What other scriptures highlight the dangers of pride similar to Isaiah 15:2? Seeing the Sin in Isaiah 15:2 • “Dibon has gone up to the temple, to its high places to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and over Medeba; every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.” (Isaiah 15:2) • Moab runs to the very “high places” that once advertised its self-confidence. Pride collapses, and grief replaces the boasting. Wisdom’s Straight-Talk on Pride • Proverbs 16:18 — “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” • Proverbs 11:2 — “When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.” • Proverbs 15:25 — “The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow.” • Ecclesiastes 7:8 — “The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.” Each proverb states the same cause-and-effect Isaiah records: pride, then ruin. Historical Portraits: When Power Went to the Head • King Uzziah — “But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall.” (2 Chronicles 26:16) • King Hezekiah — “But Hezekiah did not repay the kindness shown him, for his heart was proud; therefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem.” (2 Chronicles 32:25) • Nebuchadnezzar — “He is able to humble those who walk in pride.” (Daniel 4:37) These rulers mirror Moab’s fate: exalted status one day, humbling the next. Prophetic Echoes Against Arrogant Nations • Obadiah 1:3-4 — “The pride of your heart has deceived you… Though you soar like the eagle… even from there I will bring you down, declares the LORD.” • Jeremiah 49:16 — “The terror you inspire and the pride of your heart have deceived you… From there I will bring you down, declares the LORD.” • Ezekiel 28:2 — “Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god’… but you are a man and not a god.” • Isaiah 13:11 — “I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity; I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant.” The prophets consistently show the LORD overthrowing national arrogance just as He does in Isaiah 15. New Testament Reinforcements • James 4:6 — “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” • 1 Peter 5:5 — “Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, ‘God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’” • Luke 18:14 — “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” The gospel era keeps the same warning alive; pride still provokes divine resistance. Personal Lessons to Carry Home • Pride is self-deceiving: it convinces us we are secure when judgment is at the door. • God’s pattern is consistent from Moab to today—He reverses every self-exaltation. • Humility is always the safe ground; every text above pairs downfall for pride with honor for humility. • The surest remedy for pride is to look continually to God’s greatness; seeing Him rightly keeps us from inflating ourselves. |
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