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ISAIAH 34

ISAIAH 34

ISAIAH 34

From judgment upon His people, God turns to warn about judgment upon the whole world. It will be like slaughtering whole armies (v. 3), shaking heaven (v. 4), and sacrificing people like animals (vv. 5–7).

God will also judge the land (vv. 8–17) and make it a wilderness. When you read the judgments described in Revelation 6–19, you see what ruin will come to the earth. Isaiah specifically names Edom, one of Israel’s longtime enemies; but no nation will escape.

Why this indignation? “For the cause of Zion” (v. 8). God fights against His people if they disobey Him, but He fights for them when His chastening has accomplished its purposes. He will keep His covenant with Abraham and Abraham’s descendants (Gen. 12:1–3).

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