Isaiah - the Vision - Part Three:

                                      “Universal Judgment”
                                             Isaiah 30:27-33

•    The Lord’s action as Judge is the final expression of his grace to those who have cried out to him for salvation: Isaiah 30:19
•  The distance points to their believe that he is disconnected from them; It also points to the fact that although God seems far off,  He is wholly involved in world history.
• You may feel alone, but you are not: Dt. 31:6
• Jesus made the same promise: Mt. 28:20

 

       Three Metaphors:

       1.   The Torrent: An overflowing torrent speaks to a desert community that understood                         the   issue of flash floods; thus, God’s judgment will be sudden and without warning:                       Nahum 1:8

• Rising up to the neck: If Assyria had come in upon Judah like a torrent, God would sweep over them: Isaiah 8:5-8

      2.     The Sieve;  It separates the true believer from the false: Am.9:9

      3.      The Bit;   Its purpose is to control and direct: Isaiah 37:29

•  The coming defeat of the Assyrians will be a foretaste of that final victory and just as the victory at the Red Sea was celebrated in song, so will his final victory be celebrated: Ex. 15:1-4
• His Arm recalls his promise to his people: Ex. 6:6
• Again, it comes swiftly without warning: 1Thes 5:2
• The voice that created can also destroy: Psalm 29:5-9
• Topheth: a region outside Jerusalem where children were sacrificed to Molech in the fire: 2 Kings 23:10

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