What He Says

One Year Bible (Sep. 18)

Isaiah 28:14-30:11

What He Says

“What the Sovereign LORD says…” (28:16)

The first half of the book of Isaiah is about “the Judgments of the LORD”.

My first questions today are about judgment and how this applies to us today.

First, we see that Isaiah does not just know “about the LORD”. He has experienced Him in the highest of heavens.

Secondly, we see that Isaiah is faced with his own “human sin”. He says, “Woe is me” and is humbled before he can speak to others of God’s judgment.

Thirdly, we see that Isaiah is willing to go for the LORD. “Here I am. Send me.”

Fourth, we notice that Isaiah only speaks the words given to him by the Lord.

Fifth, he sacrifices himself to walk through the town “naked and barefoot”.

Lastly, we see that Isaiah’s attitude is one of mourning for God’s people even in their sins as they face judgment. He is not haughty and happy about their punishment or suffering.

We also see that Isaiah’s words are confirmed and repeated at least 66 times in the New Testament. The prophecies given to him were established by God, the apostles, and others. The prophecies match, stand the test of time and are confirmed as truth.

We live in the last days when we are warned that there will be prophecies, but they will lead people astray from God’s WORDS. (Mark 13: 5-7, 21-23)

Notice that Isaiah begins with, What the Sovereign LORD says…” (28:16)

He submits his life and words to “The LORD of angel armies.”

Think about some people who claim to be prophets in our day. Do their words and actions match the words and actions of Isaiah? Do they point to God?

A popular teaching today is that everyone will prosper and be blessed, but none of the major or minor prophets in the Bible teach this. Nor, do they live in mansions or receive GAIN. In fact, the only mansion they will live in will be a heavenly one!

Today’s key passage is found in 29:13,14 and 16. They are rephrased in New Testament passages. Let’s take a closer look,

“These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.” (Mt. 15: 8,9; Mark 7: 6,7; Isaiah 29:13)

The Mark 7 version begins like this, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites… “As the Scriptures say, ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.” (I Corinthians 1:19; Isaiah 29:14)

“No, don’t say that. Who are you, a mere human being, to argue with God? Should the thing that was made say to the one who created it, ‘Why have you made me like this?”

(Romans 9:20; Isaiah 29:16)

These are some powerful verses about judgment from a man who has been called to bear the extreme burden of delivering a message of condemnation and hope to God’s people who are in error… big time!

People that really belong to God don’t just “worship God in vain”. They worship him with all of their heart, soul, and mind. They obey, submit, and respond… How did he make decisions, and what can we learn from him today in the way that we walk?

Isaiah’s response to all situations was simply, “What He Says”...

“What the Sovereign LORD says…” (28:16)