Isaiah/Part Two:
“Pride before the Fall”
Isaiah 9:8-10:4

· Pride before the fall: Proverbs 16: 18

· It will fall on Israel with devastating results: Isaiah 55:10-11

· There is no escape from the Word, all the people will know it: Hos. 9:7

· Perhaps they are bragging about their response to an earlier earthquake,
Amos refers to it in Amos 1:1

· Amos warned them: Amos 5:11

Four Consequences of Pride and Arrogance:

1. Political Chaos

· God’s hand either Judges or guides: Exodus 6:6

2 Leadership Vacuum

· God is going to eliminate their leaders: Isaiah 3:1-3

· Judgment can come at any moment: Mt. 24:42-44

· They are self-serving. Isaiah 30:9-11

· The blind are leading the blind: Mt. 15:14

· They have become fools: Ps. 14:1

3. Social Anarchy

· We need each other in order to be strong: Eph 3:6

4. Oppression of the Helpless

· The purpose of the legislation was for the denial of justice and the manipulation of justice
for gain: Amos 5:12

· Jesus saw the same in his day: Mk. 12:40

· We are accountable: Mt. 24:45-51

· Remember how we started: Isaiah 9:8

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