Isaiah 10:28-34 – A Remnant Preserved
We see the terror of destruction in verses 28-34. This is a description, years before, of how the Assyrians would invade — and this is exactly the way they came. Isaiah, by the inspiration of God’s Spirit, was able to see what would happen later in his life when the Assyrians came down. You see the terror and the fright and the horror of the coming down of the Assyrians here as they destroy these villages as they are coming through, until suddenly they appear before the walls of Jerusalem. It looks like nothing can stop them. Everything in their path gets run over. They seem to be invincible. But as we see in verses 33 and 34, Assyria can only shake its fist. Do you remember what happened when all the great Assyrian armies were camped outside of Jerusalem? They had big, bold words. King Sennacherib’s main general had all kinds of mouthiness to give against Jehovah, trying to frighten the people, trying to make them surrender. And how much of an attack were they able to make against Jerusalem? They did nothing! We have no historical record of Jerusalem having a single stone flung at it, a single spear thrown at it, a single arrow shot at it. Because by the next morning, the vast army was all dead. How did God do that? We don’t know. But what He has told us is that when the time comes, He can and does destroy the wicked and deliver his people.
Much of the Church of Jesus Christ has been unfaithful, sadly. It is because of this that the nations are rebelling in wickedness and seek to destroy her. It looks very scary indeed. God then in Isaiah’s time, and God now in our time, continues to preserve a remnant, by His grace. God continues to preserve you, and He continues to lift you up on high and to deliver you from the oppressor. God will bring you through more glorious, more wonderful, more godly than ever before. You, by his grace, are part of His remnant — lived for, died for, resurrected for by the Lord Jesus. Deliverance, though it may be taking a little while, is certain and sure in Christ.
Question
- What happened to the Assyrian army?
- Why can we be encouraged?
Prayer Points
- Pray for the preaching and hearing of God’s Word tomorrow.
- Use prayer points from your congregation.
- Pray for family matters.