ISAIAH CHAPTER FIVE

ISAIAH CHAPTER FIVE

ASSYRIAN EMPIRE

TIGLATH-PILESER (745-727BC)?

SHALMANESER (727-722BC)?

SAMARIA DESTROYED - ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)?

SENNACHERIB (705-681BC)?

NINEVEH DESTROYED (606BC)?

BABYLONIAN EMPIRE

NEBUCHADNEZZAR (605-562BC)?

TEMPLE DESTROYED - JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)?

BELSHAZZAR (562-539BC)?MEDO-PERSIAN EMPIRE

CYRUS (539-530BC)?

BABYLON DESTROYED (536BC)?

ZERUBBABEL REBUILDS THE TEMPLE (538-520BC)?

DARIUS (521-486BC)?

AHASUERUS (486-464BC)?

ARTAXERXES (464-424BC)?

NEHEMIAH REBUILDS WALLS OF JERUSALEM (444BC)?

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JONAH (800-750BC)?

AMOS (786-746BC)?

JOEL (770BC)?

MICAH (750-686BC)?

HOSEA (748-690BC)?

ISAIAH (701-681BC)?

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ZEPHANIAH (640-609BC)?

HABAKKUK (627BC)?

JEREMIAH (626-586BC)?

OBADIAH (605BC)?

DANIEL (604-555BC)?

EZEKIEL (597-573BC)?

MALACHI (542-516BC)?

HAGGAI (538-520BC)?

ZECHARIAH (520-480BC)?

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OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER FIVE

THE LORD’S TENDER CARE FOR HIS PEOPLE V. 1-7

SIN OF COVETOUSNESS & INTEMPERANCE V. 8-12

NECESSARY CONSEQUENCES OF JUDGMENT V. 13-17

LISTS OF WOES AND VENGEANCE V. 18-24

THE LORD’S ARMIES HASTEN TO HIS STANDARD V. 25-27

THE LAND IS LEFT DESOLATE AND DARK V. 28-30

READ: ISAIAH 5:1-2

1 Now let me sing to my Well-beloved A song of my Beloved regarding His vineyard: My Well-beloved has a vineyard On a very fruitful hill.

2 He dug it up and cleared out its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst, And also made a winepress in it; So He expected it to bring forth good grapes, But it brought forth wild grapes.

QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 5:1-2

1 Now Let me sing to my Well-beloved A song of my Beloved regarding His vineyard: My Well-beloved has a vineyard On a very fruitful hill.2 He dug it up and cleared out its stones, He planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst and also made a winepress in it; So He expected it to bring forth good grapes, But it brought forth wild grapes.

WHO IS MY WELL-BELOVED?WHAT DID HE DO?

WHAT WAS THIS VINEYARD?WHAT DID HE EXPECT FROM IT?


1 Now Let me sing to my Well-beloved A song of my Beloved regarding His vineyard: My Well-beloved has a vineyard On a very fruitful hill.

WHO IS MY WELL-BELOVED?READ: MATTHEW 3:17

17 Suddenly a voice came from heaven, Saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. NKJV

READ: MATTHEW 17:55 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. And suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, Saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him! NKJV


2 He dug it up and cleared out its stones, He planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst and also made a winepress in it; So He expected it to bring forth good grapes, But it brought forth wild grapes.

WHAT DID HE DO? WHAT WAS THIS VINEYARD?READ: EXODUS 15:17

17 You will bring them in and plant them In the mountain of Your inheritance, In the place, O LORD, which You have made For Your own dwelling, The sanctuary, O LORD, which Your hands have established. NKJV

READ: PSALMS 80:8-98 You have brought a vine out of Egypt. You have cast out the nations and planted it. 9 You prepared room for it And caused it to take deep root.And it filled the land. NKJV



WHAT DID HE DO? WHAT WAS THIS VINEYARD?READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:32-33

32 Their vine is of the vine of Sodom And of the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are grapes of gall, Their clusters are bitter. 33 Their wine is the poison of serpents And the cruel venom of cobras. NKJV

READ: SONG OF SOLOMON 8:11-1211 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased the vineyard to keepers. Everyone was to bring for its fruit a thousand silver coins.12 My own vineyard is before me. You, O Solomon, may have a thousand And those who tend its fruit two hundred. NKJV



WHAT WAS THIS VINEYARD?READ: JEREMIAH 2:21

21 I had planted you a noble vine, a seed of highest quality.How then have you turned before Me Into the degenerate plant of an alien vine? NKJV

READ: JEREMIAH 12:1010 Many rulers have destroyed My vineyard, They have trodden My portion underfoot. They have made My pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. NKJV

WHAT DID HE EXPECT FROM HIS VINEYARD?

READ: MATTHEW 21:33-4033 Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. He leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.34 When vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit.35 The vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another.36 Again he sent other servants, more than the first. And they did likewise to them.37 Then last of all he sent his son to them, Saying, They will respect my son.38 But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.39 They took him, cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. 40 Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers? (MARK 12:1-11 LUKE 20:9-19)



WHAT WAS THIS VINEYARD?READ: JOHN 15:1-2

1 I am the true vine and My Father is the vinedresser.2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away. And every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 5:3-6

3 "And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, Judge, please, between Me and My vineyard.

