Reading for June 1st

Read Isaiah 30.18-26. This poetic reminder of future hope counters any criticism that the message of rest and quietness (v. 15) was too submissive and politically inactive to end foreign oppression. Human acceptance of the divine plane for the nations may require patience and fortitude in enduring the present order. A later scribe has described more fully (vv. 19-26) what this longed-for furure would bring. Only when God's judgment puts an end to human violence and oppression when its towers fall (v. 25)-will such peace and prosperity come. Comments and Questions..