Month: February 2009

  • The Book of Isaiah Chapter 1 V.11 Pt 3

    The Book of Isaiah
    Chapter 1 V.11 Pt 3



    Isa 1:11 To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

    We are continuing our look at the five “W’s” and an “H” concerning sacrifices.

    3. Where?
    A) Upon altars (Exd 20:24)
    B) To be brought to the place appointed by God
    (Deu 12:6; 2Ch 7:12)

    4. When?
    A) On great occasions (very numerous)
    (2Ch 5:6; 7:5)
    B) For public use often provided by the state
    (2Ch 31:3)
    C) From the earliest age
     (Gen 4:3-4)
    D) After the departure of Israel from Egypt
    (Exd 5:3,17; 18:12; 24:5)
    E) Under the Mosaic age
    (Lev 1:1-7:38; Hbr 10:1-3)
    F) Daily
    (Exd 29:38-39; Num 28:3-,4)
    G) Weekly
    (Num 28:9-10)
    H) Monthly
    (Num 28:11)
    I) Yearly
     (Lev 16:3; 1Sa 1:3,21; 20:6)
    J) At all the feasts
     (Num 10:10)

    5. Who?
    A) By the patriarchs
    (Gen 22:2,13; 31:54; 46:1; Job 1:5)
    B) The whole nation
    (Lev 16:15-30; 1Ch 29:21)
    C) For individuals
    (Lev 1:2; 17:8)
    D) The Priests
    1. Appointed to offer
     (1Sa 2:28; Eze 44:11,15; Hbr 5:1; 8:3)
    2. Had a portion of, and lived by
    (Exd 29:27,28; Deu 18:3; Jos 13:14; 1Cr 9:13)
    E) The Jews
    1. Condemned for not treating with respect
     (1Sa 2:29; Mal 1:12)
    2. Condemned for bringing defective and blemished
    (Mal 1:13,14)
    3. Condemned for not offering
     (Isa 43:23,24)
    4. Unaccepted in, on account of sin
     (Isa 1:11,15; 66:3; Hsa 8:13)
    5. Condemned for offering, to idols
     (2Ch 34:25; Isa 65:3,7; Eze 20:28,31)

    6. How?
    A) Were accepted when offered in sincerity and faith
    (Gen 4:4; Hbr 11:4; Gen 8:21)
    B) Imparted a legal purification
    (Hbr 9:13,22)
    C) Could not take away sin
    (Psa 40:6; Hbr 9:9; 10:1-11)
    D) Without obedience, worthless
    (1Sa 15:22; Pro 21:3; Mar 12:33)
    E) The covenants of God confirmed by
    (Gen 15:9-17; Exd 24:5-8; Hbr 9:19,20; Psa 50:5)
    F) Were bound to the horns of the altar
    (Psa 118:27)
    G) Were salted with salt
    (Lev 2:13; Mar 9:49)
    H) Often consumed by fire from heaven
    (Lev 9:24; 1Ki 18:38; 2Ch 7:1)
    I) When bloody, accompanied with meat and drink offering
    (Num 15:3-12)
    J) No leaven offered with, except for
    (Exd 23:18; Lev 7:13)
    K) Fat of, not to remain until morning
    (Exd 23:8)

    So this gives us an idea of the importance of the sacrifices, and what the meaning and intent behind them was.

  • The Book of Isaiah Chapter 1 V.11 Pt 2

    The Book of Isaiah

    Chapter 1 V.11 Pt 2

     

     

    Isa 1:11 To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

     

    What is this continuous repetitive and hollow action the people are taking that has incensed God?  To understand all this, we need to look at and get some understanding of the intent and purpose of “sacrifices,” so that we can understand why God is so disgusted with their efforts.

    Let’s look at the five “W’s” and an “H.”

     

    1. Why?

     

    Part of the reason why sacrifices were a necessity is because it illustrated:

     

    A) Prayer

    Psa 141:2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee [as] incense; [and] the lifting up of my hands [as] the evening sacrifice.

    B) Thanksgiving

    Psa 27:6 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

    (Psa  107:22; 116:17; Hbr 13:15)

    C) Devotedness

    Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service.

    (Phl 2:17)

    D) Benevolence

    Hbr 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

    (Phl 4:18)

    E) Righteousness

    Psa 4:5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.

    (Psa 51:19)

    F) A Broken Spirit

    Psa 51:17    The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

    G) Martyrdom

    2Ti 4:6  For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

    (Phl 2:7)

    H) In faith of a coming Saviour

       Hbr 11:4,17,28

     

     

    2. What?

     

    The “what” here, will be a reference to what sacrifice is, and what is required to partake in it, as well as what it signifies.

