May 9 – Decimated - Isaiah 27:6-11

 May 9 – Decimated - Isaiah 27:6-11

 

     Isaiah changes the direction of the prophecy and says in the days to come.  This means in the immediate future.  Israel will bud, blossom, and fill the world with its fruit.  Israel was and is a showcase nation to show God’s love, grace, and mercy.  This is a direct reference to the Messiah being the one to fills the world with fruit of love and salvation. 

     The Lord struck down Israel and those who attacked her.  It was idolatry and rebellion that brought their demise.  The land became desolate, abandoned and like a wilderness.  The animals with the land was decimated.  Later people came to the land with no understanding and the Lord had no compassion them or showed them favor.  This has a short term and long-term meaning.  That is what happened during the 70 years of captivity and after Israel was ejected from the land by the Romans.  Now today the land is once again budding, blossoming and she its fruit with the world.

PROVERBS OF STEEL FOR MAY 8, 2024

 

May 8 – The vineyard - Isaiah 27:2-5

 May 8 – The vineyard -  Isaiah 27:2-5

 

     Isaiah says in that day there will be singing about a fruitful vineyard.  The Lord watches, waters and guards its day and night so no harm can come to it.  This is Israel.  The Lord is not angry.  Briars and thorns are the enemy of the vineyard, and the Lord will set these enemies on fire.  The Lord says that if they make peace with Him, they will find him a refuge and place of safety.  Notice he says it twice which is the Hebrew way of saying this is a promise that will come to pass. 

May 7 – Leviathan - Isaiah 27:1

 May 7 – Leviathan - Isaiah 27:1

 

     There are four in that day prophecies in this chapter.  The first talks about the serpent also known as Leviathan.  This has three thoughts.  Isaiah uses the old Hebrew thought of te serpent who tempted Adam and Eve into sinning.  The Lord is going to punish the serpent who is also known as satan.  The Lord will use a fierce, great, and powerful sword.  This of course can be the Word of God our offensive and defensive weapon.  Jesus defeated the serpent on the cross. 

     This serpent is named because in the ancient Canaan as part of the deities of the land the serpent was a symbol of Baal.  This serpent coils and glides.  It can entrap and squeeze the life out of its victims.  He will slay the monster of the sea which is also a link to Tyre and Sidon where Jezebel came from and beguiled Israel to sin.  This is also a reference to what will be done in the book of Revelation where the serpent is cast into the lake of fire.

PROVERBS OF STEEL FOR MAY 6, 2024

 

May 6 – The Dead Live - Isaiah 26:19-21

  

May 6 – The Dead Live - Isaiah 26:19-21

 

    Isaiah relays a promise.  The dead in the Lord will live.  Their bodies will rise.  The dust shall be reunited with the soul and spirit.  They will wake up and shout for joy.  This is a reference to the rapture and the coming of the Lord.  Like the dew in the morning which is constant so the earth will one day give up its dead. 

     The prophet exhorts the righteous to enter their private place and hide themselves for a while until the wrath of God passes.  This is a place of protection.  The Lord is coming out of His dwelling.  This means the Lord will manifest from the supernatural to the natural and punish the people of the earth.  The tribulation period will be that time.  The earth will disclose the blood shed and those that were slain upon it.  Jesus talks about that which is hidden will one day be shouted from the housetops.  Isaiah saw this in this chapter.

Cornerstone community church service for May 5, 2024