4 What more could have been done to My vineyard That I have not done in it? Why then, when I expected it to bring forth good grapes, Did it bring forth wild grapes?

5 And now, please let Me tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be burned; And break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down.

6 I will lay it waste; It shall not be pruned or dug, But there shall come up briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds That they rain no rain on it."


3 “And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, Judge, please, between Me and My vineyard.4 What more could have been done to My vineyard That I have not done in it? Why then, when I expected it to bring forth good grapes, Did it bring forth wild grapes?5 And now, Please let Me tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be burned; And break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down.6 I will lay it waste; It shall not be pruned or dug, But there shall come up briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain on it.”

WHAT DID THE LORD ASK THEM TO JUDGE?WHAT DID THE LORD EXPECT?

WHAT DID THE VINEYARD YIELD?WHAT WILL HE DO WITH HIS VINEYARD?


3 “And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, Judge, please, between Me and My vineyard.

WHAT DID THE LORD ASK THEM TO JUDGE?READ: MATTHEW 21:40-43

40 When the owner of the vineyard comes what will he do to those vinedressers? 41 They said to Him He will destroy those wicked men miserably and lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons. 42 Jesus said to them Have you never read in the Scriptures:The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This was the LORD‘S doing and it is marvelous in our eyes? 43 Therefore I say to you the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it. NKJV



WHAT DID THE LORD ASK THEM TO JUDGE?WHAT MORE COULD THE LORD HAVE DONE?

READ: 2 CHRONICLES 36:15-16(2 KINGS 25:1-21 JEREMIAH 52:4-30)

15 The LORD God of their fathers sent warnings to them by His messengers. Rising up early and sending them. Because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place.16 But they mocked the messengers of God despised His words and scoffed at His prophets. Until the wrath of the LORD arose against His people Until there was no remedy. NKJV




READ: JEREMIAH 2:5-75 Thus says the LORD: What injustice have your fathers found in Me. That they have gone far from Me, Have followed idols and Have become idolaters?6 Neither did they say: Where is the LORD Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, Through a land of deserts and pits, Through a land of drought and the shadow of death, Through a land that no one crossed and where no one dwelt? 7 I brought you into a bountiful country, To eat its fruit and its goodness. But when you entered, you defiled My land And made My heritage an abomination. NKJV




READ: MICAH 6:3-43 O My people, What have I done to you? How have I wearied you? Testify against Me. 4 I brought you up from the land of Egypt. I redeemed you from the house of bondage. I sent before you Moses, Aaron and Miriam. NKJV

READ: JEREMIAH 2:2121 I had planted you a noble vine, a seed of highest quality.How then have you turned before Me into the degenerate plant of an alien vine? NKJV


5 And now, Please let Me tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be burned; And break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down.6 I will lay it waste; It shall not be pruned or dug, But there shall come up briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain on it.”

WHAT WAS THE LORD’S VINEYARD?WHAT WILLTHE LORD DO WITH HIS VINEYARD?

READ: 2 CHRONICLES 36:20-2120 Those who escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon, where they became servants to him and his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia,

21 To fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her Sabbaths. As long as she lay desolate she kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years. NKJV




READ: PSALMS 80:12-1312 Why have You broken down her hedges So that all who pass by the way pluck her fruit? 13 The boar out of the woods uproots it And the wild beast of the field devours it. NKJV

READ: JEREMIAH 12:1010 Many rulers have destroyed My vineyard. They have trodden My portion underfoot. They have made My pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. NKJV




READ: JEREMIAH 34:21-2221 I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes into the hand of their enemies Into the hand of those who seek their life And Into the hand of the king of Babylon's army which has gone back from you.

22 Behold, I will command, says the LORD And cause them to return to this city. They will fight against it and take it and burn it with fire. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant. NKJV



WHAT WAS THE LORD’S VINEYARD?WHATWILLTHE LORD DO WITH HIS VINEYARD?

READ: LAMENTATIONS 1:1515 The Lord has trampled underfoot all my mighty men in my midst. He has called an assembly against me to crush my young men. The Lord trampled as in a winepress the virgin daughter of Judah. NKJV




READ: HOSEA 2:12-1312 I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, Of which she has said, These are my wages that my lovers have given me. I will make them a forest and the beasts of the field shall eat them. 13 I will punish her for the days of the Baals to which she burned incense. She decked herself with her earrings and jewelry,and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot, Says the LORD. NKJV




READ: MICAH 7:1010 Then she who is my enemy will see And shame will cover her who said to me Where is the LORD your God? My eyes will see her. She will be trampled down Like mud in the streets. NKJV

READ: MALACHI 4:33 You shall trample the wicked. They shall be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I do this, Says the LORD of hosts. NKJV



WHAT WAS THE LORD’S VINEYARD?WHAT DID THE LORD LAY WASTE? WHY?DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS?

READ: GENESIS 6:13(HEBREWS 11:7 1 PETER 3:20)

13 God said to Noah: The end of all flesh has come before Me. For the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. NKJV

READ: LEVITICUS 26:3232 I will bring the land to desolation And your enemies who dwell in it shall be astonished at it. NKJV



WHAT WAS THE LORD’S VINEYARD?WHAT DID THE LORD LAY WASTE? WHY?DID THE LORD WANT THEM ABOUT THIS?

