“O Israel, you are destroyed, But your help is from Me. I will be your King;
Where is any other, that he may save you in all your cities? And your judges to whom you said, ‘Give me a king and princes’? I gave you a king in My anger, and took him away in My wrath.” (vv.9-11)
Even when Israel felt the sting of God’s chastening hand, they could still find help from the LORD, if they would only turn to Him. God wanted to be recognized as the King of Israel, no matter which man sat on the royal throne. When they rejected the LORD as King, He gave them the kind of kings their hearts wanted and deserved, and then even took those kings as further judgment.
The sin and judgment of Israel were both great, but not greater than God’s ability and power to redeem. He can even redeem… from death, so that death and the grave are mocked as defeated foes (v.14). Sounds much like Paul’s description in 1 Corinthians 15:55.
In the long term, Israel will see the glory of God’s redemption and His power over sin and death. But, in the near term, Israel will be chastened for their rebellion against God (v.16). Better to experience God’s redemption than His judgment.
The Truth: “Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.” (Isaiah 55:6)
Where is any other, that he may save you in all your cities? And your judges to whom you said, ‘Give me a king and princes’? I gave you a king in My anger, and took him away in My wrath.” (vv.9-11)
Even when Israel felt the sting of God’s chastening hand, they could still find help from the LORD, if they would only turn to Him. God wanted to be recognized as the King of Israel, no matter which man sat on the royal throne. When they rejected the LORD as King, He gave them the kind of kings their hearts wanted and deserved, and then even took those kings as further judgment.
The sin and judgment of Israel were both great, but not greater than God’s ability and power to redeem. He can even redeem… from death, so that death and the grave are mocked as defeated foes (v.14). Sounds much like Paul’s description in 1 Corinthians 15:55.
In the long term, Israel will see the glory of God’s redemption and His power over sin and death. But, in the near term, Israel will be chastened for their rebellion against God (v.16). Better to experience God’s redemption than His judgment.
The Truth: “Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.” (Isaiah 55:6)
