Sinful rebellion

Isaiah (the son of Amoz) is the author of the book of Isaiah. His name means “the Lord is salvation,”

Why was God angry in Isaiah 1:13-17

What was Isaiah's warning?

God's Judgement

Isaiah calls on God's people to renounce their idols, warning them of coming destruction if they do not obey. Oct 6, 2021

God tells us he is the Almighty God of Israel in scripture and we know about Moses the deliverer. The Jews entered into a covenant relationship with God and were warned by the God who delivered them out of the hands of pharaoh. The Covenant: A Relationship with Consequences. "At Sinai, the Israelites pledged their allegiance to God and accepted the punishments that would result if they betrayed God."

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All the things that the Lord has commanded we will do” (Exodus 24:3, cf. Exodus 19:8

So what's been on my mind for a little bit was Isaiah the prophet. Some 740 years BCE the prophet Isaiah warned about the consequences of breaking the Covenant. So did Jeremiah the prophet.

So I wanted some general questions answered and this is what I came up with

What can we learn from Isaiah 1?

From these prophecies, students learned the following truths: Trusting in our own strength instead of trusting in God can lead us to commit sin and ultimately result in our own destruction. Jesus Christ holds the key of the house of David and the keys of salvation for all mankind.

What is the central theme of Isaiah 1?

God is both the judge and the savior. This means that God has a plan to make all things right in the end, and that a necessary part of that process is declaring what is not yet right.

The message of Isaiah the prophet in Isaiah 1:14 is shocking to say the least. God is sick of the Jews new moons and celebrations etc. Look what God tells them..

"I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?

13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting."

Of course the whole chapter is detailed and very revealing. So in that light I asked some additional questions. Perhaps just general questions for now.

Who is speaking in the first chapter of Isaiah?

Isaiah describes a spiritual sickness Israel refuses to treat. It will lead to their physical destruction by enemy invaders. Their offerings are meaningless because of their sinful rebellion. God calls them to stop sinning and to do good.

Isaiah speaks in the voice of God himself—and God, as it turns out, is very displeased. God says that the people of Judah were raised up as his own children, but they've gone against him.

You see God is concerned with the things that are of God but Satan the devil as we know is concerned with the things that be of men. What men highly esteems is abomination unto God and I can't stress enough that you cannot serve two masters. Many people are religious and completely lost. Many people are destroyed in the end for the lack of understanding as God/Christ himself tells us. They the Jews were invaded and probably some of their children fell into temptation and they began to worship idols. We don't know it's quite possible they got this from Babylonia when they were exiled as well. They were conquered and other nations brought these things into Judea or Jerusalem whatever their nation was back then. God is concerned with widows and to uphold his covenant. He is concerned with Justice, mercy and faithfulness. He demands a lot for what appears to be very serious from his people. He explains to them through the prophet Isaiah even others such as Jeremiah what the consequence is of obeying the Covenant and their God Jehovah or disobeying and what would happen if they disobeyed. Of course they were exiled twice. What other Nation on Earth did God punish the people so severely for disobeying the almighty God of Israel which we know that God and Christ are one of the same. So to sum up even as true believers in Christ today we can see the world in peril with such sin and the consequences of sin is death. God was merciful enough through the Apostle Paul to set aside the law yet people abuse grace, trample the blood of Christ and live very wickedly, sinful and expect they're going to heaven if they are believers at all. Repent or perish. 8:44 a.m. April 2nd 2023

In my afterthoughts and after notes if you look at Malachi's 3:6-8 you will see what God says in detail " ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. " God also tells us he changes not. As true believers we know the vine prunes the branches and we also know the consequences of hearing I never knew you worker of iniquity. Your either are a child of God or you're a child of the devil. Different Christians are on different walks in their lives. Some are on milk and some on solid food and some fall away. Press on!