8:18
Isaiah declares that he stands before the Lord, with the children that God has given him, and that they are “signs and symbols in Israel”. They were signs from the Lord. This refers back to what God said to Ahaz (Is 7:10). All of us are chosen by God, and we are signs and symbols of the Lord to our generation. We need to see ourselves as belonging to God, and being His witnesses in the world.
8:19
Israel had turned to all sorts of false gods, and following practices explicitly forbidden in the Bible, such as consulting mediums and spiritists, consulting the dead. Isaiah points out the foolishness of this. Who is it better to consult, the living God, or dead spirits? Israel was meant to be a nation who lived under God. The church is meant to be the body of Christ, following Christ and living according to His ways. Yet so often the church chooses to follow the wisdom of the world. This is a very foolish thing to do.
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