“… when I called, you did not answer. When I spoke, you did not listen. You deliberately sinned – before my very eyes – and chose to do what you know I despise.” – Isaiah 65:12
Chapter 65 of Isaiah speaks of judgment and final salvation for the children of Israel. Their stiff necked, rebellious nature brought them much pain and unnecessary angst, but that’s what you get when you disobey the Lord. No blessing ever came out of disobedience.
Israel considered themselves the only people of God, not realizing that one day other nations – Gentile nations - would one day seek the Lord. In spite of their disobedient actions they wrongly believed they were spiritually superior to others. Jesus referred to such people as hypocrites. The Jews broke God’s Laws when they worshipped and sacrificed to idols (Exodus 20:1-6), consulted the dead and evil spirits (Leviticus 19:31), and ate forbidden foods (Leviticus 11). Even though all this was regularly taking place, God still loved them and showed them mercy by not destroying them.
Regardless of all the disobedience taking place in Israel there was always a remnant of faithful believers who God would preserve, those who would remain loyal. Jesus made that point in Matthew 13:36-43. That was true then and it’s true now. In spite of how evil the world gets, there will always be those who remain loyal to God. Those that are purposefully disobedient to the standard set forth by Almighty God will lose in the end. There will be no place for them to hide from God’s wrath. Serve God out of a deep abiding love and trust thru faith and you will be with him in glory at the appointed time. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing! rlkeller
Resource: The Life Application Study Bible.
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