Isaiah 5:16-19 - The Lord Almighty will be exalted by His justice

5:16,17

Men decide that God’s ways are out of date, not worth listening to, or positively wrong. However, the final outcome will be that Lord will be “exalted by His justice” and “proved right by His righteous acts”. We live in an age when societies in the West have almost universally rejected all of God’s ways in relation to sexuality. They boast that they know better than God, but in the end they will be shown to be wrong.

But this is more than just the stupidity and wickedness of man being shown up, the rightness of God will be evident to all. The sheep will safely graze. The people will positively enjoy living in God’s kingdom!

5:18,19

There are many who mock God. In Jesus day the religious leaders were forever demanding a sign. These people “draw sin along with cords of deceit”. Wicked men use deceit to get their way. Many a dictator has made promises and then abandoned them as soon as they have assumed power. Business men make promises about jobs or the community, only to jettison them soon after a takeover. The whole “sexual revolution” is founded on lies and deceit. But those who boast will be brought low by the Lord.