In Isaiah 7, God sends Isaiah to speak to Ahaz, the king of Judah, about the looming threat of an attack by the combined forces of Syria and the northern kingdom of Israel. God's promise: "Be careful, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint because of these two smoldering stumps of firebrands, at the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria and the son of Remaliah." God continues, "Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven." Ahaz's reply may strike us as pious and respectful: "I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test," and so we may be surprised when Isaiah comes back with, "Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also?"
Pious excuses for unbelief
Pious excuses for unbelief
Pious excuses for unbelief
In Isaiah 7, God sends Isaiah to speak to Ahaz, the king of Judah, about the looming threat of an attack by the combined forces of Syria and the northern kingdom of Israel. God's promise: "Be careful, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint because of these two smoldering stumps of firebrands, at the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria and the son of Remaliah." God continues, "Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven." Ahaz's reply may strike us as pious and respectful: "I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test," and so we may be surprised when Isaiah comes back with, "Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also?"