Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit"
Text: Isaiah 63:10
REBELLION OF ISRAEL
The sad reality for Israel was the spirit of the nation. There was ingratitude, foolishness that culminated in rebellion.
“But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit;
So He turned Himself against them as an enemy,
And He fought against them.
Then he remembered the days of old,
Moses and his people, saying:
‘Where is He who brought them up out of the sea
With the shepherd of His flock?
Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them?”
Isaiah 63:10-11
1. Rebellion against the LORD.
a) This was addressed by Samuel with reference to King Saul.
b) The famous word of rebuke may be recalled.
“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft,
And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the LORD,
He also has rejected you from being king.”
1 Samuel 15:23
c) Israel committed the same sinful error.
i) The nation rebelled against God.
ii) It literally chose idols over the LORD.
iii) This grieved the Holy Spirit.
2. Response of the LORD.
a) He became the enemy to Israel.
b) He fought against the nation.
3. Remembrance of the ancient past.
a) Some remembered the days of Moses.
b) They remembered the glory days when God was with His people.
c) A lament was taken up.
d) This lament was expressed as questions.
i) Where was the LORD who led Israel through the Red Sea?
ii) Where was He who had put His Holy Spirit in their hearts?
e) The absence of the LORD was felt very greatly.