The vision that Isaiah the son of Aʹmoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uz·ziʹah, Joʹtham, Aʹhaz, and Hez·e·kiʹah, kings of Judah: Hear, O heavens, and pay attention, O earth, For Jehovah has spoken: “Sons I have brought up and raised, But they have revolted against me. A bull well knows its buyer, And a donkey the manger of its owner;But Israel does not know me, My own people do not behave with understanding.” Woe to the sinful nation, The people weighed down with error,A brood of wicked men, corrupt children! They have abandoned Jehovah;They have treated the Holy One of Israel with disrespect;They have turned their backs on him. Where will you be struck next as you add to your rebellion? The whole head is sick,And the whole heart is diseased. From the sole of the foot to the head, nothing is healthy. There are wounds and bruises and open sores—They have not been treated or bound up or softened with oil.
This is a short excerpt from the Old Testament Book of Isaiah. It is recommended reading as it brings one into the scope of what God thought of Israel as they became full of themselves and pushed God aside.
This has been the way of mankind since Adam and Eve and is what we are seeing in America today. This corrolary is not to be brushed away as we need to understand the power and judgement of God and His reasons for His actions against those who forsake Him.
Timely, is this not? Read the entirety of this Book of Isaiah as it will plow and make fertile the ground of your mind for Him. If He dwells in your conscience this world will take on a completely different look for you as it did for me.
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