Woes That Isaiah Pronounced on Judah

Isaiah 5:8–25
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Leaving God out of our lives allows sin to come into them. He wants us to enjoy life (l Timothy 6:l7) but to avoid those activities that could lead us away from Him. A few years ago a friend of mine in the ministry left his family and started living in immorality and doing … More

Warnings

In this passage Isaiah pronounces a sixfold woe upon the sins of the nation of Judah:

  1. Exploiting others (vv. 8-10) - By foreclosing mortgages, the wealthy land owners acquired adjoining land to form huge estates.
  2. Drunkenness (vv. 11-17) - He describes people so addicted to alcohol that they begin their drinking as soon as they wake up in the morning, and continue till late at night.
  3. Carelessness (vv. 18-19) - They even mock the Holy one of Israel and dare the Lord to punish them.
  4. Deception (v. 20) - The people were using God’s vocabulary but not His dictionary.
  5. Pride (v. 21) - Instead of listening to God, the leaders consulted with each other and made decisions based on their own wisdom.
  6. Perverting justice (vv. 22-25) - The judges who were supposed to enforce the law used their authority to free the guilty and punish the innocent.

The people suffered because they rejected God’s law. It is sad to see so many people today searching  for meaning in life while spurning God’s Word. We can avoid the error of Israel and Judah by making reading and applying the Bible a high priority in our lives.

Application

When people do not carefully observe the distinction between good and evil, destruction soon follows. If I do not take God’s Word, the Bible, as my standard, soon my moral choices will appear fuzzy.

Isaiah 5:8-25 (English Standard Version)


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