READ: DEUTERONOMY 28:2424 The LORD will change the rain of your land to powder and dust. From the heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed. NKJV

READ: 2 SAMUEL 23:6-76 The sons of rebellion shall all be as thorns thrust away Because they cannot be taken with hands. 7 The man who touches them Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear. And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place. NKJV


WHAT WAS THE LORD’S VINEYARD?WHAT DID THE LORD LAY WASTE?

READ: JOEL 1:1010 The field is wasted. The land mourns. For The grain is ruined. The new wine is dried up. The oil fails. NKJV

READ: AMOS 8:1111 Behold the days are coming says the Lord GOD That I will send a famine on the land: Not a famine of bread Nor a thirst for water But of hearing the words of the LORD. NKJV

READ: AMOS 4:77 I withheld rain from you When there were still three months to the harvest. I made it rain on one city. I withheld rain from another city. One part was rained upon And where it did not rain the part withered. NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 5:7-10

7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help.

8 Woe to those who join house to house; They add field to field, Till there is no place Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land!

9 In my hearing the LORD of hosts said, "Truly, many houses shall be desolate, Great and beautiful ones, without inhabitant.

10 For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, And a homer of seed shall yield one ephah."


7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help. 8 Woe to those who join house to house; They add field to field, Til there is no place Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land!9 In my hearing the LORD of hosts said, “Truly, many houses shall be desolate, Great and beautiful ones, without inhabitant.10 For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, And a homer of seed shall yield one ephah.”

WHAT IS THE VINEYARD OF THE LORD?WHAT DID THE LORD CALL THE MEN OF JUDAH?

WHAT WAS THE LORD LOOKING FOR?WHAT DID THE LORD BEHOLD?




READ: PSALMS 80:8-98 You have brought a vine out of Egypt. You have cast out the nations and planted it. 9 You prepared room for it And caused it to take deep root.And it filled the land. NKJV

READ: AMOS 3:22 You only have I known of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. NKJV




READ: EZEKIEL 9:99 He said to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed. And The city full of perversity. They say, The LORD has forsaken the land and the LORD does not see! NKJV

READ: EZEKIEL 22:29-3129 The people of the land have used oppressions Committed robbery and Mistreated the poor and needy. And They wrongfully oppress the stranger. NKJV


8 Woe to those who join house to house. They add field to field, Until there is no place where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land!

WHAT HAD THEY DONE?

READ: JEREMIAH 22:1313 Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness And his chambers by injustice, Who uses his neighbor's service without wages And gives him nothing for his work. NKJV

READ: MICAH 2:22 They covet fields and take them by violence, Also houses and seize them. They oppress a man and his house, A man and his inheritance. NKJV

DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS?


8 Woe to those who join house to house; They add field to field, Til there is no place Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land!

DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS?READ: LEVITICUS 25:13-17

13 In this Year of Jubilee, each of you shall return to his possession.14 If you sell anything to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor's hand, you shall not oppress one another.15 According to the number of years after the Jubilee you shall buy from your neighbor. And according to the number of years of crops he shall sell to you.16 According to the multitude of years you shall increase its price. And according to the fewer number of years you shall diminish its price. For he sells to you according to the number of the years of the crops.17 Therefore you shall not oppress one another, but you shall fear your God. For I am the LORD your God. NKJV


8 Woe to those who join house to house; They add field to field, Til there is no place Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land!

DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS?READ: HABAKKUK 2:9-12

9 Woe to him who covets evil gain for his house; That he may set his nest on high; That he may be delivered from the power of disaster! 10 You give shameful counsel to your house: Cutting off many peoples And Sin against your soul. 11 For The stone will cry out from the wall And The beam from the timbers will answer it. 12 Woe to him who builds a town with bloodshed, Who establishes a city by iniquity! NKJV

WHO WERE THEY OPPRESSING?

READ: NEHEMIAH 5:3-83 There were some who said We have mortgaged our lands and vineyards and houses that we might buy grain because of the famine. 4 There were also those who said We have borrowed money for the king's tax on our lands and vineyards.5 Our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren Our children as their children. Indeed We are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves and Some of our daughters have been brought into slavery. It is not in our power to redeem them For Other men have our lands and vineyards. 6 I became very angry when I heard their outcry and these words.7 After serious thought I rebuked the nobles and rulers. And I said to them: Each of you is exacting usury from his brother. I called a great assembly against them.8 I said to them According to our ability we have redeemed our Jewish brethren who were sold to the nations. Now indeed, Will you even sell your brethren? Or Should they be sold to us? NKJV


9 In my hearing the LORD of hosts said, “Truly, many houses shall be desolate, Great and beautiful ones, without inhabitant.10 For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, And a homer of seed shall yield one ephah.”

WHAT WAS THE LORD’S JUDGMENT UPON THEM?READ: LEVITICUS 26:26

26 When I cut off your supply of bread Ten women shall bake your bread in one oven. They shall bring back your bread by weight. And You shall eat and not be satisfied. NKJV

READ: DEUTERONOMY 28:3838 You shall carry much seed out to the field But Gather little in For The locust shall consume it. NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 5:11-12

11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning, That they may follow intoxicating drink; Who continue until night, till wine inflames them!

