Isaiah - Verse By Verse

Isaiah - Day 150

versebyverse | November 17, 2008 20:00

Scripture:  Isaiah 8:7 (NIV):  " 'therefore the LORD is about to bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the River--the king of Assyria with all his pomp.  It will overflow all its channels, run over all its banks' "

Thought:  To me, we must unfortunately often become victims of the enemy before we learn truth. 

Question:  Has Satan overwhelmed me--have I learned from that?

After the "gently flowing waters of Shiloah" in Jerusalem are rejected (see yesterday's verse), ..."the LORD is about to bring...mighty floodwaters..."  This is God's irony, is it not?  So they reject Shiloah?  Then they shall have a flood--a flood of enemy soldiers!  This "river of soldiers" will descend under the leadership of the king of Assyria "with all...pomp".  Yes, God is using the pride of Assyria.  Proverbs 16:4 says, "The LORD works out everything for his own ends--even the wicked for a day of disaster."  There is no haphazardness in these occurrences; God engineers every one of them to achieve His purposes.       

Just as a flooding river indiscriminately brings water everywhere, so will the Assyrian soldiers "run over" all of Judah.  Certainly that would be a day of fright and dismay!  Will this "day" accomplish what God intends?  

This prophecy was fulfilled by the invasion of King Sennacherib in 701 B.C.  Sennacherib overwhelmed all the cities of Judah except Jerusalem (see Isaiah 1:7-9:  the "remnant" is saved).  What God predicts does indeed come to pass.

Prayer:  Great King of all kings, I pray today that I may never resist You.  I pray that You would prevent me from ever having to be overwhelmed by the enemy in order to be disciplined.  May I clearly see truth in Your Word and learn to obey rightly, humbly and early.  Amen.   

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