Isa 10:5-15
(5) O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the
staff in their hand is mine indignation.
(6) I will send him against an hypocritical
nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take
the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the
streets.
(7) Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his
heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a
few.
(12) Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when
the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will
punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king
of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
(13) For he saith, By the strength of my hand I
have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds
of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the
inhabitants like a valiant man:
(15)
Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall
the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake
itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself,
as if it were no wood.
THE
SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD DISPLAYED
How wonderful
and powerful is our God
1. God is in
control of all things, all are mere instruments in God’s hands
God can
use even the wicked as instruments of righteousness
a.
(5) O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the
staff in their hand is mine indignation.
b.
The Assyrian did
not know the Lord, yet the Lord is the one who made them mighty in battle.
c.
They
conquered Samaria, and the outskirts of Judah
d.
See also Jer.
27:5-7
2. He is so
powerful and wonderful that even while you are doing your own will, you are
performing according to his overall plan for the earth
God accomplished his holy will using evil
men in their own evil works
a.
(6) I will send him against an hypocritical nation,
and against the people of my wrath
b.
Because
God was angry with the nation Israel, the hypocritical nation
c.
To
promote righteousness, God must punish Israel
d.
God’s
decree is to send the wicked Assyrians to punish them
3. His power and control does
not make you a robot. God can do his will in you and through you without
violating your FREE WILL.
a.
He did it before to Pharaoh. Ex. 9:14, 16, 27, 34, 35
b. He did it to the king of Assyria. READ:
2 Kings 18:9-13
c. And now before the gates of Hezekiah
- READ The boasting of Assyrian spokesman - 2 Kings 18:33-34
d. They even use the Lord’s name and
Isaiah prophecy to make Hezekiah surrender without a fight.
e.
2Ki 18:25
Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The
LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
4. God can change your heart,
so that while you are doing God’s will, your heart is right with God. God did
not change the heart of The Assyrian, therefore he remained wicked
a. God’s plan is to send Sennacherib to
punish his people - Isa. 10:6 – I will send him against a hypocritical nation
….
b. But
Sennacherib did not think so. (7) Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his
heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a
few.
c. He has
another plan, because his heart is not right.
d. All your
actions and all events in your life contribute to God’s plan. Ultimately God
does not judge you by the events, but God judges you by your heart.
e. GOD does not need to do anything to make you
wicked, you already are wicked.
f. But God has
to give you grace, to make you righteous, to change your heart.
5.
God will
punish The Assyrian because he had a stout heart
a. Read vs. 12,13
b. He did not give God exclusive glory
c. The punishment was accomplished in 2 Kings
19:35
d. If God does not give you a new heart, it
doesn’t matter what achievements you reached, you end up in eternal death.
e. An eternity where you will be wicked
forever. (Rev. 22:11)
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