Isaiah

Isaiah 16:1 - 16:14 Pages 1-8

It's important to understand that these 'burdens' are directed especially at the leaders of these nations who allow false worship and a 'falling away' from God, and secondly to those who follow them. Each individual has a direct responsibility to our Father through Christ, so not all peoples of these nations are guilty of false worship. There has always been a 'remnant' provided by Jehovah which knows His Truth and worship Christ, in all lands. They may be in very small numbers in some lands, more in others. We are not to 'generalize' whole peoples of a nation towards this guilt, as there are always those who do not partake in false worship.
     In this 16th Chapter of Isaiah, the subject of Moab's falling away from God continues. Moab was Lot's son. And Lot was a nephew of Abraham. So which people is this Message about? Part of God's people, from the family of Abraham. In as much as Moab is part of Abraham's family kin, our Father Jehovah doesn't like it when His people turn away from Him. The last Chapter revealed their act of 'falling away', as they set up false idol worship on the 'high places'.
     As God led Israel out of the wilderness through Moses, they came upon Moab to pass through, and Moab called upon others against Israel to make them pass around their borders. Balak called the prophet Balaam to curse Israel, but God turned it into a blessing

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And if that wasn't enough, the daughters of Moab caused some of the sons of Israel to go after Baalpeor in false worship.

 Num.25: Read All.

Our Lord Christ even rebuked this type of false worship in one of His Seven Churches at Pergamos.

 Rev.2: Read All.

This family feud stuff really makes our Father angry. So we are to grasp His Message to Moab for our family ties as God's People also, as the false ones love to turn brother against brother, and cousin against cousin, in war.
     Continuing with this study, we ask a Word of Wisdom from our Father in Christ's Name, Amen.

Isa 16:1   Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.

     The plot of Moab here was to send sacrificial sheep to Jerusalem, to try and appease them, as king Mesha had done.

 II Kings 3:4: And Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams with the wool.

The word 'Sela' means 'the rock-city of Idumaea', which is Petra (Strong's no. 5554). That was a region of big time false worship.
     Moab was in a sad state, having turned away from God. They are His children, but they'd rather worship their false idols, and now... seeing that they were in some kind of mess, they were going to call on Judah to help them in appeasement. All they really needed to do was turn back to our Father in True worship, and get rid of all that playing religion stuff with idols of wood, stone, and metal,

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