The deliverance of the spiritual nation of Israel from the bondage to the fleshy forces of Egypt is the final phase of GOD's plan for his people. Isaiah, the evangelical prophet with a distinctive redemptive TRUTH in his prophecy tells us what will be GOD's judgments on the disobedient Jews. He shows that salvation is only of GOD.
Isaiah 33 WOE to you that spoils and not be spoiled and deals treacherously and not be dealt treacherously! When you shall cease to spoil, you shall be spoiled; and when you shall make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with you.
O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited for you: be .. our salvation ... in the time of trouble... your spoil shall be gathered LIKE the gathering of the caterpiller (as the running to and fro of locust shall he run upon them).
The LORD ... dwells on high. He has filled ZION with judgment and righteousness, and wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of his time, and strength of salvation (the fear of the LORD is his treasure).
Behold, the valiant ones shall cry ... ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly. The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceased. He had broken the COVENANT, he had despised the cities, he regarded no man.
The earth mourns and languishes ... like a wilderness; ... Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
"NOW will I RISE," says the Lord; "NOW will I BE EXALTED; NOW will I LIFT UP MYSELF YOU shall CONCEIVE CHAFF, YOU shall BRING FORTH STUBBLE. YOUR BREATH, as FIRE, shall DEVOUR YOU." And the people shall be as ... thorns cut up ... burned in fire.
HEAR, you that are far off, "WHAT I HAVE DONE;" you that are near, "ACKNOWLEDGE my MIGHT."
The sinners in ZION are afraid; fearfulness has surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? ...
He that walked righteously and speaks uprightly, ... they shall behold the land that is very far off. ...
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