    A) It is a Divine Institution

    Hbr 11:4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

    (Gen 3:21; 1:29; 9:3; 4:4-5)

    B) That is to be offered to God alone

    Jdg 13:16 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he [was] an angel of the LORD.

    (Exd 22:20; 2Ki 17:36)

    C) Which when offered to God, is an acknowledgement of God as the supreme God.

    2Ki 5:17    And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules’ burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD.

    (Jon 1:16)

    D) What it consisted of and what was required:

    1. Clean animals or bloody sacrifices (Gen 8:20)

            a. Required to be perfect and without blemish

            (Lev 22:19; Deu 15:21; 17:1; Mal 1:8, 14)

    2. The fruits of the earth or sacrifices without blood (Gen 4:4; Lev 2:1)

            a. Generally the best of their kind

            (Gen 4:4; 1Sa 15:22; Psa 66:15; Isa 1:11)

    3. An acknowledgment of sin (Hbr 10:3)

    E) The different types of sacrifices:

                    1. Burnt offering wholly consumed by fire

    (Lev 1:1-17; 1Ki 18:38)

                    2. Sin offering for sins of ignorance

                    (Lev 4:1-35)

                    3. Trespass offering for intentional sins

                    (Lev 6:1-7; 7:1-7)

                                4. Peace offering

                                (Lev 3:1-17)

    F) The problem?

    1. Offered to false gods, are offered to devils

     (Lev 17:7; Deu 32:17; Psa 106:37; 1Cr 10:20)

  • My Inspiring Book Story…

    Boy do I feel like a clod! I just wasn’t paying attention to fine details, which is surprising because I’m a fairly detail oriented person. However, this time, I just overlooked this. I was busy posting in various places on the web, leaving links to “My Inspiring Book Story…” not realizing that because I originally posted it in facebook, people who weren’t members could not access it, because they’d automatically be asked to log in. Wow. Sometimes I’m a real space cadet. So…here it is…available now on xanga for all to see. Much love.

  • The Book of Isaiah Chapter 1 V.10-11 Pt 1

    The Book of Isaiah

    Chapter 1 V.10-11 Pt 1

     

    Isa 1:10 Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.

     

    The first thing that catches my attention with this verse is the word “hear.” The ability to hear does not entail only the function of listening to something.

     

    In this definition, it  means to obey, to perceive by ear, to hear of or concerning, to have power to hear, to hear with attention or interest, to understand (language), to hear (of judicial cases), to give heed, to consent, agree, to grant request, to yield to, call to hear, summon, to tell, and to proclaim.

     

    We already know that Sodom means “burning;” and Gomorrah means “submersion” and figuratively means “of iniquity.” So God is addressing rulers of “burning and “iniquity” or “submersion,” which iniquity causes. What I get here is more related to rulers of (unruly) passions and appetites.

     

    We already know God calls them to hear, but He also calls them to “give ear.” This word is more about harkening, giving heed to, paying attention, and being obedient to hear or listen to prayers (of God).

     

    What is He calling them to give heed to? He says the “law of God.”

    This is a reference to direction, and instruction, and perhaps even a divine body of legal directives. It is also highly possible that He is referring at least in part to the laws of burnt offerings, because it talks about burnt offerings in the next verse.

     

    Isa 1:11 To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

     

    At this point, I’m starting to visualize a courtroom scene, and God is the prosecutor. He already gave his introduction. Now, He’s questioning the witnesses.

     

    He gets right to the point, and puts them right on the spot, asking what their purpose is in a multitude (and I get the word “repetitive” here) amount of sacrifices allegedly unto God.

     

    God is asking several things in this line of questioning. First, let’s look at the word “purpose.”  I’m going to rephrase the that portion of the question in several ways that all point out and define the word “purpose” as used here.

    1.  “What is the aim or goal of what you are doing?”

    2.  “What is the result or intended effect that you seek?”

    3.  “Have you determined the outcome and resolution of your actions?”

    4.  “What did you intend to resolve or accomplish?”

    5.  “Did you perform these actions deliberately?”

     

    What also strikes me here is the use of the word “multitude,” because it gives me the idea of a lot of hollow effort. It sounds like things people do for appearances sake; because truthfully, if your heart is in what you are doing, the necessity to “repetitively” do the same thing would not be occurring because the ideology is that you’d get it right the first time, and therefore, would not need to keep repeating the same actions.

     

    It strikes me as something Dr. Phil would say: “What are you getting out of this?” In other words, what are you getting out of this empty effort? What are you getting out of repeating the same things over and over again…especially when nothing is being accomplished out of your alleged intentions? This means then, that if one is not getting the alleged end results, they are getting something else from the repeated behavior, and the motivation is incorrect.

     

    So now, we need to look at what this repetitive, hollow behavior is and what it’s supposed to result in, verses what it apparently is resulting in. We have to go right to the actual purpose of the behavior.

     

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