Thursday, April 5, 2007

Isaiah 14 - Out of Bondage

Out of Bondage

Isa 14:3 And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve.

Again, a near fulfillment for those coming out of bondage in Babylon and a future fulfillment for those escaping the Babylon, symbolizing the world under satan's control. Every one of us in Christ Jesus came out of bondage into new liberty in the Lord.

Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

Isa 14:4 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

Singing a proverb, in a wide sense, it is as we sing the hymn, "up from the grave he arose". victory in Jesus from satan and death. The golden city would be no more and in the future the ruler of this world, the devil will be no more.

The literary form of this passage is important. "Its form is really that of the funeral dirge, with the characteristic limping rhythm of a Hebrew lament, so plaintive and yet ominous to the sensitive ear . . . There is a considerable element of irony, so that the whole song becomes a taunt in the guise of a lament." (Grogan)

Isa 14:5 The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.
Isa 14:6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.

The Lord is greater than any enemy we may have. We shall trust in him. Remember, that Israel was taken captive because God whistled for the the Babylonians to come for them. Why would a loving God cause persecution for his people? Under the law, if they rebelled and broke his commandments , they were under a curse and a punishment. Those in Christ are no longer under the law, where every trespass was judged. We are in Christ under grace, and we do not willingly sin. If God would allow judgment for his covenant people, how much more would he bring judgment on the wicked, proud and idolatrous nations?

Isa 14:7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.

Isa 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Isa 14:8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.

Rom 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
Rom 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

Evil is felt throughout God's creation; how much more the salvation of the LORD?

Eaglewings Ministries

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