What is the meaning of Isaiah 47:6? I was angry with My people God’s words open with the reason judgment came: His righteous anger over persistent rebellion. • Isaiah 10:5–6 shows the same pattern: “Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger… I will send him against a godless nation.” • Habakkuk 1:12–13 reminds us the Holy One cannot tolerate evil, but He can use nations as instruments of discipline. Sin has consequences, and the Lord’s wrath—though measured—is real and purposeful, designed to bring His people to repentance (Hebrews 12:6). I profaned My heritage The Lord calls Israel “My heritage,” yet He allowed them to be treated as common spoil. • Jeremiah 12:7 echoes this: “I have forsaken My house; I have abandoned My heritage; I have given the beloved of My soul into the hands of her enemies.” • Lamentations 2:1–2 paints the sorrowful scene of glory cast down. By lifting His protective hand, the Holy One let His treasured nation feel the shame of exile, proving that holiness can be forfeited when disobedience persists. I placed them under your control Babylon did not gain power by chance; God handed Judah over. • Jeremiah 27:6: “So now I have placed all these lands into the hand of My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.” • Daniel 1:2 confirms, “The Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand.” This sovereignty assures us that world events—then and now—are never outside the Lord’s governance, even when they look chaotic. You showed them no mercy Babylon exceeded its commission, piling cruelty onto suffering Judah. • Zechariah 1:15 records God’s verdict: “While I was only a little angry, they furthered the disaster.” • Isaiah 14:6 describes Babylon as one who “struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows.” Failing to temper force with compassion, Babylon crossed a moral line and made itself liable to God’s future wrath (Isaiah 47:10–11). Even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke Disregard for age and dignity exposed Babylon’s hard heart. • 2 Chronicles 36:17 notes they “spared neither young man nor virgin, old man nor aged.” • Lamentations 5:12 laments, “Elders receive no respect.” The yoke—forced labor, humiliation, and exile—was felt equally by the weakest, proving Babylon’s oppression was not mere policy but merciless brutality. summary Isaiah 47:6 reveals a two-sided drama: • God justly disciplines His covenant people for sin. • The instrument He chooses (Babylon) becomes culpable for ruthless overreach. The verse reassures us that the Lord’s sovereignty is absolute, His holiness unwavering, and His justice perfectly balanced—disciplining His own while promising retribution on unmerciful oppressors. |
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