O city of commotion, O town of revelry? Your slain did not die by the sword, nor were they killed in battle. Sermons
I. PESTILENCE CREATES FRIGHT. And this prepares the way for the march of the pestilence; partly because those in whom are the seeds of disease go to other places, carrying the evil with them; and partly because fear lowers vitality, and so limits the power of resistance to disease. Fright in time of pestilence was painfully exhibited in the recent visit of the cholera to the towns in the south of France. II. PESTILENCE BREAKS UP SOCIAL LIFE. By the flight, from the infected neighborhood, of all whose means permit. By the disturbance of commerce, business, education, etc. Worse than this, danger of life nourishes self-interest, so that men are ready to sacrifice others to save themselves. At such times the worst of humanity is revealed in the many, and the best of humanity in the few. III. PESTILENCE OFTEN LEADS TO RECKLESSNESS. As was most painfully seen in the time of the great plague of London, and as is indicated by Isaiah in the text. Despair flings the reins on the neck of lust. IV. PESTILENCE MAKES HEROES. Madame de Genlis tells of an incident in connection with the peste at Marseilles. The true nature of the disease was unknown, and could only be discovered by a post-mortem examination, but that was certain death to the operator. All the doctors drew back. Then a young surgeon, named Guyon, of great celebrity in his profession, devoted himself for the safety of his country. He made the necessary examination, recorded his observations, made his suggestions, placed the papers in a vase Of vinegar, retired to the lazaretto, and in twelve hours was dead - a hero made by the pestilence. - R.T.
He will surely violently turn and toss the like a ball. To this unfamilied intruder, who had sought to establish himself in Jerusalem, after the manner of those days, by hewing himself a great sepulchre, Isaiah brought sentence of violent banishment: "Behold, Jehovah will be hurling, hurling thee away, thou big man, and crumpling, crumpling thee together. He will roll, roll thee on, thou rolling stone, like a ball thrown out On broad, level ground; there shalt thou die, and there shall be the chariots of thy glory, thou shame of the house of thy lord. And I thrust thee from thy post, and from thy station do they pull thee down." This vagabond was not to die in his bed, nor to be gathered in his big tomb to the people on whom he had foisted himself.(Prof. G. A. Smith, D. D.) (Prof. G. A. Smith, D. D.) (J. A. Alexander.) Those that, when they are in power, turn and toss others, will be justly turned and tossed themselves when their day shall come to fall. Many that have thought themselves fastened like a nail may come to be tossed like a ball, for here have we no continuing city. Shebna thought his place too strait for him, he had no room to thrive; God will, therefore, send him into "a large country," where he shall have room to wander, but never find the way back again.( M. Henry.) Learn —I. THE EASE WITH WHICH GOD EFFECTS HIS JUDGMENTS. II. THE UTTER USELESSNESS OF ANY RESISTANCE TO THE DIVINE JUDGMENTS. As surely as a ball must follow the line of projection, so surely must we go whither the judgments of God carry us. III. THE AWFULNESS OF FALLING INTO THE HANDS OF THE LIVING GOD. (W. Manning.) People Aram, David, Elam, Eliakim, Hilkiah, Isaiah, ShebnaPlaces Elam, House of the Forest, Jerusalem, Kedar, KirTopics Battle, Boisterous, Commotion, Dead, Death, Die, Exultant, Exulting, Full, Joy, Joyous, Killed, Loud, Noise, Noisy, O, Outcries, Pierced, Revelry, Shouting, Shoutings, Slain, Stir, Stirs, Sword, Town, Tumult, Tumultuous, Uproar, Voices, War, WastOutline 1. The prophet laments the invasion of Jerusalem8. He reproves their human wisdom and worldly joy 15. He prophesies Shebna's deprivation 20. And the substitution of Eliakim, prefiguring the kingdom of Christ. Dictionary of Bible Themes Isaiah 22:1Library Prevailing Prayer. Text.--The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.--James v. 16. THE last lecture referred principally to the confession of sin. To-night my remarks will be chiefly confined to the subject of intercession, or prayer. There are two kinds of means requisite to promote a revival; one to influence men, the other to influence God. The truth is employed to influence men, and prayer to move God. When I speak of moving God, I do not mean that God's mind is changed by prayer, or that his … Charles Grandison Finney—Lectures on Revivals of Religion Sundry Sharp Reproofs Gihon, the Same with the Fountain of Siloam. Sennacherib (705-681 B. C. ) The Call of Matthew - the Saviour's Welcome to Sinners - Rabbinic Theology as Regards the Doctrine of Forgiveness in Contrast to the Gospel of Christ Third Withdrawal from Herod's Territory. Isaiah Links Isaiah 22:2 NIVIsaiah 22:2 NLT Isaiah 22:2 ESV Isaiah 22:2 NASB Isaiah 22:2 KJV Isaiah 22:2 Bible Apps Isaiah 22:2 Parallel Isaiah 22:2 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 22:2 Chinese Bible Isaiah 22:2 French Bible Isaiah 22:2 German Bible Isaiah 22:2 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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