The Book of Isaiah – Part 3
THE BOOK OF ISAIAH – PART 3
ISAIAH CHAPTER 3 VERSES 1 TO 11
(Isaiah 3:1 – 11)
Message 1
The Power Of God To REMOVE The Things We Depend On And Rely On:
(Isaiah 3:1 – 3)
a) As a judgement — God Removed food and bread. (3:1) – “He created a Famine”
– ***This was a common exhibition of God’s judgement against sin***
(Psa 105:16) (Deut 28:48) (Isa 14:30) (Isa 51:19) (Jer 24:10) (Jer 27:8)
(Jer 29:17 – 18) (Jer 34:17) (Jer 44:13) (Eze 5:16 – 17) (Eze 14:13) (Eze 14:21)
b) As a judgement — God Removed every drop of water. (3:1) (Ex 17:1 – 3) (Num 20:2) (2 Kings 3:9 – 10)
c) As a judgement — God Removed all their Heroes (3:2) – “The Mighty Man”
d) As a judgement — God Removed all their Soldiers. (3:2) – “And the man of War” (2 Kings 24:14 – 16)
e) As a judgement — God Removed the Judges of the land. (3:2) – “The judge”
(Lam 5:14) (Amos 2:3) – (Law and order would disappear and anarchy be the outcome))
f) As a judgement — God Removed the Prophet. – “And the Prophet” – (3:2)
(Jer 5:13) (Psa 74:9) (isa 29:10) (Lam 2:9) (Jer 4:9) (Eze 7:26)
g) As a judgement — God removed the Prudent. – “And the Prudent” – (3:2)
(A Prudent person is generally wise and judicious in practical affairs — They are discreet; wise; and sober and excellent in making right and fruitful decisions)
– “God’s Plan Was That Wise People Should Be In Positions Of Leadership As This Would Benefit All His People”
(Eze 36:1) (Eze 28:3) (Ex 35:25 – 26) (Ex 36:8) (1 Kings 7:13 – 14) (Prov 14:8)
(Prov 21:22) (1 Kings 5:12) (Gen 41:39) (Isa 11:2) (Eph 1:17) (Dan 5:11 – 12)
“FOR GOD TO REMOVE ALL THE PRUDENT AND WISE FROM AMONGST HIS PEOPLE INDEED WAS AN AWFUL JUDGEMENT UPON JUDAH AND JERUSALEM”
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h) As a Judgement — God Removed All The Elders. (3:2)
“And the ancient”
– (The ancient were generally those amongst God’s people who had EXPERIENCE OF LIFE; They knew the things to embrace with gladness and the things to lay aside — They could share with the younger ones the pitfalls they need to avoid and consequently the pain and heartache they could avoid)
( – REMOVING THE ELDERS WAS AN AWFUL JUDGEMENT)
(Ex 19:7) (Ex 3:16) (Ex 4:29) (Ex 24:1) (Num 11:24 – 25) (Jos 23:2) (Jos 24:1)
(Deut 19:11 – 12) (2 Kings 23:1) (1 Kings 8:1) (Prov 31:23) (Eze 8:1)
(Eze 20:1 – 3) (Acts 15:4) (Acts 11:30) (Acts 16:4) (Acts 21:18) (Acts 20:17)
(Acts 14:23) (Titus 1:5) (1 Tim 5:17) (1 Peter 5:1 – 4) (James 5:14)
i) As a Judgement — God Removed High Officials. – “The Captain Of many” – (3:3)
(Ex 18:21) (Deut 1:15)
j) As a judgement — God Removed the Honourable Men. (3:3)
k) As a Judgement — God Removed The Counsellor (Those who advised) (3:3)
l) As a Judgement — God Removed The Skilled Craftsman. (3:3)
m) As a Judgement — God Removed The Eloquent Orator. (3:3)
– “These were the people who would be able to express the needs and put into words clearly the needs and problems of the everyday person”
Message 2:
The Power Of God In His Judgement To ALLOW Things Which Would Be Detrimental:
(Isaiah 3:4 – 9)
a) As a Judgement of God — He Allowed Boys To Be The People’s Leaders. (3:4)
b) As a Judgement of God — He Allowed Toddlers To Rule Over His People. (3:4)
c) As a Judgement of God — He Allowed Oppression to Take Place in Society. (3:5)
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d) As a Judgement of God — He Allowed Young People To Insult Their Elders. (3:5)
– “The child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient”
(2 Kings 2:23) (Job 19:18) (Job 30:1) (Job 30:12) (Psa 144:7 – 8) (Psa 144:11)
(Prov 7:7) (Pro 17:25) (Pro 19:13) (Prov 19:26) (Pro 30:17) (Jer 32:30)
(Micah 7:6) (Mark 13:12) (Rom 1:30) (2 Tim 3:2)
e) As a Judgement of God — He Allowed Vulgar People To Sneer At The Honourable. (3:5)
– “And the base against the honourable”
