Isaiah 15-18 Pride Goes Before A Fall

God had messages for other nations besides Judah.  Moab, which resulted from Lot's incest with his daughter, got bad news.  In one night it would be destroyed.  What's amazing is God's feelings about the judgment He's had to impart:  "My heart cries with sorrow for Moab ... The water of the city Dibon is full of blood, and I, the Lord, will bring even more troubles to Dibon.  A few people living in Moab have escaped the enemy, but I will send lions to kill them."  And right in the middle of this comes a message about Christ:  "Then a hew loyal king will come;  this faithful king will be from the family of David.  He will judge fairly and do what is right."

God continued to express His sadness for Moab and the fact that He had to send judgment.  My commentary says, "Moab wanted Judah's help, but they didn't want Judah's God.  Moab will not submit:  they wanted deliverance on their own terms ... their pride kept them from submitting to Judah, and this led to their defeat."

God also spoke against Damascus, Syria, and Israel, as well as the land of Cush, where frantic diplomatic activity was ongoing, trying to stave off the Assyrian army.  Yet we are also shown "the calm patience of God in heaven as He awaits the right time to reap the harvest of judgment.:

Father, we work ourselves into a froth, trying to have our own way instead of doing Your will.  How much easier it would be to simply give in.  Yet pride causes us to do stupid things.  I pray for those I love, especially, that You would wake them up to the foolishness caused by their pride and help them not to repeat history by sowing the seeds of their own destruction.

Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford