‘A Big Change Of Life Was Necessary.’
Isaiah 23:6.
a)
The inhabitants of Tyre
and Sidon needed to escape as did the foreign traders who were doing business
there.
b)
They were told to cross
over to Tarshish and they needed to start their businesses all over again. No
wonder they were wailing.
c)
If they did not escape
then they would be taken into captivity.
(Through this QT I can see that A Big Change Of Life Was
Necessary)
‘God As Our Trainer.’
Psalm 18:33-34.
a)
He makes our feet as feet
of a deer.
b)
He causes us to stand on
the heights. (To do that we have to climb the heights first)
c)
He trains our hands for
battle.
d)
Then our arms can bend a
brow of brass.
(This
Second one causes me to see God As My Trainer)
Chris.
The inhabitants of
Tyre and Sidon were port people and traders. They were very settled in their
businesses and simple lives. They were also very far away from God at the time
Isaiah had the Word of the Lord for them. They all needed to move out and cross
the sea to a new home, taking nothing with them. They all had to start from the
beginning again. If they refused to go, they would be captured by their
enemies. Sometimes because of debt, because of relationships going wrong, or our
sins and broken promises we have to do as the inhabitants of Tyre and Sidon
did. We need to live righteously in front of God.
