Jan 2, 2019
Isaiah was a prophet, and like all the other prophets of God, he
had a fairly simple message to deliver: Repent. If you boil down
all that he had to say to the people of Judah, this was the core
message he was trying to get across. He simply wanted them to
return to God, in repentance, humility and dependence. And as
Isaiah 1:21-31 will make painfully clear, God had some strong
accusations against His people. They were guilty of some serious
stuff, and God was not afraid to spell out their crimes in graphic
terms. But one of the things we will see as we work our way through
this book is just how stubborn fallen men and women can be.
Granted, these were the chosen people of God, and they enjoyed a
special relationship with Him that no other people group on the
earth could claim. But like a father with rebellious teenagers for
children, God was fed up with the actions and attitudes. He was
calling them out and demanding that they repent or face the
consequences.