Charity Baptist Church
03-27-2020 - Isaiah 26 - Seeking Peace in Troubled Times
- Isaiah Chapter 24 - The Babylonian Invasion is a Picture of the Great Tribulation - In particular 24:21-23 speaks of the great end-time judgment God will pour out on the faithless nations of this earthIsaiah Chapter 25 - The Retribution of God’s Wrath is Poured out and He now re-gathers and restores IsraelIsaiah 25:
Isaiah 25:9 ESV 9 It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”- Restore Israel Finds:Physical Safety (26:1-2)Renewed Interest in Spiritual Matters (26:7-9)Restored Acceptance of God as their King and Master (26:12-15)vv. 12 - God alone Establishes PEACEvv. 13-14 - The punished leaders will not be “resurrected” to rule over us...v. 15 - God has increased the NationResurrection of the Righteous from the Dead (26:16-20)v. 16 - We prayed in time of troublevv. 17-18 - Our efforts at deliverance had only produced “the wind” “we have not accomplished any deliverance in the earth”v. 19 - God alone Resurrects the Righteous who have died and Restores LIFE to them!Warning & Justice (26:20-21)Time to Hide for a moment (26:20) -The World will be judged (26:21) - God’s Justice, not man’s injusticeTwo Verses to Take Away:v. 3 - The Promise of Peace to the Faithful and Focused “You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trust in you...”v. 12 - The Source of Peace is God and God Alone “Lord, You will establish peace for us, For You have also done all our works in us...”Isaiah 26:3 NLT 3 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Isaiah 26:1–9ESV
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