Isaiah 10
1 Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness [which] they have prescribed;
2 To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and [that] they may rob the fatherless!
3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
This passage is a warning to those who do not deal with the poor and the needy in a charitable, righteous way. It is specifically directed to Hebrew leaders, but is a good lesson for us all.
Prepare now, live righteously, treat those in need with kindness, be ready for your judgement on the day of visitation, the day of God's judgement. As Hebrew tradition has it, the day of God's judgement is "the day when the Holy One, blessed be He, visits upon you your iniquities." (Amos 3:2).
But there is, always, hope for the Hebrew remnant:
Isaiah 11
11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
And, there is, always, hope for the righteous of God, Christian or Hebrew. Are you righteous?
1 Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness [which] they have prescribed;
2 To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and [that] they may rob the fatherless!
3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
This passage is a warning to those who do not deal with the poor and the needy in a charitable, righteous way. It is specifically directed to Hebrew leaders, but is a good lesson for us all.
Prepare now, live righteously, treat those in need with kindness, be ready for your judgement on the day of visitation, the day of God's judgement. As Hebrew tradition has it, the day of God's judgement is "the day when the Holy One, blessed be He, visits upon you your iniquities." (Amos 3:2).
But there is, always, hope for the Hebrew remnant:
Isaiah 11
11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
And, there is, always, hope for the righteous of God, Christian or Hebrew. Are you righteous?
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