In
the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Sometimes God gives object lessons – case studies, if you will,
that show what He has said before in a more concrete way. If you do
not understand what He has said before, He will spell it out in a way
that might make sense before your eyes.
Today, one might say that that God has given a sort of case study on
Isaiah. The prophet spoke the Word of the Lord to the people of Judah
all those centuries ago, and sometimes the prophets can seem a bit
murky. In today's Old Testament lesson, he speaks of the Lord coming
to His people and finding a rabble who did not seek Him or ask for
Him. He found a rebellious people doing their own thing, doing things
which were detestable under the Law. His people were eating pork,
making illicit sacrifices, and making their dwelling place among
tombs and in the places of the dead.
