28:7,8
It wasn’t just the plebs who were prone to drunkenness, but it was something that also affected the priests and prophets, the religious leaders. Surely they should know better and set a better example? Church history sadly tells us that it is far from impossible. When an organisation or a nation is in serious decline it will often be characterised by those at the top being of contemptible character.
28:9,10
These two verses can perhaps be read as the priests and prophets mocking Isaiah. They thought themselves above the need for teaching as they were so highly educated. For Isaiah’s teaching was building the argument up step by step. We can see the same phenomenon with some liberal theologians considering conservative teachings as beneath their more supposedly sophisticated approach.
No comments:
Post a Comment