以赛亚书［第九章］
Book of Isaiah 9
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以赛亚书［第九章］|Book of Isaiah 9【神的应许和怒气】
20/04/2022
前言：
以赛亚书第9章展现的是神应许将要成就的弥赛亚国度(V1-7)；以及当时神向骄傲不回转的以色列子民发怒，伸手攻击审判他们。
一、弥赛亚国度的应许 (V1-7)
神应许那些在黑暗中继续跟随神的子民，将要经历：
1.看见大光重轭折断（V1-5）
当时的以色列人受到仇敌的统治，他们犹如落在黑暗中！神透过先知以赛亚的口，应许要赐给他们光明，就是脱离敌人的统治。以赛亚指出以色列人所负的重轭、欺压他们的棍子要被折断，跟随神的人要获得胜利！
2.弥赛亚治国到永远（V6-7）
神借着以赛亚这段预言，给以色列人很大的应许和盼望，因他们正处于被亚述攻击中没有出路。神告诉他们将有一婴孩-弥赛亚赐给他们，成为他们的拯救。约翰福音14:6耶稣说: 我就是道路、真理、生命。 因此，我们应该仔细研读圣经，清楚认识主耶稣，这才是明智的做法。
二、神对以色列的怒气 (V8-21)
1.骄傲自大惹神怒气 (V8-12)
砖墙倒塌是因为城墙被敌人攻破了，这时以色列人应该寻求神，但是他们却认为砖墙倒塌是因为砖头的结构有问题，当改用坚固的石头就没有问题了；桑树虽然被敌人砍了，他们认为要趁此机会把它换成香柏树。这就是以色列人的骄傲自大，明明打了败仗，神已审判了他们却不悔改，所以神的怒气还未转消，神的审判要再临到。
今天，许多人也是同样常为自己的成就感到骄傲，根本忘记了是神给了我们所有的能力和资源。
2. 偏行己路惹神怒气 (V13-17)
经文中的棕枝是指领袖，芦苇是指平民，都是不归向神、不寻求神的偏行己路之人。凡惹神怒气的，就要为自己的言行接受神公义的审判。
3.兄弟相残惹神怒气 (V18-21)
神管教了骄傲自大、偏行己路的领袖，把这些领袖带走，但领袖没了，兄弟之间仍然彼此相残，导致以色列最终亡国了。
神的审判是要管教我们，例如我们做事遇到困难碰壁了，因为我们所做的一些事不合乎神的心意，神对我们说‘此路不通’。如果我们还是去作最后的挣扎，神最后的审判就会临到我们！如果我们认罪回转，神的恩典就会很大的临到！
总结：
弥赛亚的国度对于当时的以色列人来讲是未来之事，可是对于我们来讲则已经是成就的了。弥赛亚的国度不再仅仅是将来之事的影儿，而是现在就要进入我们的现实生活中，带来生命的改变。
Isaiah 9: God's Promises and Wrath
GK611 Morning Devotion
20/4/2022
Speaker: IP Daniel Kew + Rev Moses Li
Introduction:
Isaiah 9 presents the Messianic Kingdom that God promised would be fulfilled (v1-7); and the time when God became angry with the proud and unreverent children of Israel and reached out against them in judgment.
1. The Promise of the Messianic Kingdom (V1-7)
God promises that those who continue to follow Him in the darkness will experience:
(1) Seeing the breaking of the heavy yoke (V1-5)
The Israelites at that time were ruled by their enemies, and they were as if they were in darkness! Through the mouth of the prophet Isaiah, God promised to give them light, that is, freedom from the ruling of their enemies. Isaiah pointed out that the heavy yoke the Israelites were carrying and the rod that oppressed them would be broken, and that those who followed God would have victory!
(2) Messiah rules forever (V6-7)
Through this prophecy of Isaiah, God gave great promise and hope to the Israelites, who were in the midst of an Assyrian attack and had no way out. God told them that a baby, the Messiah, would be given to them and would be their salvation. John 14:6 Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. Therefore, it is wise for us to study the Bible carefully and know the Lord Jesus clearly.
2. God's anger against Israel (V8-21)
(1) Pride and arrogance provoke God's anger (V8-12)
The brick wall collapsed because the wall was broken down by the enemy, and the Israelites should have sought God at that time, but they thought that the brick wall collapsed because the structure of the bricks was faulty, and that there would be no problem when hewn stones were used instead; although the sycamores was cut down by the enemy, they thought that they should take this opportunity to replace it with a cedar tree. This was the pride and arrogance of the Israelites, who had clearly lost the battle, and God had judged them, but they did not repent.
Today, many people are often proud of our accomplishments, simply forgetting that it is God who has given us all of our abilities and resources.
(2) To go one's own way and provoke God's anger (V13-17)
The palm branches in the scriptures refer to the leaders, and the bulrush refer to the common people, those who do not turn to God and seek Him in their own way. Whoever provokes God's anger will be judged by God's righteousness for his words and actions.
(3) Brothers in arms provoke God's anger (V18-21)
God disciplined the proud and arrogant leaders who went their own way and took them away, but with the leaders gone, the brothers continued to fight against each other. So God judged again and again, and Israel eventually fell.
God's judgment is to discipline us, for example, if we encounter difficulties and hit a wall because something we have done is not in God's will, God says to us, 'This way is not possible'. If we still struggle, God's final judgment will come upon us! If we confess our sins and turn back, God's grace will come in a big way!
Conclusion:
The Messiah's kingdom was a future event for the Israelites at that time, but it is already a fulfillment for us. The Messiah's kingdom is no longer just an image of a future event, but is now coming into our reality and bringing about life change.
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