12 The harp and the strings, The tambourine and flute, And wine are in their feasts; But they do not regard the work of the LORD, Nor consider the operation of His hands.


11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning, That they may follow intoxicating drink; Who continue until night, till wine inflames them!12 The harp and the strings, The tambourine and flute, And wine are in their feasts; But they do not regard the work of the LORD, Nor consider the operation of His hands.

WHO HAS WOES? DRUNKARD?WHAT ARE THESE PEOPLE DOING ALL DAY?

WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT DRUNKENNESS?



WHO HAS WOES?WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT DRUNKENNESS?

LEVITES? READ: LEVITICUS 10:99 Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, You Nor your sons with you, When you go into the tabernacle of meeting, Lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, NKJV

NAZARITE? READ: NUMBERS 6:2-33 He shall separate himself from wine and similar drink. He shall drink neither vinegar made from wine Nor vinegar made from similar drink. Neither shall he drink any grape juice Nor eat fresh grapes or raisins. NKJV


WHAT DID THE ANGEL OF GOD TELL SAMSON’S MOTHER?

READ: JUDGES 13:4-74 Please be careful not to drink wine or similar drink and not to eat anything unclean.5 Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. No razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb. He shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. 6 The woman came and told her husband, saying, A Man of God came to me And His countenance was like the countenance of the Angel of God, Very awesome. But I did not ask Him where He was from And He did not tell me His name.7 He said to me, Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. Now drink no wine or similar drink Nor eat anything unclean For the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death. NKJV



WHO HAS WOES? DRUNKARD?READ: PROVERBS 23:29-30

29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? 30 Those who linger long at the wine. Those who go in search of mixed wine. NKJV

READ: ECCLESIASTES 10:16-1716 Woe to you, O land, When your king is a child And Your princes feast in the morning! 17 Blessed are you, O land, When your king is the son of nobles And Your princes feast at the proper time. For strength and not for drunkenness! NKJV



WHO HAS WOES? DRUNKARD?READ: AMOS 6:3-6

3 Woe to you who put far off the day of doom, Who cause the seat of violence to come near; 4 Who lie on beds of ivory, Stretch out on your couches, Eat lambs from the flock And Calves from the midst of the stall; 5 Who sing idly to the sound of stringed instruments And Invent for yourselves musical instruments like David; 6 Who drink wine from bowls And Anoint yourselves with the best ointments, But Are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. NKJV


13 Therefore my people have gone into captivity, Because they have no knowledge; Their honorable men are famished, And their multitude dried up with thirst.

14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged itself And opened its mouth beyond measure; Their glory and their multitude and their pomp, And he who is jubilant, shall descend into it.

15 People shall be brought down, Each man shall be humbled, And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.


13 Therefore my people have gone into captivity, Because they have no knowledge; Their honorable men are famished, And their multitude dried up with thirst.14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged itself And opened its mouth beyond measure; Their glory and their multitude and their pomp, And he who is jubilant, shall descend into it.15 People shall be brought down, Each man shall be humbled, And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.

WHY ARE THE LORD’S PEOPLE IN CAPTIVITY?WHERE IS SHEOL? WHY IS SHEOL ENLARGED?

WHO SHALL DESCEND INTO IT? WHY?WHO SHALL BE HUMBELED?



WHY ARE THE LORD’S PEOPLE IN CAPTIVITY?READ: PSALMS 107:4-5

4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desolate way. They found no city to dwell in. 5 Hungry and thirsty Their soul fainted in them. NKJV

READ: PROVERBS 10:2121 The lips of the righteous feed many But Fools die for lack of wisdom. NKJV



WHY ARE THE LORD’S PEOPLE IN CAPTIVITY?READ: HOSEA 4:6

6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because You have rejected knowledge I also will reject you from being priest for Me. Because You have forgotten the law of your God I also will forget your children. NKJV

READ: HABAKKUK 2:55 Indeed Because He transgresses by wine He is a proud man and He does not stay at home. Because He enlarges his desire as hell and he is like death and cannot be satisfied He gathers to himself all nations and heaps up for himself all peoples. NKJV


14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged itself And opened its mouth beyond measure; Their glory and their multitude and their pomp, And he who is jubilant, shall descend into it.15 People shall be brought down, Each man shall be humbled, And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.

WHERE IS SHEOL? WHY IS SHEOL ENLARGED?WHO SHALL DESCEND INTO IT? WHY?

READ: NUMBERS 15:3030 The person who does anything presumptuously Whether he is native-born or a stranger That One brings reproach on the LORD and He shall be cut off from among his people. NKJV

READ: NUMBERS 16:3030 If the LORD creates a new thing and The earth opens its mouth and Swallows them up with all that belongs to them and They go down alive into the pit Then You will understand that these men have rejected the LORD. NKJV



WHERE IS SHEOL?READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:22

22 A fire is kindled in My anger And Shall burn to the lowest hell. It shall consume the earth with her increase And Set on fire the foundations of the mountains. NKJV

READ: JOB 10:21-2221 I go to the place from which I shall not return, To the land of darkness and the shadow of death, 22 A land as dark as darkness itself As the shadow of death without any order, Where even the light is like darkness. NKJV



WHERE IS SHEOL?READ: PSALMS 139:7-8

7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or Where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend into heaven You are there. If I make my bed in Hell Behold, You are there. NKJV

READ: PROVERBS 9:1818 He does not know that the dead are there That Her guests are in the depths of Hell. NKJV

READ: PROVERBS 30:1616 The grave, The barren womb, The earth That is not satisfied with water And The fire never says, Enough! NKJV


16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness.

