Isaiah 9:16 For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. I. The world is so constituted that LEADERS OF THE PEOPLE ARE AT PRESENT A NECESSITY. II. LEADERSHIP INVOLVES FOR THE LEADERS THE HIGHEST HONOUR OR THE DEEPEST SHAME. 1. The man who leads his fellow men well is entitled to the highest honour. 2. But leadership does not necessarily involve any honour at all. 3. Through leadership a man may reach the most utter degradation and shame. (1) Through his incompetence. (2) Through his dishonesty. III. LEADERSHIP INVOLVES FOR THE LED SALVATION OR DESTRUCTION. (R. A. Bertram.) Parallel Verses KJV: For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.WEB: For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed. |
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