Isaiah - the Vision - Part Three:

                   “Kingdom Leadership”

                               Isaiah 32:1-8

•  The Messianic Age is again in view: Isaiah 9:7
• This is the state of affairs we pray for in the words of the prayer Jesus taught us: “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” (Mt. 6:10)
• Kingdom leadership is characterized by Righteousness and Justice. 

Three results of Kingdom Leadership:

1.        Security 

•  Complete security is expressed by the two contrasting dangers   of wind and storm;       there is protection from every threat. Isaiah 25:4
• God has promise to send good shepherds: Jeremiah 23:4
• Water and shadow are the two components of provision and refreshment, therefore symbolizing every beneficial care.  Ps. 23:1-4

2.        Insight and Understanding 

•  It is best to take the blindness and deafness of verse 3 in the same    metaphorical sense as in Isaiah 29:11, namely, unresponsiveness    to the word of God especially among the nations leaders.
• Spiritual clarity is the result of walking the path of God:  Proverbs 4:18-19
• Grasping the truth leads to proclamation. Psalm 40:9-10

3.         Prestige based on Noble Character

•  An imperfect society imperfectly accords honors.
• It accords honors, regardless of character to the rich and powerful; Social Ideas are redefined so that prestige goes only to the truly Noble.
• ‘Seldom are the significant famous and seldom are the famous significant.’ (Dennis Prager)
• The fool is amoral while the scoundrel is unscrupulous. 
•     Verses 6 & 7 further define the fool and the scoundrel.
• Again, the fool denies God and thus spreads error about God: Psalm 53:1
• Instead of heeding the just plea of the needy bad leaders  refuse to do what God has instructed them to do: Isaiah 1:17
• The worlds values are that the rich are the winners and the poor are the losers.
• In God’s economy moral behavior gives us a firm place to stand:  Psalm 20:7-8
• Leave with encouragement:  Psalm 24:3-4

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