17 Then the lambs shall feed in their pasture, And in the waste places of the fat ones strangers shall eat.


16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness.17 Then the lambs shall feed in their pasture, And in the waste places of the fat ones strangers shall eat.

WHO SHALL BE EXALTED? HALLOWED?WHAT SHALL HAPPEN TO THE LAMBS?



WHO SHALL BE EXALTED? HALLOWED?READ: LEVITICUS 10:3

3 Moses said to Aaron, This is what the LORD spoke, saying:By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy And Before all the people I must be glorified. So Aaron held his peace. NKJV

READ: EZEKIEL 36:2323 I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; And the nations shall know that I am the LORD, says the Lord GOD, When I am hallowed in you before their eyes. NKJV



WHAT SHALL HAPPEN TO THE LAMBS?READ: ZEPHANIAH 2:6

6 The seacoast shall be pastures With shelters for shepherds and folds for flocks.7 The coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah. They shall feed their flocks there. In the houses of Ashkelon they shall lie down at evening. For The LORD their God will intervene for them and return their captives. NKJV

READ: ZEPHANIAH 2:13-1413 He will stretch out His hand against the north, Destroy Assyria And make Nineveh a desolation, As dry as the wilderness. 14 The herds shall lie down in her midst Every beast of the nation. Both the pelican and the bittern Shall lodge on the capitals of her pillars. Their voice shall sing in the windows. Desolation shall be at the threshold. For He will lay bare the cedar work. NKJV


18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of vanity, And sin as if with a cart rope;

19 That say, "Let Him make speed and hasten His work, That we may see it; And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, That we may know it."


18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as if with a cart rope;19 That say, “Let Him make speed and hasten His work, that we may see it; And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, That we may know it.”

WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

HOW DID THE LORD LEAD THEM?WHAT WERE THE PROPHETS DOING?

WHAT ARE THEY SAYING?DO THEY REALLY WANT THE LORD TO DRAW NEAR?



WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? WHAT ARE THEY DOING?HOW DID THE LORD LEAD THEM?

READ: HOSEA 11:44 I drew them with gentle cords, With bands of love. I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck. I stooped and fed them. NKJV

WHAT WERE THE PROPHETS DOING?READ: JEREMIAH 23:14

14 I have seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem:They commit adultery and walk in lies; They also strengthen the hands of evildoers, So that no one turns back from his wickedness.All of them are like Sodom to Me, And her inhabitants like Gomorrah. NKJV



WHAT ARE THEY SAYING?DO THEY REALLY WANT THE LORD TO DRAW NEAR?

READ: GENESIS 4:23-2423 Lamech said to his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice.Wives of Lamech, listen to my speech! I have killed a man for wounding me, Even a young man for hurting me. 24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold. NKJV

READ: JEREMIAH 17:1515 Indeed they say to me, Where is the word of the LORD?Let it come now! NKJV


WHAT DID THE LORD SAY?

READ: EZEKIEL 12:21-2521 The word of the LORD came to me, Saying,22 Son of man, What is this proverb that you people have about the land of Israel, Which says, The days are prolonged and Every vision fails?23 Tell them, Thus says the Lord GOD: I will lay this proverb to rest and They shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel. But Say to them, The days are at hand and the fulfillment of every vision.24 No more shall there be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.25 I am the LORD. I speak and the word which I speak will come to pass. It will no more be postponed. For in your days, O rebellious house I will say the word and perform it, says the Lord GOD.NKJV



WHAT ARE THEY SAYING?HOW DID PETER EXPLAIN THIS?

READ: 2 PETER 3:4-54 Knowing this first: That scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts,5 Saying, Where is the promise of His coming? For Since the fathers fell asleep, All things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.


20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own sight!

22 Woe to men mighty at drinking wine, Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink,

23 Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away justice from the righteous man!


20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own sight! 22 Woe to men mighty at drinking wine, Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink,23 Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away justice from the righteous man!

WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE THAT CALL EVIL GOOD & GOOD EVIL?WHO ARE THE WISE AND PRUDENT?

WHAT IS THE WARNING TO THOSE WHO DRINK STRONG DRINKS?WHAT DOES STRONG DRINK CAUSE THEM TO DO?

WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND THEM NOT TO DO? WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM? WHY?

WHAT DOES FIRE DO TO STUBBLE AND CHAFF?



WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE THAT CALL EVIL GOOD & GOOD EVIL?WOULD GOD SLAY THE RIGHTEOUS WITH THE WICKED?