f) As a Judgement of God — He Allowed People To Attempt To Pervert The Way Of Democracy. (3:6 – 7)
– “People were demanded to rule without proper election to leadership”
g) As a Judgement of God — He Allowed People To Witness The Stumbling Of Jerusalem And Judah. (3:8)
(Lev 26:14 – 39) (2 Kings 24:3 – 4) (Lam 1:3) (Eze 28:18) (Jer 12:17)
h) As a Judgement of God — He Allowed The People To Go Their Own Way. (3:8b)
– “Their speech and deeds were against the Lord — Their defiance was against God’s Glory”
i) As a Judgement of God — He Allowed The People To Snowball In Their Sin. (3:9)
– “They declare their sin as Sodom”
j) As a Judgement of God — He Allowed The People To Reward Evil Unto Themselves. (3:9b)
– “Woe unto their soul for they have rewarded evil unto themselves”
(Psa 5:10) (Psa 10:2) (Psa 94:23) (Psa 141:10) (Prov 1:31) (Prov 5:22 – 23)
(Prov 12:13 – 14) (Prov 22:8) (Prov 28:1) (Hos 8:7) (Hos 13:9) (Gal 6:7 – 8)
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Message 3:
The Power Of God To DETERMINE The Different Outcome Of The Righteous And The Wicked:
(Isaiah 3:10 – 11)
“Even here as early as 740 BC we see that the prophet Isaiah draws a massive distinction between the Righteous and the Wicked — The seeds of the doctrine concerning eternal destinations and rewards and punishment which are developed much more fully in the New Testament are to be found here”
a) – Isaiah 3:10: – Isaiah directly addresses the Righteous — The term Righteous is of vital importance.
(Rom 1:17) (Rom 3:21) (Rom 4:1 – 8) (Rom 4:13) (Rom 5:17) (Eph 4:24)
(1 John 2:29) (Rom 8:10) (Rom 14:17) (Gal 5:5) (1 Peter 2:24) (Gen 15:6)
(Phil 3:8 – 9) (Rom 9:30) (Rom 10:4) (Rev 19:8)
b) – Isaiah 3:10 – Isaiah Indicates the great blessings for the righteous — The saved.
– “That it shall be well with him”
(Prov 10:29) (Prov 12:5) (Psa 55:22) (Prov 11:8) (Prov 10:3) (Psa 37:25)
(Psa 5:12) (Job 36:7) (1 Peter 3:12) (Psa 34:17) (Prov 15:29) (Prov 12:3)
(Prov 11:28) (Prov 12:7) (Prov 28:1) (Prov 10:16) (Prov 37:29) (Psa 92:12 – 15)
(Prov 15:6) (Psa 116:15)
c) – Isaiah 3:10: – Isaiah Indicates that the Righteous will be rewarded.
– “For they shall eat the fruit of their doings”
(Psa 18:24) (Psa 128:2) (Heb 6:10) (1 Cor 3:10 – 15) (Prov 11:18)
(Psa 40:10) (Matt 5:12) (Matt 6:4) (Matt 16:27) (Luke 6:23)
(1 Cor 3:8) (Col 3:24) (Heb 11:26) (2 John 1:8) (Rev 22:12)
d) – Isaiah 3:11: – Isaiah Indicates that there will be a terrible Woe for the wicked. (Unsaved)
– (Woe A Common Pronouncement Of Judgement Throughout Isaiah)
(Isa 5:8) (Isa 5:11) (Isa 5:18) (Isa 5:20) (Isa 5:21) (Isa 5:22) (Isa 10:1)
(Isa 17:12) (Isa 18:1) (Isa 28:1) (Isa 29:1) (Isa 29:15) (Isa 30:1) (Isa 31:1)
(Isa 33:1) (Isa 45:9) (Isa 45:10)
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e) – Isaiah 3:11: – Isaiah Indicates that there will be unfavourable things happen to them.
– “It shall be ill with him”
(Isa 48:22) (Isa 57:20) (Isa 57:21) (Isa 65:13 – 15) (Psa 1:4 – 5) (Psa 11:5 – 6) (Ecc 8:13)
f) – Isaiah 3:11: – Isaiah Indicates that the wicked will get exactly what they deserve as a result of their wicked deeds carried out by their wicked hands.
– “For the reward of his hands shall be given him”
(Psa 28:4) (Prov 12:14) (Jer 16:18) (Rom 6:23) (Job 4:8) (Psa 10:2)
(Psa 94:23) (Psa 141:10) (Prov 1:31) (Prov 5:22 – 23) (Prov 11:27) (Prov 22:8)
(Prov 29:6) (Jer 2:19) (Hos 8:7) (Hos 13:9) (Rom 7:5) (Gal 6:7 – 8)
CONCLUSION
In Summary the first 11 verses of Isaiah Chapter 3 can be outlined according to the three messages and headings as found in the study:
- The Power Of God To – REMOVE – the things we depend upon and rely on.
- The Power Of God In His Judgement To – ALLOW – Things Which Would Be Detrimental.
- The Power Of God To – DETERMINE – The Different Outcome Of The Righteous And The Wicked.
