Today, I am reading and commenting on  Isaiah 22-25.

In today’s prophecy, Isaiah condemned those who saw the coming disaster, but did not turn to the Lord in response.  He condemns those who did what they could by gathering resources and building defenses, but who did not cry out to God for aid, who never even thought about God in the face of the coming disaster.  Isaiah goes on to condemn those who, instead of weeping and wailing in remorse over the coming disaster which was coming because of their sins, chose to party and live it up one last time before the end.  Those who. instead of turning from their wickedness in the face of disaster, decided to double down on the wickedness they had practiced up to that point.  Isaiah goes on to give an example of a government official who saw what was coming and decided to build a monument to be his grave rather than using his position to offset the misery some were already feeling.  From there Isaiah proceeds to describe the coming devastation God is bringing on the world and upon those who refuse to turn from their sins to Him.  In that description Isaiah warns that both the rich and powerful, the poor and needy, and the common person will all face the same fates.  The rich will not escape the suffering because of their riches.  The politically connected will not be able to use their connections to escape the coming disaster.   And yet, Isaiah also promises that God will provide for those who turn to Him in sorrow.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.