READ: GENESIS 18:2525 Far be it from You to do such a thing as this To slay the righteous with the wicked So that The righteous should be as the wicked. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? NKJV

DID MICAIAH PROPHESY GOOD OR EVIL?READ: 1 KINGS 22:8

8 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD. I hate him Because He does not prophesy good concerning me, But Evil. NKJV



WHAT DID JEREMIAH SAY?READ: JEREMIAH 2:19

19 Your own wickedness will correct you. Your backslidings will rebuke you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing That You have forsaken the LORD your God And The fear of Me is not in you Says the Lord GOD of hosts. NKJV

READ: JEREMIAH 4:1818 Your ways and your doings Have procured these things for you. This is your wickedness Because it is bitter And Because it reaches to your heart. NKJV

WHAT DID AMOS SAY?READ: AMOS 5:7

7 You who turn justice to wormwood And Lay righteousness to rest in the earth! NKJV



WHO ARE THE WISE AND PRUDENT?

READ: PROVERBS 3:7

7 Do not be wise in your own eyes. Fear the LORD and depart from evil. NKJV

READ: PROVERBS 26:12

12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. NKJV



WHO ARE THE WISE AND PRUDENT?READ: ROMANS 12:16

16 Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things But associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion. NKJV

READ: 1 CORINTHIANS 3:18-2118 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age Let him become a fool That He may become wise.19 The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. It is written He catches the wise in their own craftiness.20 Again The LORD knows the thoughts of the wise that They are futile. NKJV


22 Woe to men mighty at drinking wine, Woe to men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink,23 Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away justice from the righteous man!

WHAT IS THE WARNING TO THOSE WHO DRINK STRONG DRINKS?WHAT DOES STRONG DRINK CAUSE THEM TO DO?

READ: 1 SAMUEL 25:3636 Abigail went to Nabal and There he was Holding a feast in his house, Like the feast of a king. Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk. Therefore she told him nothing, little or much, until morning light. NKJV

READ: SONG OF SOLOMON 8:22 I I would lead you and bring you Into the house of my motherShe who used to instruct me. I would cause you to drink of spiced wine Of the juice of my pomegranate. NKJV



WHAT DOES STRONG DRINK CAUSE THEM TO DO?READ: PROVERBS 23:20-21

20 Do not mix with winebibbers Or with gluttonous eaters of meat. 21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags. NKJV

READ: PROVERBS 31:4-54 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, It is not for kings to drink wine,Nor for princes intoxicating drink. 5 Lest they drink and forget the law And pervert the justice of all the afflicted. NKJV


WHAT DOES STRONG DRINK CAUSE THEM TO DO?READ: PROVERBS 9:2-5

2 She has slaughtered her meat, She has mixed her wine. She has also furnished her table. 3 She has sent out her maidens. She cries out from the highest places of the city. 4 Whoever is simple, Let him turn in here! As for him who lacks understanding, She says to him, 5 Come, eat of my bread And Drink of the wine I have mixed.

READ: JEREMIAH 7:18-1918 The children gather wood. The fathers kindle the fire. And The women knead dough to make cakes for the queen of heaven. They pour out drink offerings to other gods That They may provoke Me to anger.19 Do they provoke Me to anger? Says the LORD. Do they not provoke themselves To the shame of their own faces? NKJV



WHAT DOES STRONG DRINK CAUSE THEM TO DO?WHAT DID THE LORD COMMAND THEM NOT TO DO?

READ: EXODUS 23:7-88 You shall take no bribe For A bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous. NKJV

READ: AMOS 5:1212 I know your manifold transgressions And your mighty sins: Afflicting the just and taking bribes; Diverting the poor from justice at the gate. NKJV



WHAT DOES STRONG DRINK CAUSE THEM TO DO?READ: PSALMS 94:21

21 They gather together against the life of the righteous And Condemn innocent blood. NKJV

READ: EZEKIEL 22:1212 They take bribes to shed blood; You take usury and increase You have made profit from your neighbors by extortion and Have forgotten Me Says the Lord GOD. NKJV


24 Therefore, as the fire devours the stubble, And the flame consumes the chaff, So their root will be as rottenness, And their blossom will ascend like dust; Because they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts, And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

25 Therefore the anger of the LORD is aroused against His people; He has stretched out His hand against them And stricken them, And the hills trembled. Their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.


24 Therefore, as the fire devours the stubble, And the flame consumes the chaff, So their root will be as rottenness, And their blossom will ascend like dust; Because they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts, And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.25 Therefore the anger of the LORD is aroused against His people; He has stretched out His hand against them And stricken them, And the hills trembled. Their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this His anger is not turned away, His hand is stretched out still.

WHAT DOES FIRE DO TO STUBBLE AND CHAFF?WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM? WHY?

WHY IS THE LORD ANGRY WITH HIS PEOPLE?DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS?

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LORD BECOMES ANGRY?HOW DOES THE LORD EXPRESS HIS ANGER?

WHO IS THE LORD CALLING?HOW WILL THEY COME?


24 Therefore, as the fire devours the stubble, And the flame consumes the chaff, So their root will be as rottenness, And their blossom will ascend like dust; Because they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts, And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

WHAT DOES FIRE DO TO STUBBLE AND CHAFF?WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM? WHY?

READ: NAHUM 1:1010 While tangled like thorns And While drunken like drunkards,They shall be devoured like stubble fully dried. NKJV

READ: JOB 18:1616 His roots are dried out below And his branch withers above.

