24 24“And then they’ll go out and look at what happened
to those who rebelled against me. Corpses!
Maggots endlessly eating away on them,
an endless supply of fuel for fires.
Everyone who sees what’s happened
and smells the stench retches.”
I pulled this, not because it gave me a great epiphany. But, because this is a strange way to end a book of the magnitude of Isaiah. Don't you think? Usually there is a cadence to these books that ends with a resounding, rah, rah type encouraging end. This is very different. The entire chapter feels a little negative. And then it ends with this.
On the bright side, all of the "people are scum" talk in this chapter is the ultimate realization that we can't do it alone. And our best efforts aren't even close to justifying our salvation. Due to his love and his greatness....we have an option.
That is something that should be celebrated.
tp
2 Has not my hand made all these things,
ReplyDeleteand so they came into being?”
declares the Lord.
“These are the ones I look on with favor:
those who are humble and contrite in spirit,
and who tremble at my word.
I didn't have any great takes and had actually selected v24 from NIV then read your take and went back and tried to find something different.
You are right it does kind of end this significant book with a thud. Going back to the second verse we get instruction about what God appreciates. Its not the know it all or the person that has everything covered without his help. Its those who recognize his power and go to him, those that know they need him.
knut