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The Difference in Right and Wrong Sacrifices
The book of Isaiah holds
sharp warnings for the people of God—not only the ancient people of God but the
church today.
587 BC was a disastrous time for the
people of Jerusalem and Judah. More than a century earlier the northern tribes
of Israel were conquered and carried away by the Assyrians. Now the Babylonians
laid waste the southern territories and a seventy-year exile uprooted the
nation. Shameful idolatry had caused the undoing of the people. Innumerable
warnings incited only an unresponsive disdainfulness; the prophets were
considered fools (Hos 9:7). God, who never threatens in vain, allowed the axe
to fall (Isa 1:7).[1]
Isaiah 1:10-18 begins the Prophet’s
message, and while seemingly hopeless, a reminder of the Lord’s mercy is
assuredly present, for in amazing love, God never abandons his people, though
they falter.
The
waning people of God hear the words of the Lord through the Prophet Isaiah who
calls them to return—return to the Lord and return to worship. In a similar
manner, the message subsists today and transcends generations, as the people of
God are not called to mere sacrifices but to purity of heart, for without such
a condition, God’s people may not rightfully worship and, therefore, may not
worship in sincerity. There are three essentials which must be observed from
the text.
[1] Stuart D. Sacks, Revealing Jesus as Messiah:
Identifying Isaiah’s Servant of the Lord (Fearn, UK: Christian Focus Publications, 1998), 16.
[2] Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are from the English
Standard Bible.
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The book of Isaiah holds
sharp warnings for the people of God—not only the ancient people of God but the
church today.
587 BC was a disastrous time for the
people of Jerusalem and Judah. More than a century earlier the northern tribes
of Israel were conquered and carried away by the Assyrians. Now the Babylonians
laid waste the southern territories and a seventy-year exile uprooted the
nation. Shameful idolatry had caused the undoing of the people. Innumerable
warnings incited only an unresponsive disdainfulness; the prophets were
considered fools (Hos 9:7). God, who never threatens in vain, allowed the axe
to fall (Isa 1:7).[1]
Isaiah 1:10-18 begins the Prophet’s
message, and while seemingly hopeless, a reminder of the Lord’s mercy is
assuredly present, for in amazing love, God never abandons his people, though
they falter.
The
waning people of God hear the words of the Lord through the Prophet Isaiah who
calls them to return—return to the Lord and return to worship. In a similar
manner, the message subsists today and transcends generations, as the people of
God are not called to mere sacrifices but to purity of heart, for without such
a condition, God’s people may not rightfully worship and, therefore, may not
worship in sincerity. There are three essentials which must be observed from
the text.
[1] Stuart D. Sacks, Revealing Jesus as Messiah:
Identifying Isaiah’s Servant of the Lord (Fearn, UK: Christian Focus Publications, 1998), 16.
[2] Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are from the English
Standard Bible.