When man is humbled God is exalted - Isaiah 1-6

The book of Isaiah is about God telling the nation "why" he is going to judge them for their sins (and, what those sins are), as well as what will happen when God does judge them and yet, in the end, gives a remnant a blessing through His Son. It begins with the sins. It ends with the blessings. The sin, as seen in chapter two, is that man trusted in themselves and the things they could accumulate. Their collective accumlations brought PRIDE to their hearts. In 2:11 we see God letting us know the very reason for judgement: "Isaiah 2:11 - The proud look of man will be abased And the loftiness of man will be humbled, And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day." But, note what happens when man is humbled - "the Lord alonew will be exalted in that day." In 5:16 we read, "But the Lord of hosts will be exalted in judgment, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness." Our society, and especially false preachers, have made the "judgement of God" and evil thing. Man (and Men-of-God) have made it appear as though God is evil when He executes justice on man and "judges" him. Yet, we read in this section of Isaiah that when man gets proud, he lives without God (5:12b). And, when God judges them for that pride He, and HE alone, is exalted. God is exalted by executing His righteousness against arrogant man. When prideful men are humbled God is exalted.