OUR FATHER WHOSE JUDGEMENT BEGINS IN HIS OWN HOUSE BUT ENDS IN THE HOUSE OF DARKNESS

The book of Isaiah chapter 10 verse 12 says this;

When the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes.

Continuing from verse 11 in yesterday's study,  we look at the prophetic promise that the Lord makes in verse 12.

Here, the king of Assyria forms an intention to opportunistically take advantage of the weakened state of Israel due to their ongoing judgement from the Lord.

The prophet Isaiah however, declares that when the Lord completes His work of judgement against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will then turn His attention to the king of Assyria and punish him for his arrogance and the look of haughtiness in his eyes.

This verse can be distilled to the following precepts;

• The Lord judges Mount Zion, the headquarters of His own Kingdom
• 1 Peter 4 verse 17: For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

• The Lord faithfully completes the work He has begun
• Philippians 1 verse 6; being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

• He judges and resists the proud and haughty
• James 4 verse 6; But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”

This verse in Isaiah carrys three principals that are embedded in the writings of the new testament.

Amen.

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