Giving

O. T. #1599  "Giving"
Jan. 3, 2020
Isaiah 23

LET IT GLOW

10. The Burden, Oracle, or Message to Tyre

This is the last of the messages, prophesies, that Isaiah had to deliver to the nations. For some background on this very old city, which dated back to about two millennials before Christ.
Tire, which is modern Lebanon, was:

• located on the Mediterranean Sea, so it was an important shipping city;
• very rich due to the sear merchants;
• a part of the Phoenician Empire, north of Israel;
• famous for their purple dye cloth-purple was extracted from the sea snails off its coast;
• the provider of lumber for Solomon's temple and sailors for his navy;
• part of the city-state politically independent unit;
• fell under siege 5 times between Isaiah's prophesy and 332 BC (Assyria, Babylon);
• Alexander the Great leveled Tyre and it was under captivity for 70 years;
• of the Canaanite religion, who had temple prostitution, child sacrifices, and Baal worship;
• the place wicked Jezebel was from.

Tyre's false god worship and pride brought on the judgment of God, but was warned to repent through Isaiah.

We must be careful to remain faithful to our God even if we are prosperous or important.


LET IT GROW

In verse 18, we read of a time when Tyre's commercial enterprise would be restored during the millennial kingdom reign of Jesus. Her profits will be given to the LORD. Her wealth will provide good food and fine clothing for the LORD's. She will be holiness to Him.

We must first give up ourselves to be holiness to the Lord before what we do, or have, or get, can be so. 
Do we have a heart of God's love? Do we have charity? Are we supporting the ministry? When we do, then our wealth and works are not stored up on earth but in heaven.

LET IT GO

Use me to meet needs of people and ministry.
May Jesus be the love of my heart.