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Judgment and the King
Isaiah 11:1-9
There shall come forth a shoot from the
stump of Jesse, and a branch from his
roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of
the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit
of wisdom and understanding, the
Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of
knowledge and the fear of the LORD.
And his delight shall be in the fear of
the LORD. He shall not judge by what
his eyes see, or decide disputes by
what his ears hear,
but with righteousness he shall judge
the poor, and decide with equity for
the meek of the earth; and he shall
strike the earth with the rod of his
mouth, and with the breath of his lips
he shall kill the wicked. Righteousness
shall be the belt of his waist, and
faithfulness the belt of his loins.
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and
the leopard shall lie down with the
young goat, and the calf and the lion
and the fattened calf together; and a
little child shall lead them. The cow
and the bear shall graze; their young
shall lie down together; and the lion
shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing
child shall play over the hole of the
cobra, and the weaned child shall put
his hand on the adder's den.
They shall not hurt or destroy in all my
holy mountain; for the earth shall be
full of the knowledge of the LORD as
the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah 11:1-9 (ESV)
God’s Judgment on Israel
God’s Judgment on Israel
The Kingdom of Israel had been
split in two.
God’s Judgment on Israel
The Kingdom of Israel had been
split in two.
Israel (or Ephraim) was the
northern kingdom.
Judah was the southern kingdom.
God’s Judgment on Israel
The Kingdom of Israel had been
split in two.
Israel (or Ephraim) was the
northern kingdom.
Judah was the southern kingdom.
From a spiritual perspective, the kings of
both kingdoms were a disappointment.
God’s Judgment on Israel
The Kingdom of Israel had been
split in two.
Israel (or Ephraim) was the
northern kingdom.
Judah was the southern kingdom.
From a spiritual perspective, the kings of
both kingdoms were a disappointment.
From a political perspective the kings
had been successful.
God’s Judgment on Israel
Israel reaches its zenith under Jeroboam II
(2 Kings 14:23-29)
God’s Judgment on Israel
Israel reaches its zenith under Jeroboam II
(2 Kings 14:23-29)
Yet, the Bible spends little time extolling
his political accomplishments. Instead,
he is denounced for the sin into which
he lead Israel.
God’s Judgment on Israel
Israel reaches its zenith under Jeroboam II
(2 Kings 14:23-29)
Yet, the Bible spends little time extolling
his political accomplishments. Instead,
he is denounced for the sin into which
he lead Israel.
Prophets begin to warn that because
of the sin of Israel, God was preparing
a punishment.
Assyria
Assyria
Most people know very little about Assyria.
Assyria
Most people know very little about Assyria.
Assyria was the main rival
of the Jewish people for control
of the ancient Middle East.
Assyria
Most people know very little about Assyria.
Assyria was the main rival
of the Jewish people for control
of the ancient Middle East.
The capital of Assyria was Nineveh.
Assyria
Most people know very little about Assyria.
Assyria was the main rival
of the Jewish people for control
of the ancient Middle East.
The capital of Assyria was Nineveh.
God had sent his prophets to Nineveh.
Jonah provides a strong contrast between
the people of Israel and Assyria.
Assyria
In a period of 30 years after the death
of Jeroboam II, Israel goes from being
a major Middle Eastern power to being
on the verge of defeat by Assyria.
Assyria
In a period of 30 years after the death
of Jeroboam II, Israel goes from being
a major Middle Eastern power to being
on the verge of defeat by Assyria.
Most Israelites were patriots and wanted
to see their country prosper.
Assyria
In a period of 30 years after the death
of Jeroboam II, Israel goes from being
a major Middle Eastern power to being
on the verge of defeat by Assyria.
Most Israelites were patriots and wanted
to see their country prosper.
They pointed to the brutality of the Assyrians
and asserted that God would rescue them
from the Assyrians.
Assyria
Yet God had a plan for Assyria.
Assyria
Yet God had a plan for Assyria.
God intended to use Assyria to punish Israel.
Assyria
Yet God had a plan for Assyria.
God intended to use Assyria to punish Israel.
God fully understood just how brutal
the Assyrians were.
Ah, Assyria, the rod of my anger; the
staff in their hands is my fury! Against a
godless nation I send him, and against
the people of my wrath I command
him, to take spoil and seize plunder,
and to tread them down like the mire
of the streets. But he does not so
intend, and his heart does not so think;
But it is in his heart to destroy, and to
cut off nations not a few…
Isaiah 10:5-7 (ESV)
Assyria
Yet God had a plan for Assyria.
God intended to use Assyria to punish Israel.
God fully understood just how brutal
the Assyrians were.
However, God would eventually punish
the Assyrians for their evil.
When the Lord has finished all his work
on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, he
will punish the speech of the arrogant
heart of the king of Assyria and the
boastful look in his eyes.
Isaiah 10:12 (ESV)
There shall come forth a shoot from the
stump of Jesse, and a branch from his
roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of
the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit
of wisdom and understanding, the
Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of
knowledge and the fear of the LORD.
And his delight shall be in the fear of
the LORD. He shall not judge by what
his eyes see, or decide disputes by
what his ears hear,
There shall come forth a shoot from the
stump of Jesse, and a branch from his
roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of
the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit
of wisdom and understanding, the
Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of
knowledge and the fear of the LORD.
And his delight shall be in the fear of
the LORD. He shall not judge by what
his eyes see, or decide disputes by
what his ears hear,
There shall come forth a shoot from the
stump of Jesse, and a branch from his
roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of
the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit
of wisdom and understanding, the
Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of
knowledge and the fear of the LORD.
And his delight shall be in the fear of
the LORD. He shall not judge by what
his eyes see, or decide disputes by
what his ears hear,
but with righteousness he shall judge
the poor, and decide with equity for
the meek of the earth; and he shall
strike the earth with the rod of his
mouth, and with the breath of his lips
he shall kill the wicked. Righteousness
shall be the belt of his waist, and
faithfulness the belt of his loins.
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and
the leopard shall lie down with the
young goat, and the calf and the lion
and the fattened calf together; and a
little child shall lead them. The cow
and the bear shall graze; their young
shall lie down together; and the lion
shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing
child shall play over the hole of the
cobra, and the weaned child shall put
his hand on the adder's den.
They shall not hurt or destroy in all my
holy mountain; for the earth shall be
full of the knowledge of the LORD as
the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah 11:1-9 (ESV)
How does Isaiah’s prophesy
relate to Advent?
How does Isaiah’s prophesy
relate to Advent?
How does Isaiah’s prophesy
relate to the current world?
God can and sometimes does use
evil agents to judge his people.
God can and sometimes does use
evil agents to judge his people.
God has permitted those evil agents
to devastate God’s own people.
God can and sometimes does use
evil agents to judge his people.
God has permitted those evil agents
to devastate God’s own people.
Yet, God promises that he will renew
that which has been cut off.
God can and sometimes does use
evil agents to judge his people.
God has permitted those evil agents
to devastate God’s own people.
Yet, God promises that he will renew
that which has been cut off.
That renewal will extend to all the earth.