"Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken. The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said [to be] bountiful."
Isa. 32:1-5
A King is coming that shall rule with righteousness. This is Jesus. He will be the first and last truly righteous King this world has (or will ever) see.
(1 John 2:1 refers to "Jesus Christ the righteous")
His princes shall rule in judgement. That is us--the adopted children of God. We will partake of the first resurrection, either living people changed in the twinkling of an eye, or raised from the grave to our new bodies.
(In Revelation 20:6, we see, "Blessed and holy [is] he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.")
We see a Man (Jesus), who will be a safe place to hide against the winds, a cover against the raging storms. He will be like a cool, clean stream in the middle of a hot, dry desert. He will be a shelter to us just like a cave gives protection from the midday sun.
("My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and [he] in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me." Psa. 144:2)
We are told that those that hear and see Him will not fail in that seeing and hearing. (1 Sam. 12:16, Eze. 3:10) Those that are unsure and hasty will have a calming knowledge (Ecc. 5:2), and those that have trouble speaking will have a renewed voice, strong and sure (Jer. 1:9).
Finally, those that are vile will no longer be treated as great people (Pro. 10:23). Those that are rogues and scoundrels will no longer be recognized as gentlemen (Isa. 32:6). At last, the evil of this world will take it's proper place of submission to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.
Isa. 32:1-5
Isaiah the Prophet lived around the late 8th and early 7th century BC. This was a rough time for the people of Israel. It was a time of wars and rebellion, of economic hardships and social unrest. The Jewish people were lost in a never-world between faithlessness and idolatry.
Yet, even in this time, God Almighty was speaking to both of His peoples. He gave words to Isaiah to deliver to the Nation of Israel in the above passage. This had an immediate fulfillment in the coming kingship of King Hezekiah. But, this message also was to the Christians of today, as it shows, through the type of the Messiah as shown in Hezekiah.
Yet, even in this time, God Almighty was speaking to both of His peoples. He gave words to Isaiah to deliver to the Nation of Israel in the above passage. This had an immediate fulfillment in the coming kingship of King Hezekiah. But, this message also was to the Christians of today, as it shows, through the type of the Messiah as shown in Hezekiah.
A King is coming that shall rule with righteousness. This is Jesus. He will be the first and last truly righteous King this world has (or will ever) see.
(1 John 2:1 refers to "Jesus Christ the righteous")
His princes shall rule in judgement. That is us--the adopted children of God. We will partake of the first resurrection, either living people changed in the twinkling of an eye, or raised from the grave to our new bodies.
(In Revelation 20:6, we see, "Blessed and holy [is] he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.")
We see a Man (Jesus), who will be a safe place to hide against the winds, a cover against the raging storms. He will be like a cool, clean stream in the middle of a hot, dry desert. He will be a shelter to us just like a cave gives protection from the midday sun.
("My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and [he] in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me." Psa. 144:2)
We are told that those that hear and see Him will not fail in that seeing and hearing. (1 Sam. 12:16, Eze. 3:10) Those that are unsure and hasty will have a calming knowledge (Ecc. 5:2), and those that have trouble speaking will have a renewed voice, strong and sure (Jer. 1:9).
Finally, those that are vile will no longer be treated as great people (Pro. 10:23). Those that are rogues and scoundrels will no longer be recognized as gentlemen (Isa. 32:6). At last, the evil of this world will take it's proper place of submission to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.
"Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I [am] God, and [there is] none else. I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear." Isa. 45:22-23
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"For it is written, [As] I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God." Rom. 14:11
Loving words of promise, from a Father that longs to be with us even more than we long to be with Him. Words of hope from the Man that IS hope, our Savior Jesus Christ.
Sometimes we just need a message of love and encouragement from home.
Here it is.
Grace and Peace....
Sometimes we just need a message of love and encouragement from home.
Here it is.
Grace and Peace....
