The ancient Middle East was devastated by the power of Assyria. Assyria became an empire
as it conquered city after city and nation after nation. Isaiah, chapter 23, covers how the
celebrated cities of Tyre and Sidon responded to Assyria and what happened to them. Even
in Judah there was tremendous devastation despite Judah being ruled by a godly king at the
time. Every fortified city in Judah was taken, except for Jerusalem. Nearly all of King Hezekiah’s preparations were swiftly defeated by the Assyrian tidal wave. Assyria was on a roll, and no one could stop them except God. This is when it is very important for us to remember that it was God who allowed Assyria this military success in the first place to use them as a tool of His judgment. God was judging nations and cities who had stood against Him. It is natural for us to feel pity and sorrow at destruction, but let’s allow that to fuel our passion for God’s truth and righteousness in our lives. Beautiful cities can and do still make terrible decisions about God; and that, cannot stand forever.
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As I read Isaiah 34, it strikes me that the time of the millennium will be different than any other
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Evil Speaks; Isaiah 36-37
As I reflect on the situation that King Hezekiah found himself in, it makes me think about evil and the confident lies it tells. When evil speaks to us as Christians, it is always a lie. When the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is our LORD then evil holds no sway over us; nothing can happen to u...
