Old Testament (1198)
  1. A reduction in idolatry right before an increase.
  2. Obviously, the LORD has no intention of slapping a bandage on creation. He will completely restore—it will be made new.
  3. Jerusalem, temple, and king, all three bespoke of Yahweh’s kingship, as well as of His Kingdom and presence on earth and all the blessings bound up with it.
  4. The danger of acting like an idolator.
  5. The LORD vindicates His people in the midst of their misery and despair—for this He has come.
  6. Repentance can change history.
  7. The Exodus always remains a continual and present reality for the people of Israel—it is always on their mind. It was and remained the big salvific event of the Old Testament, yet at the same time it points forward to what God will yet/continue to do to save His people.
  8. The Word of the Lord is sure. The enemy is defeated. Salvation is waiting for you.
  9. God is often hidden in history, even as we make it now, but He is always manifest where He has promised to be.
  10. Two prophets, a donkey and a lion.
  11. In our preaching it is important to decide how to understand this. Are we going to preach the “now” or the “not yet”? As the people of Israel are living in their “now,” are they hearing the words of Isaiah as the “not yet” or, the “not yet of the not yet”?
  12. Golden calves all over again.
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