Isaiah 15:1 A prophecy against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night!
We are back to destruction today, to retribution. The wording leads us to see this action as the result of the actions of the people of Moab instead of the vengeful God that has been present in the last few chapters.
Isaiah 15:3 In the streets they wear sackcloth; on the roofs and in the public squares they all wail, prostrate with weeping.
But yesterday’s pondering also helps me to see the choice, the possibility, God’s hope that His people will make the right choice and turn back to Him. I choose to cling to that hope, that possibility.
Isaiah 15:5a My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath Shelishiyah….
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. Thank You for the hope of grace, mercy, and second chances. We don’t deserve them. We cannot earn them. But I am so incredibly grateful for them and for Your fierce love. Draw me closer. Amen.
Isaiah 15:5b …They go up the hill to Luhith, weeping as they go; on the road to Horonaim they lament their destruction.
Have a blessed day.