IN GENERAL WORLDLY PEOPLE HAVE NO REAL WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT AND IN REALITY LIVE UNDER THE CURSE OF GOD'S WORD
Isaiah 31: The Folly of Not Trusting God
1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, And rely on horses, Who trust in chariots because they are many, And in horsemen because they are very strong, But who do not look to the Holy One of Israel, Nor seek the LORD!
2 Yet He also is wise and will bring disaster, And will not call back His words, But will arise against the house of evildoers, And against the help of those who work iniquity.
3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; And their horses are flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, Both he who helps will fall, And he who is helped will fall down; They all will perish together.
EVEN CHRISTIANS GET INTO TROUBLE FOR NOT TAKING COUNSEL OF GOD AND DEVISING PLANS NOT OF GOD'S SPIRIT
Isaiah 30: Futile Confidence in Egypt
1 "Woe to the rebellious children," says the LORD, "Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, That they may add sin to sin;
2 Who walk to go down to Egypt, And have not asked My advice, To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
3 Therefore the strength of Pharaoh Shall be your shame, And trust in the shadow of Egypt Shall be your humiliation.
4 For his princes were at Zoan, And his ambassadors came to Hanes.
5 They were all ashamed of a people who could not benefit them, Or be help or benefit, But a shame and also a reproach."
6 The burden against the beasts of the South. Through a land of trouble and anguish, From which came the lioness and lion, The viper and fiery flying serpent, They will carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys, And their treasures on the humps of camels, To a people who shall not profit;
7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose. Therefore I have called her Rahab-Hem-Shebeth.
Isaiah 31: The Folly of Not Trusting God
1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, And rely on horses, Who trust in chariots because they are many, And in horsemen because they are very strong, But who do not look to the Holy One of Israel, Nor seek the LORD!
2 Yet He also is wise and will bring disaster, And will not call back His words, But will arise against the house of evildoers, And against the help of those who work iniquity.
3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; And their horses are flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, Both he who helps will fall, And he who is helped will fall down; They all will perish together.
EVEN CHRISTIANS GET INTO TROUBLE FOR NOT TAKING COUNSEL OF GOD AND DEVISING PLANS NOT OF GOD'S SPIRIT
Isaiah 30: Futile Confidence in Egypt
1 "Woe to the rebellious children," says the LORD, "Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, That they may add sin to sin;
2 Who walk to go down to Egypt, And have not asked My advice, To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
3 Therefore the strength of Pharaoh Shall be your shame, And trust in the shadow of Egypt Shall be your humiliation.
4 For his princes were at Zoan, And his ambassadors came to Hanes.
5 They were all ashamed of a people who could not benefit them, Or be help or benefit, But a shame and also a reproach."
6 The burden against the beasts of the South. Through a land of trouble and anguish, From which came the lioness and lion, The viper and fiery flying serpent, They will carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys, And their treasures on the humps of camels, To a people who shall not profit;
7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose. Therefore I have called her Rahab-Hem-Shebeth.
Finding God's Treasure ...
The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion (heaven) with his justice and righteousness. He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord (reverence for God) is the key to this treasure.
Isaiah 33:5-6
People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains. They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures. But where can wisdom be found. Where does understanding dwell? No mortal comprehends its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells, And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom and to shun evil is understanding.” Job 28:9-10, 12-13, 23, 28
God's Wisdom, revealed to us through his Word, is the greatest treasure of all!!!
The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion (heaven) with his justice and righteousness. He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord (reverence for God) is the key to this treasure.
Isaiah 33:5-6
People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains. They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures. But where can wisdom be found. Where does understanding dwell? No mortal comprehends its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells, And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom and to shun evil is understanding.” Job 28:9-10, 12-13, 23, 28
God's Wisdom, revealed to us through his Word, is the greatest treasure of all!!!
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