Isaiah
31:1 - 31:9. Pages 1-5
The previous Isaiah 30 Chapter was truly remarkable, in that It contains
much prophecy for the latter days up to Christ's return, and even into Christ's
"thousand years" reign of Revelation 20, and then into God's
Eternity after all wickedness is cast into the "lake of fire"
('Tophet' of Isa.30:33). The latter parts of Isaiah 30 clearly
refers to events that were not only history, but also serve as "ensamples"
to us upon whom the ends of the world are come;
1 Corinthians 10:11;
This Isaiah 31 Chapter is going to continue God's Message
about the 'woes', and concerning those of His children who remain rebellious
against Him, and instead turn to almost anything and everything else,
besides Him. Even though this Chapter historically applied to Jerusalem and
the "house of Judah" when the king of Assyria came upon them, it is
also a blueprint for both 'houses' of Israel for the latter days;
Ezekiel 29 Read All.
God uses the
roles of Pharaoh and the kings of Assyria and Babylon as a blueprint for
the latter day role of the antichrist. It's very important to realize that
metaphorical blueprint link within these Isaiah studies.
Beginning this study we ask a Word of Wisdom from
our Heavenly Father in Christ Jesus' Name, Amen.
Isa 31:1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for
help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in
horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of
Israel, neither seek the LORD!
This is the fourth 'woe' so far, and it is one about deception. It's of those
who put their trust elsewhere instead of on The Father and The Son. For
today, it can occur with a leader thinking his strength is in forces of arms,
technology, or economic power and wealth. For believers on The Saviour it can
be misplaced trust on a religious system of man that tells a believer they
don't need to study God's Word for their self, but to just believe, and they'll
be raptured out of here before the tribulation. Each one of us has to
make a choice who we will listen to.
Historically, this applied to Judah in Jerusalem
enlisting Pharaoh's help against the coming king of Assyria (Sennacherib). We
learned in the previous Chapter that Pharaoh's strength was to sit still and
give no help.
Isa 31:2 Yet He also is wise, and will
bring evil, and will not call back His words: but will arise against the house
of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.
Who can work against what God has ordained to occur? Our Heavenly Father
is able to cause misplaced help to fail. Recall Isaiah 5:18-19 about
those who "draw iniquity with cords of vanity", sinning
for show and tell to try and get as many as will to follow their iniquity. The "house
of evildoers" takes pride in showing joy in their evil ways, and pulls
their cartload of sins around like a parade. That's done in hopes that the
deceived will fall into their trap, and gain innocent people's trust. To put
trust in the house of evildoers is to be left as that beacon on a hill
mentioned back in Isaiah 30:17 (a bare naked pole of a tree with no branches
or leaves, instead of an all-year-round evergreen).
Isa 31:3 Now the Egyptians are men, and
not GOD; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch
out His hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall
down, and they all shall fail together.