28:23
The people had been rejecting Isaiah’s words, telling him to shut up. Today the West does not want to hear any wisdom from Bible believing Christians. But this is a very foolish path for the world, for it is rejecting the way of life. It would do far better to listen to the word of God, to pay attention to it.
28:24-26
Isaiah then instructs them using a parable or a poem. He uses natural processes, the way the world works, to get us to think about how God works. A farmer does not plough continually. Rather, he ploughs for a time, and then plants the seed. Then the farmer plants the right seeds in the right places. Everyone knew that this was the way things worked, and was very sensible. The whole order of creation is a reflection of God’s ways.
28:27-29
Right instruments are used for the right tasks. And every process happens only for so long, only until it has achieved its purpose. So it is with the Lord’s plan. It is carefully thought out and worked out. And it will work out wonderfully. In the immediate future this meant judgement upon Jerusalem and later captivity in Babylon. But everything was done with a purpose. Much later it would mean salvation for the world.
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