“Question & Answer”

Question:
What is Isaiahs’s idea of God’s lordship over history?
Answer:
Isaiah’s theology included the sometimes-comforting view that God shapes history, traditionally entering the human scene to rescue his people from national peril. Isaiah prophesied from 739–681 BC to a nation that had turned a deaf ear to the Lord. Instead of serving Him with humility and offering love to their neighbors, the nation of Judah offered meaningless sacrifices in God’s temple at Jerusalem and committed injustices throughout the nation. It reads in Isaiah 14:26-27 NIV> This is the plan determined for the whole world; this is the hand stretched out over all nations. For the Lord Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back? It reads in Isaiah 17:13 NIV>Although the peoples roar like the roar of surging waters, when he rebukes them they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweed before a gale. It reads in Isaiah 33:5-6 NIV> The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with his justice and righteousness. He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure.