israel's remnant, because of her unbelief, she has been temporarily rejected, and suffered destruction and scattering.
God allowed this to happen out of His righteous judgement.
This is true for them, in both the near and far prophecies, as 2/3 of the Israelites,the Jewish population will be destroyed during the Tribulation.
Wow! If that many people,in the future for Israel, how much for Americans?
This next verse 'seems' to fit the end times ( either the tribulation, or the 2nd coming, or the last day of this universe)
For a complete destruction, one that is decreed, the Lord GOD of hosts will execute in the midst of the whole land Isaiah 10:23
The only complete destruction of the whole earth, was during the flood of Noah... but this is written a long time after that event.... so it is the future.
Done for today
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