Isaiah 22:1-14; Isaiah 23-24
There is quite a bit in today’s reading that I do not fully understand, or, rather, that I just barely understand, or, rather still, that I do not understand at all. But one verse seems pretty clear to me:
The LORD of hosts has purposed it,
Isaiah 23:9
to defile the pompous pride of all glory,
to dishonor all the honored of the earth.
Although the context would suggest that this verse originally may have been aimed at Tyre specifically, the last phrase — all the honored of the earth — gives it obvious global applicability, right on down to us today.
Pride. What sin does not have pride lurking at its core? We may not recognize it, but it is there, for in every sin we are exalting ourselves over the living God. Our sin declares that we think we know better than God. Rather than submitting to Him as our rightful King, we declare our independence. And in our pride we flaunt our sin. But beware:
The LORD of hosts has purposed it,
to defile the pompous pride of all glory,
to dishonor all the honored of the earth.
Wait… What month is this again?