Isaiah 32:1-8

Hmmm, let me attempt to put my sun sch classes online! =)

Isaiah 32: 1-8
The Kingdom of Righteousness

1 See, a king will reign in righteousness and rulers will rule with justice.

Fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who reigned in righteouness and justice, instead of the past/current Kings. eg. King Hezekiah, who ruled during Isaiah's time. Isaiah expected him to rule righteously, but he disappointed. Like so many others before him, the King ruled unrighteously, oppressed the weak, did not judge justly.

2 Each man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.

Jesus Christ would have rule with his helpers. Each helper would offer great help, advice, like a shelter and refuge from attacks. Like precious water that quenches thirst in its most needed time. In contrast, the helper of Kings, would only seek their own good, curry favor with their King, give advice to the King to continue his unrighteous ruling.

3 Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
4 The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will be fluent and clear.

People will seek the Lord and understand His Word. This is in contrast in earlier verses proclaiming the hardening of the Israelites' heart, when though they have eyes, can't see, and ears but can't hear. People will understand His word, and prophets once again will preach His word with strength.
5 No longer will the fool be called noble nor the scoundrel be highly respected.

People will be able to discern. To more of good being seen as bad, or bad being seen or good. No more relativism. People will discern by the wisdom of God!

6 For the fool speaks folly, his mind is busy with evil: He practices ungodliness and spreads error concerning the LORD; the hungry he leaves empty and from the thirsty he withholds water.
7 The scoundrel's methods are wicked, he makes up evil schemes to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.

Very proverb like simple to understand commands. But we so often neglect to apply.
May God clear our minds of evil. We constantly, plot, scheme, hate our friends, colleagues, we hope for their down fall, our minds are just busy with evil.

Principle & Application:
1. May God help us to not have a mind busy with evil but a mind who mediates upon God's Word day and night.
2. Do not discriminate against the poor, the weak, the disadvantaged. Do not gang up on our needy friends or those who can't 'fit in' or those who just seem to be isolated. Reach out our hand to them, they are the needy.

8 But the noble man makes noble plans, and by noble deeds he stands.

Application:
We stand by what we do. Let's bear good testimony to others, manifesting God 's and Jesus's love. By our noble deeds, we stand and that others will believe.