Daily Bible Nugget #363, Isaiah 3:9

The Nugget:

Isaiah 3:9 The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. (KJV)

Isaiah 3:8 For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the LORD, defying his glorious presence.
Isa 3:9 For the look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.
Isa 3:10 Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
Isa 3:11 Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him. (ESV)

Isa 3:8 For Jerusalem has become feeble, and destruction has come on Judah, because their words and their acts are against the Lord, moving the eyes of his glory to wrath.
Isa 3:9 Their respect for a man’s position is a witness against them; and their sin is open to the view of all; like that of Sodom, it is not covered. A curse on their soul! for the measure of their sin is full.
Isa 3:10 Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.
Isa 3:11 Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him. (Bible in Basic English)

Isa 3:8 Jerusalem certainly stumbles,
Judah falls,
for their words and their actions offend the LORD;
they rebel against his royal authority.
Isa 3:9 The look on their faces testifies to their guilt;
like the people of Sodom they openly boast of their sin.
Too bad for them!
For they bring disaster on themselves.
Isa 3:10 Tell the innocent it will go well with them,
for they will be rewarded for what they have done.
Isa 3:11 Too bad for the wicked sinners!
For they will get exactly what they deserve.
Isa 3:12 Oppressors treat my people cruelly;
creditors rule over them.
My people’s leaders mislead them;
they give you confusing directions. (NET Bible)

Isa 3:8 Jerusalem and Judah, you rebelled against your glorious LORD– your words and your actions, made you stumble and fall.
Isa 3:9 The look on your faces shows that you are sinful as Sodom, and you don’t try to hide it. You are in for trouble, and you have brought it all on yourselves.
Isa 3:10 Tell those who obey God, “You’re very fortunate– you will be rewarded for what you have done.”
Isa 3:11 Tell those who disobey, “You’re in big trouble– what you did to others will come back to you.”
Isa 3:12 Though you are God’s people, you are ruled and abused by women and children. You are confused by leaders who guide you down the wrong path.
(CEV)

My Comment:

Isaiah 3:9 is a most appropriate text of Scripture to consider in the light of recent utterly misguided decision by the United States Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is wrong again (like it was historically in the Dred Scott decision) for (1) it has departed from all valid legal precedent and legislated popular social change from the bench; (2) it contravenes the Christian moral basis upon which the United States was founded, as any serious and fair reading of what the founders of this nation themselves wrote and declared; (3) it is ludicrous to think that nine men have the authority to redefine “marriage” to include Sodomy as its moral and legal equivalent.

Truth is never determined by a majority vote.

“The law of nature and of nature’s God” as expressed by the Founding Fathers is an explicit reference to the Divine Revelation contained exclusively in the Bible.

This woeful decision of the U.S. Supreme Court hardly settles the issue. It ought to wake up genuine Bible believing Christians to the urgent need to obey the Bible and communicate the Gospel message. Quit mere preaching to the choir. Get out into the streets, the highways and byways, and share the light of the Gospel to all who are still in darkness.

Watch out for how the enemy frames the argument. Watch out for how the enemy tortures the language. The enemy practices very evil propaganda techniques to brainwash the masses to promote the change the propagandists desire. Turn off the sources of this evil propaganda, and take the time you gain to read the Bible faithfully and take the message of the Gospel to those who are outside of Christ.

No one who truly believes the Bible either promotes or tolerates the practice of Sodomy. Renaming Sodomy as “gay rights” does not change the sin, it just butchers the language. By whatever name, God condemns it, God forbids it, and it ought to be condemned and forbidden by everyone else–even those who do not believe the Bible. The practices of those who engage in this terrible sin bring upon those involved medical issues that are borne in some sense financially by those who do not engage in such things. In terms of the direct effect upon Sodomites themselves, the Bible mentions their shortened lifespan. The Bible mentions the brazen demands of such individuals, who are never satisfied, but always “push the envelope” and stridently demand still more. The Bible also plainly declares that individuals who practice such things “shall not inherit the kingdom of God” (1 Corinthians 6:9, 10, 11). In plain language, all who engage in Sodomy forfeit their opportunity to be part of God’s future kingdom; they are unsaved, and do not possess eternal life, but are lost sinners in need of the one and only Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.

The way to reverse these current evil trends in our society is to (1) introduce more people to the Saviour; (2) to do this, encourage more people to read the New Testament regularly, consistently, until its message brings about the vital life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ it was written to produce (John 20:31) in their lives too.

That is all it takes to change society once again for the better (Romans 1:16).

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 714 for Isaiah 3:9.

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 747 or in Logos 5 or 6 Bible software for Isaiah 3:9.

(3) Consult the cross references given in the original Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 425 of the OT or on line at www.blueletterbible.org for Isaiah 3:9.

(3) Most people today do not have access to those three print resources, so I have posted cross references for this passage as I have developed them even more completely for your study as given below:

Isaiah 3:9. The shew of their countenance. ver. +Is 3:16. 1 S 15:32. 2 S 13:4. 2 K 9:30. Ps 10:4. 18:27. 73:6, 7. Pr 6:17. 30:13. *Je 3:3. 6:15. Ezk 16:49. Da 7:20. Ho 5:5. Ac 23:14. and they declare their sin. *Ge 13:13. *Ge 18:20, 21. 19:5-6, 7, 8, 9. 1 S 2:23. Je 8:12. 44:16, 17. Ezk 23:16. Jn 18:5. 1 Cor 5:2. as Sodom. Ge 19:34. *Le 18:22n. +Dt 23:17. +**Jb 36:14mg. Ezk 16:30. Re 17:5. hide it not. FS144D, +Ge 40:23. Nu 25:6. +*Nu 32:23. 2 S 16:22. Ezk 3:7. 16:25. 21:24. 23:18, 39. 24:7. 1 Cor 5:2. **Ep 4:19n. Woe. *La 5:16. *Ho 13:9. soul. Heb. nephesh, +Ge 12:3. rewarded evil unto themselves. +Jb 36:14mg. Je 2:19. +**Ro 1:27. 1 Cor 6:18.

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