Studies in Isaiah Oerfection and His Promises by C. R. Oliver (free ebook reader for iphone .txt) 📖

His pleasant plant.
He looked for justice, but behold, oppression;
For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help
                              NKJV

Notice the summary statement regarding His people:

Isaiah 5:12-13
They do not regard the work of the LORD,
Nor consider the operation of His hands. 
13 Therefore my people have gone into captivity,
Because they have no knowledge;

This is not an indictment of ignorance, this is spiritual lack. God says He is justified in doing as He outlines.

Isaiah 5:16
But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment,
And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness.

There are seven "Woe" passages in Chapter Five. Verse 8, Verse 11, Verse 18 are the first three, and they portray a presumptive people. 

Verse 20 is different. 

Verse 20 portrays a deliberate act which is designed to redefine the moral scene of the nation. It is an act of defiance that will not be overlooked. The Rabbi's of Re-definition were at work modifying, changing the structure of society and declaring untruth as though it was truth.

Isaiah 5:20
20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
                              NKJV

Verses 21 and 22a, 22b depict a polarity pervasive in the society. God pictures the power elite of the society and the bootlegger as having one mind set.

Isaiah 5:24
They have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts,
And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. 
                              NKJV

God declares He is justified, because of their sins and transgressions, in carrying out egregious acts, and "no one will deliver in that day (vs29-30)." 

(NOW COMES THE MIGHTY VISAGE OF THE GREAT KING IN PERSON, CHAPTER 6.) 

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Publication Date: 05-01-2014

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Dedication:
Thanks to C. R. Oliver and the Newsletter Division from Zadok Publications for allowing the use of his newsletters for this study book.