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isaiah 30:1-7

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Isaiah 30:1-7

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

1. Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: 2. That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt! 3. Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt [your] confusion. 4. For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes. 5. They were all ashamed of a people [that] could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach. 6. The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence [come] the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people [that] shall not profit [them]. 7. For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength [is] to sit still.

Isaiah 30:1-7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 30:1

Theological / Devotional

Woe to the rebellious children. Isaiah still has Sennacherib’s invasion in mind, the time when the Rabshakeh taunted Hezekiah for trusting in Egypt (2 Kings 18:19, 21; Isa. 36:4, 6). The present chapter gives evidence of a considerable group in Judah that favored an alliance with Egypt. Instead of turning to God and placing their trust in Him, these timorous men rebelled against God and turned to the heathen for help.

Add sin to sin. It was because of the sins of Judah that the Assyrian armies had been permitted to come against her in the first place. Now Judah added to her sin in by going to Egypt for help against Assyria.

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