What other scriptures warn against trusting in earthly riches like Isaiah 15:7? Riches on the Run – Isaiah 15:7 “Therefore the wealth they have acquired and stored up they carry away over the Brook of the Willows.” (Isaiah 15:7) Moab’s treasure could not shield the nation from judgment; instead, its people lugged their possessions into exile. Scripture consistently delivers the same caution: earthly wealth is fleeting, unreliable, and powerless when God moves. Old Testament Echoes • Psalm 62:10 – “If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.” • Proverbs 11:28 – “He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.” • Proverbs 23:4-5 – “Do not wear yourself out to get rich… for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.” • Jeremiah 9:23-24 – “Let not the wealthy man boast in his riches. But let him who boasts boast in this: that he understands and knows Me.” • Ezekiel 7:19 – “They will fling their silver into the streets, and their gold will be treated as filth… their silver and gold will not be able to deliver them.” • Zephaniah 1:18 – “Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the LORD’s wrath.” Prophetic Reinforcement The prophets repeatedly show nations vainly clutching treasures while judgment sweeps everything away. Moab in Isaiah 15 is one example; Babylon, Tyre, and Judah follow the same pattern. Riches are no refuge when the Sovereign LORD acts. Jesus’ Straight Talk • Matthew 6:19-21 – “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth… For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” • Luke 12:15, 20-21 – “Watch out and guard yourselves against every form of greed… ‘This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have prepared?’” • Mark 10:24-25 – “How hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle…” New-Testament Counsel to the Church • 1 Timothy 6:17 – “Instruct those who are rich… not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God.” • James 5:1-3 – “Come now, you rich, weep and wail… Your wealth has rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.” • Revelation 3:17 – “You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.” Takeaway to Treasure The storyline is unified: possessions cannot provide lasting security. Whether fleeing Moab, facing exile, or standing before Christ, the only safe investment is wholehearted trust in the LORD. |
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