April 22 – Wealth Held in Trust - Isaiah 23:15-18

 April 22 – Wealth Held in Trust - Isaiah 23:15-18

 

     It seems that the same decree by Cyrus which Isaiah sees in the future will apply to Tyre and Sidon.  After seventy years they will be allowed to return.  They will go back to their same ways.  Isaiah calls it the way of prostitution.  They will ply their trade with all the nations of the world.  The difference is that their profits and earning will be set apart for the Lord.  They will not be stored up or hoarded by the people.  Instead, their earning will provide for the people who live for the Lord an abundance of good, clothing, shelter, and transportation.  This is a prophecy for the near future of the audience, for present and for the future.  These cities will not enjoy the fruit of their labor, but it will give to the righteous as a reward for serving the Lord.  In other places in scripture, we see a similar promises.   The wealth of the wicked is held in trust for the righteous.