The Millennium, part 2
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Isaiah
An
expository study of Isaiah, chapter 11
We have seen
several Messianic prophecies already in the book of Isaiah. It would be
difficult to make references to the coming Messiah without including His second
coming and His millennial reign. The prophets generally put all these details
into one package and left it to future generations to sort them out and develop
them. This is why, it seems to me, that the interpretation of prophecy is the
one element of Scripture that improves as we draw nearer to its fulfillment.
However, in
chapter 1l the word is directed quite specifically to the thousand-year reign
of the Messiah, which we call the Millennium. In chapter two, we studied Isaiah’s
first prophecy concerning it, although, as already mentioned, there are glimpses
of His earthly reign in other Messianic prophecies. There will be more later. It
is a happy and encouraging theme for the Christian, who lives in the midst of a
crooked and perverse generation. Certainly it was the same for the remnant of
oppressed Jews, living in Old Testament times.
The Assyrian Threat
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Isaiah
12. An
expository study of Isaiah, chapter 10
Justice and defense for the needy
Chapter 10
begins with some particular complaints that God has against the legislative and
judicial system in Judah. He calls their attention to evil statutes that they
have drawn and unjust decisions made by their judges (v.1-2). God takes notice
of those things in a nation, particularly in the physical nation, which is
called by His name. He does not tolerate it, when the rights of the poor are
ignored and not enforced. They have little means of procuring these rights and they lack ways, in which to defend themselves, if they are accused. Orphans and widows
are of great concern to God and Judah's treatment of them is a chief cause for coming judgment. “A father of the fatherless and a judge for
the widows, is God in His holy habitation” (Ps.68:5).
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