April 9, 2026, Isaiah 2:6-22
April 9, 2026, Isaiah 2:6-22
6 For you have rejected your
people,
the house of Jacob,
because they are full of things from the east
and of
fortune-tellers like the Philistines,
and they strike hands
with the children of foreigners.
7 Their land is filled with silver and gold,
and there is no end to
their treasures;
their land is filled with horses,
and there is no end to
their chariots.
8 Their land is filled with idols;
they bow down to the
work of their hands,
to what their own fingers
have made.
9 So man is humbled,
and each one is
brought low—
do not forgive them!
10 Enter into the rock
and hide in the dust
from before the terror of the Lord,
and from the splendor of
his majesty.
11 The haughty looks of man shall be brought low,
and the lofty pride of men
shall be humbled,
and the Lord alone will
be exalted in that day.
12 For the Lord of hosts has a day
against all that is proud
and lofty,
against all that is lifted
up—and it shall be brought low;
13 against all the cedars of Lebanon,
lofty and lifted up;
and against all
the oaks of Bashan;
14 against all the lofty mountains,
and against all the
uplifted hills;
15 against every high tower,
and against every
fortified wall;
16 against all the ships of Tarshish,
and against all the
beautiful craft.
17 And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled,
and the lofty pride of men
shall be brought low,
and the Lord alone will be exalted in that
day.
18 And the idols shall utterly pass away.
19 And people shall enter the caves of the rocks
and the holes of the
ground,
from before the terror of the Lord,
and from the splendor of
his majesty,
when he rises to terrify
the earth.
20 In that day mankind
will cast away
their idols of silver and
their idols of gold,
which they made for themselves to worship,
to the moles and to
the bats,
21 to enter the caverns of the rocks
and the clefts of the
cliffs,
from before the terror of the Lord,
and from the splendor of
his majesty,
when he rises to terrify
the earth.
22 Stop regarding man
in whose nostrils is
breath,
for of what account is he?
Isaiah
2:6-22 describes a day of divine judgment against the pride, idolatry, and
arrogance of Israel and humanity. God promises to humble high towers, cedars,
and wealth, exalting Himself alone, causing people to flee to caves to escape
His majesty. The passage warns against trusting in humanity—who are merely
breath—and urges reliance on the Lord.
This
passage highlights the contrast between the temporary, fragile nature of human
pride and idols, and the absolute power and majesty of God.
God’s
majesty…how do you see His majesty around you every day?
How do
you resist tempting temporary pleasures of life that are fleeting?
Robin
Adams
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