Isaiah 30:2 That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt.
Oh Friends, yesterday I wanted to add this verse at the end of the Bit as a colour commentary of the Lord, but the Spirit vetoed it. And now we know why. He wanted us to continue talking about the constant rebellion and disobedience to God; in this particular case that of Israel, but in general, all of us not asking His opinion before making decisions. The first verse already spells out the confusion and contention to befall those who don’t take counsel of the Lord, then try to hide it under Lucifer’s cover, not His Spirit, so that they can just keep adding sin to sin. Now He continues to talk specifically about those ‘That walk to go down into Egypt,’ because they feel Egypt is strong and mighty and can help them against their enemies. But Friends, the Lord nips that idea right in the bud, for in Chapter 31 He solemnly declares: ‘Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay (rely) on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord! Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil (disaster), and will not call back (retract) his words; but will arise against the house of evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity. Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen (helped) shall fall down, and they all shall fail (perish) together.’ (Is.31:1-3) My people we cannot ask for a more explicit explanation and warning than that. He spells it out loud and clear, and since His Word doesn’t change, it means that even till today we’re living under the same warning. And what really seems to hurt the Lord in these situations is our utter lack of consideration and respect, the boldfaced disdain we show for Him and His advice, especially when we’re His chosen people, or claim to be believers, followers of His Son Jesus. It’s the common thread in all the statements: ‘and have not asked at my mouth (asked my advice).’ Yes mih people, if we don’t ask the Lord’s advice, He gets a bit perturbed, to say the least. (smile) Here’s another good example of where Israel failed to consult the Lord. We’re talking about the Gibeonites treachery; (Josh. 9) pretending to be from a distant land, come to make a peace treaty with Israel because they’d heard of their God’s might and power. But they were really neighbours. The Good Book tells it thus: ‘And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord. And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league (covenant, treaty) with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.’ (Josh.9:14-15) Israel’s failure to seek divine guidance before making that treaty put them between a rock and a hard place. Because of the solemn oath of peace that Joshua and the elders swore, they were forced to keep the treaty, even though it caused them no end of trouble later on. The same thing would happen to the Israelites when they decided to trust their safety to Pharaoh and not the God of their fathers. And He spells it out for them. That’s the beauty of our God, my Friends; He doesn’t leave anything to conjecture, He tells us exactly what His intentions are. ‘Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion (humiliation)…For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still. Now go, write it before them in a table (on a tablet), and note it in a book (on a scroll), that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever.’ (Is.30:3,7-8) Yuh see mih breddren; it is written in the Good Book to warn us forever and ever, not to trust in men, machines nor animals, but in the Lord God Jehovah! Oh Friends, I don’t see why it’s so hard to understand the Lord’s position nuh since it’s basically similar to ours with our earthly children. All the things we don’t like our children doing, are the same the Lord doesn’t want us to do. Although I guess there are some things some parents allow or encourage their children to do that doesn’t sit well with the Lord. And that’s where the parting of ways comes about. But here’s another simple rule of thumb Friends; if we don’t like what our children or others are doing to us, then the Lord doesn’t like us doing it to Him either. And if we’re decent earthly parents, that should serve us in good stead in most of our dealings with our heavenly Father. And that Friends, is the short but sweet lesson for today! (smile) Much LOVE!…as children of the Most High God…we ought to be obedient to His will…else we’ll surely suffer the consequences…
Oh Friends, yesterday I wanted to add this verse at the end of the Bit as a colour commentary of the Lord, but the Spirit vetoed it. And now we know why. He wanted us to continue talking about the constant rebellion and disobedience to God; in this particular case that of Israel, but in general, all of us not asking His opinion before making decisions. The first verse already spells out the confusion and contention to befall those who don’t take counsel of the Lord, then try to hide it under Lucifer’s cover, not His Spirit, so that they can just keep adding sin to sin. Now He continues to talk specifically about those ‘That walk to go down into Egypt,’ because they feel Egypt is strong and mighty and can help them against their enemies. But Friends, the Lord nips that idea right in the bud, for in Chapter 31 He solemnly declares: ‘Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay (rely) on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord! Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil (disaster), and will not call back (retract) his words; but will arise against the house of evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity. Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen (helped) shall fall down, and they all shall fail (perish) together.’ (Is.31:1-3) My people we cannot ask for a more explicit explanation and warning than that. He spells it out loud and clear, and since His Word doesn’t change, it means that even till today we’re living under the same warning. And what really seems to hurt the Lord in these situations is our utter lack of consideration and respect, the boldfaced disdain we show for Him and His advice, especially when we’re His chosen people, or claim to be believers, followers of His Son Jesus. It’s the common thread in all the statements: ‘and have not asked at my mouth (asked my advice).’ Yes mih people, if we don’t ask the Lord’s advice, He gets a bit perturbed, to say the least. (smile) Here’s another good example of where Israel failed to consult the Lord. We’re talking about the Gibeonites treachery; (Josh. 9) pretending to be from a distant land, come to make a peace treaty with Israel because they’d heard of their God’s might and power. But they were really neighbours. The Good Book tells it thus: ‘And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord. And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league (covenant, treaty) with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.’ (Josh.9:14-15) Israel’s failure to seek divine guidance before making that treaty put them between a rock and a hard place. Because of the solemn oath of peace that Joshua and the elders swore, they were forced to keep the treaty, even though it caused them no end of trouble later on. The same thing would happen to the Israelites when they decided to trust their safety to Pharaoh and not the God of their fathers. And He spells it out for them. That’s the beauty of our God, my Friends; He doesn’t leave anything to conjecture, He tells us exactly what His intentions are. ‘Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion (humiliation)…For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still. Now go, write it before them in a table (on a tablet), and note it in a book (on a scroll), that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever.’ (Is.30:3,7-8) Yuh see mih breddren; it is written in the Good Book to warn us forever and ever, not to trust in men, machines nor animals, but in the Lord God Jehovah! Oh Friends, I don’t see why it’s so hard to understand the Lord’s position nuh since it’s basically similar to ours with our earthly children. All the things we don’t like our children doing, are the same the Lord doesn’t want us to do. Although I guess there are some things some parents allow or encourage their children to do that doesn’t sit well with the Lord. And that’s where the parting of ways comes about. But here’s another simple rule of thumb Friends; if we don’t like what our children or others are doing to us, then the Lord doesn’t like us doing it to Him either. And if we’re decent earthly parents, that should serve us in good stead in most of our dealings with our heavenly Father. And that Friends, is the short but sweet lesson for today! (smile) Much LOVE!…as children of the Most High God…we ought to be obedient to His will…else we’ll surely suffer the consequences…
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