Match 1 – Consequences - Isaiah 9:8-12
The rejection of this message follows and so does the consequences. The core reasons for the judgment that is about to come to Israel is pride and arrogance. The bricks and trees were broken and fallen but were replaced with dressed stone and cedars. The Lord in his goodness allowed a time of rebuilding and prosperity but this only brought future decay.
The Lord will now bring the Arameans and the Philistines against them as hands of judgment. They will be relentless and like locust devouring the land. The hand of protection they have relied on has been removed. Anger and upraised hand will not be removed. The up raised hand is an ancient signal of the continuous attack until the task has been accomplish. Lessons not learned are often repeated. Pride always precedes a fall.
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