READ: JOB 24:2424 They are exalted for a little while, Then they are gone. They are brought low. They are taken out of the way like all others. They dry out like the heads of grain. NKJV


25 Therefore the anger of the LORD is aroused against His people; He has stretched out His hand against them And stricken them, And the hills trembled. Their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this His anger is not turned away, His hand is stretched out still.

WHY IS THE LORD ANGRY WITH HIS PEOPLE?WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LORD BECOMES ANGRY?

READ: EXODUS 19:1818 Mount Sinai was completely in smoke Because the LORD descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace and The whole mountain quaked greatly. NKJV

READ: DEUTERONOMY 29:27-2827 The anger of the LORD was aroused against this land, to bring on it every curse that is written in this book.28 The LORD uprooted them from their land in anger, in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day. NKJV


DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS?READ: LEVITICUS 26:14-17

14 If you do not obey Me, and do not observe all these commandments, 15 And if you despise My statutes, or if your soul abhors My judgments, so that you do not perform all My commandments, but break My covenant, 16 I also will do this to you: I will even appoint terror over you, wasting disease and fever which shall consume the eyes and cause sorrow of heart. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. 17 I will set My face against you, and you shall be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you shall reign over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you. NKJV


WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LORD BECOMES ANGRY?READ: 2 KINGS 22:12-17

13 Go, Inquire of the LORD for me, For the people and for all Judah, Concerning the words of this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that is aroused against us Because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book To do according to all that is written concerning us.

16 Thus says the LORD: Behold, I will bring calamity on this place and on its inhabitants: All the words of the book which the king of Judah has read17 Because They have forsaken Me and Burned incense to other gods, That They might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore My wrath shall be aroused against this place and Shall not be quenched. NKJV


HOW DOES THE LORD DEMONSTRATE HIS ANGER?READ: JOB 9:6

6 He shakes the earth out of its place And Its pillars tremble.

READ: JOB 26:1111 The pillars of heaven tremble And Are astonished at His rebuke. NKJV

READ: PSALMS 18:77 The earth shook and trembled. The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry. NKJV

READ: PSALMS 97:55 The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD,At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. NKJV


HOW DOES THE LORD DEMONSTRATE HIS ANGER?READ: PSALMS 104:32

32 He looks on the earth and It trembles. He touches the hills and They smoke. NKJV

READ: PSALMS 114:77 Tremble, O earth, At the presence of the Lord; At the presence of the God of Jacob, NKJV

READ: PSALMS 144:55 Bow down Your heavens, O LORD, and come down. Touch the mountains and They shall smoke. NKJV


WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LORD IS ANGRY?READ: JEREMIAH 4:8

8 Clothe yourself with sackcloth Lament and wail. For the fierce anger of the LORD Has not turned back from us. NKJV

READ: JEREMIAH 4:2424 I beheld the mountains and Indeed they trembled. All the hills moved back and forth. NKJV

READ: JEREMIAH 6:1212 Their houses shall be turned over to others, Fields and wives together. For I will stretch out My hand Against the inhabitants of the land, says the LORD. NKJV


HOW DOES THE LORD DEMONSTRATE HIS ANGER?READ: HABAKKUK 3:6

6 He stood and measured the earth. He looked and startled the nations. The everlasting mountains were scattered. The perpetual hills bowed. NKJV

READ: HABAKKUK 3:1010 The mountains saw You and trembled: The overflowing of the water passed by. The deep uttered its voice And lifted its hands on high. NKJV


26 He will lift up a banner to the nations from afar, And will whistle to them from the end of the earth; Surely they shall come with speed, swiftly.

27 No one will be weary or stumble among them, No one will slumber or sleep; Nor will the belt on their loins be loosed, Nor the strap of their sandals be broken;

28 Whose arrows are sharp, And all their bows bent; Their horses' hooves will seem like flint, And their wheels like a whirlwind.


26 He will lift up a banner to the nations from far, And will whistle to them from the end of the earth; Surely they shall come with speed, swiftly.27 No one will be weary or stumble among them, No one will slumber or sleep; Nor will the belt on their loins be loosed, Nor the strap of their sandals be broken;28 Whose arrows are sharp, And all their bows bent; Their horses' hooves will seem like flint, And their wheels like a whirlwind.

WHO IS THE LORD CALLING? ASSYRIANS? BABYLONIANS?

DID THE LORD WARN ISRAEL ABOUT THIS?HOW WILL THEY COME? WHY?WHAT ARE THEY PREPARED FOR?

ARE THEIR HORSES PREPARED FOR BATTLE?


26 He will lift up a banner to the nations from far, And will whistle to them from the end of the earth; Surely they shall come with speed, swiftly.

WHO IS THE LORD CALLING? ASSYRIANS? BABYLONIANS?

