Isaiah 33:22
For the Lord is our judge; the Lord is our lawgiver;
the Lord is our king; he will save us.
Tag: The Lord Does What Man Can’t
In the book of Isaiah the prophet is prophesying what is going to happen with the nation as a result of their disobedience to God’s laws, their failure to have godly leadership and the poor treatment of others ... their injustice to their fellow Israelite. The leaders of the day were corrupt. The poor where put into servitude. The kings were corrupt. This entire book is to prophesy agains this behavior. What would be their salvation? God states throughout the book that He would be their deliverer and He would be their savior. In the above passage we see that the answer to their corrupt judges and law breakers and wicked kings is, the LORD, Himself. The “Lord is our judge; the Lord is our lawgiver; the Lord is our king.” Note what one commentator states about the above verse:
Yahweh will not merely replace the inadequate judge (1:26; 3:2) and lawgiver (10:1; 22:16 “chiselling” is a form of the same word because laws are “set in stone”) and king (32:1). Yahweh will take their place, and of course save us (19:20; 25:9; 30:15). (Understanding the Bible Commentary Series - Old Testament)
Mankind is corrupt. As a result, leadership will be corrupt. Our judgements (how we judge others) will be corrupt. We are, by nature, law breakers. Therefore, ONLY the LORD (Jesus Christ) can save us and enable us to judge righteously, walk in obedience to God’s law, and rule as righteous leaders. We need Christ to do those things in us and us through Him. Christ is the three in one who enables us to judge, obey and lead in righteousness.
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