July 17
Isaiah 24:1-27:13, 29:1-24
One of the themes in Isaiah is salvation achieved through judgment. Salvation and judgment are intricately connected throughout the Bible. In Isaiah 24:1 we read “the Lord is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it,” but also some people will “raise their voices, they shout for joy” (Isaiah 24:14). Then in Isaiah 25 praise is given to God for making “the city a heap of rubble” and being “a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy.” Isaiah 26 then says “when your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.”
God brings judgment upon sin to save his people. The clearest example of salvation coming through judgment is the cross of Christ. Christ was judged because of our sins on the cross so we could be justified (declared righteous). It was only through his sacrifice and the Father's judgment of our sin that we could be saved. Therefore, judgment can be an act of great sorrow or great joy. Sorrow for those not in Christ, but joy eternal for those in Christ. If you are interested in studying this idea more, I would encourage you to read James M. Hamilton Jr.’s book “God's Glory in Salvation Through Judgment: A Biblical Theology.” And if you do not want to read the book, you can simply praise God that he has judged our sin by placing them upon Christ, so we could be saved.
Father God, thank you that you are the ultimate judge. Thank you that through my sins being placed on Christ and judged in him, I can be forgiven and have eternal life. Amen.
How would you describe the correlation between judgment and salvation?
One of the themes in Isaiah is salvation achieved through judgment. Salvation and judgment are intricately connected throughout the Bible. In Isaiah 24:1 we read “the Lord is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it,” but also some people will “raise their voices, they shout for joy” (Isaiah 24:14). Then in Isaiah 25 praise is given to God for making “the city a heap of rubble” and being “a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy.” Isaiah 26 then says “when your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.”
God brings judgment upon sin to save his people. The clearest example of salvation coming through judgment is the cross of Christ. Christ was judged because of our sins on the cross so we could be justified (declared righteous). It was only through his sacrifice and the Father's judgment of our sin that we could be saved. Therefore, judgment can be an act of great sorrow or great joy. Sorrow for those not in Christ, but joy eternal for those in Christ. If you are interested in studying this idea more, I would encourage you to read James M. Hamilton Jr.’s book “God's Glory in Salvation Through Judgment: A Biblical Theology.” And if you do not want to read the book, you can simply praise God that he has judged our sin by placing them upon Christ, so we could be saved.
Father God, thank you that you are the ultimate judge. Thank you that through my sins being placed on Christ and judged in him, I can be forgiven and have eternal life. Amen.
How would you describe the correlation between judgment and salvation?
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