Waiting with Isaiah – Week 4 (12-19-21)
Waiting with Isaiah
God is Faithful
December 19, 2021
Isaiah 42:1-4
Idolatry & Injustice
Isaiah 37:36-37
Then the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies! 37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.
Isaiah 38:2-3
Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, 3 “Remember, Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
Has Israel learned its lesson?
In spite of Israel’s unfaithfulness, God remains faithful.
What is God’s solution?
Primary role of the prophet is to pay attention to the work of God in this world, to bring our attention to it and call us to join with God in His work.
Isaiah 42:1-4
“(Behold) Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen one in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will bring justice to the nations.
2 He will not shout or cry out,
or raise his voice in the streets.
3 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
4 he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice on earth.
In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”
Isaiah 53; Phil. 2
God’s promise is His presence.
Luke 2:4-7
So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
We tend to make room for the things we view as important.