Reading for April 19th

Read Isaiah 5.26-30. In 5.26-30: This key prophetic declaration shows clearly how the judgment will fall upon the land of Israel and Judah and that, although a forgeign nation will bring about devastation, the voice of God has summoned it. The image of God acting against Israel by raising a signal for a nation far away becomes a repeated theme showing how God acts to control human destiny (see 11.10-12; 49.22). Although in human destiny (see 11.10-12; 49.22). Although in this pronouncement the identity of the distant nation is not revealed, one quickly discovers that it is Ayssyria (see 7.17; 8.4). Comments or Questions..