DID THE LORD WARN THEM ABOUT THIS?READ: DEUTERONOMY 28:49-51

49 The LORD will bring a nation against you from afar From the end of the earth As swift as the eagle flies A nation whose language you will not understand.50 A nation of fierce countenance Which does not respect the elderly Nor show favor to the young.51 They shall eat the increase of your livestock and the produce of your land Until you are destroyed. They shall not leave you grain or new wine or oil or the increase of your cattle or the offspring of your flocks Until they have destroyed you. NKJV


26 He will lift up a banner to the nations from far, And will whistle to them from the end of the earth; Surely they shall come with speed, swiftly.27 No one will be weary or stumble among them, No one will slumber or sleep; Nor will the belt on their loins be loosed, Nor the strap of their sandals be broken;28 Whose arrows are sharp, And all their bows bent; Their horses' hooves will seem like flint, And their wheels like a whirlwind.

HOW WILL THEY COME? WHY?WHAT ARE THEY PREPARED FOR?

READ: PSALMS 7:12-1312 If he does not turn back, He will sharpen His sword. He bends His bow and makes it ready. 13 He also prepares for Himself instruments of death. He makes His arrows into fiery shafts. NKJV


26 He will lift up a banner to the nations from far and will whistle to them from the end of the earth. Surely they shall comewith speed, swiftly.27 No one will be weary or stumble among them. No one will slumber or sleep. Nor will the belt on their loins be loosed. Nor the strap of their sandals be broken;28 Whose arrows are sharp and all their bows bent. Their horses' hooves will seem like flint and their wheels like a whirlwind.

HOW WILL THEY COME? WHY?WHAT ARE THEY PREPARED FOR?

READ: JOEL 2:7-87 They run like mighty men, They climb the wall like men of war; Every one marches in formation, And they do not break ranks. 8 They do not push one another; Every one marches in his own column. Though they lunge between the weapons, They are not cut down. NKJV


26 He will lift up a banner to the nations from far and will whistle to them from the end of the earth. Surely they shall comewith speed, swiftly.27 No one will be weary or stumble among them. No one will slumber or sleep. Nor will the belt on their loins be loosed. Nor the strap of their sandals be broken;28 Whose arrows are sharp and all their bows bent. Their horses' hooves will seem like flint and their wheels like a whirlwind.

ARE THEIR HORSES PREPARED FOR BATTLE?READ: EZEKIEL 26:11

11 With the hooves of his horses he will trample all your streets He will slay your people by the sword and your strong pillars will fall to the ground. NKJV


ARE THEIR HORSES PREPARED FOR BATTLE?READ: JOB 39:19-25

19 Have you given the horse strength? Have you clothed his neck with thunder? 20 Can you frighten him like a locust? His majestic snorting strikes terror. 21 He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength. He gallops into the clash of arms. 22 He mocks at fear and is not frightened. Nor does he turn back from the sword. 23 The quiver rattles against him; The glittering spear and javelin. 24 He devours the distance with fierceness and rage. Nor does he come to a halt because the trumpet has sounded. 25 At the blast of the trumpet he says, Aha! He smells the battle from afar The thunder of captains and shouting. NKJV

READ: ISAIAH 5:1-2

29 Their roaring will be like a lion, They will roar like young lions; Yes, they will roar And lay hold of the prey; They will carry it away safely, And no one will deliver.

20 In that day they will roar against them Like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks to the land, Behold, darkness and sorrow; And the light is darkened by the clouds. NKJV


29 Their roaring will be like a lion, They will roar like young lions; Yes, they will roar And lay hold of the prey; They will carry it away safely, And no one will deliver.

30 In that day they will roar against them Like the roaring of the sea. And If one looks to the land, Behold, darkness and sorrow; And the light is darkened by the clouds. NKJV

WHO IS ROARING LIKE A LION?

WHEN DOES A LION ROAR?

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THAT DAY?


29 Their roaring will be like a lion, They will roar like young lions; Yes, they will roar And lay hold of the prey; They will carry it away safely, And no one will deliver.30 In that day they will roar against them Like the roaring of the sea. And If one looks to the land, Behold, darkness and sorrow; And the light is darkened by the clouds. NKJV

WHO IS ROARING LIKE A LION?WHEN DOES A LION ROAR?

READ: AMOS 3:44 Will a lion roar in the forest When he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den If he has caught nothing? NKJV



WHO IS ROARING LIKE A LION?WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM?

READ: ZEPHANIAH 3:33 Her princes in her midst are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves That leave not a bone till morning. NKJV

READ: ZECHARIAH 11:33 There is the sound of wailing shepherds! For their glory is in ruins. There is the sound of roaring lions! For the pride of the Jordan is in ruins. NKJV



WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM?WHO CAN DELIVER THEM?

READ: MICAH 5:88 The remnant of Jacob Shall be among the Gentiles In the midst of many peoples Like a lion among the beasts of the forest.Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Who, if he passes through Both treads down and tears in pieces And none can deliver. NKJV


30 In that day they will roar against them Like the roaring of the sea. And If one looks to the land, Behold, darkness and sorrow; And the light is darkened by the clouds. NKJV

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THAT DAY?READ: AMOS 5:18-20

18 Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! For what good is the day of the LORD to you? It will be darkness and Not light. 19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion And A bear met him! Or as though he went into the house Leaned his hand on the wall And A serpent bit him! 20 Is not the day of the LORD darkness and Not light? Is it not very dark With no brightness in it? NKJV

READ: AMOS 8:99 It shall come to pass in that day Says the Lord GOD That I will make the sun go down at noon And I will darken the earth in broad daylight. NKJV

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